{"id":135468,"date":"2017-10-26T12:24:41","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T12:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalunyacasas.imbookingsecure.com\/?p=135468"},"modified":"2023-05-22T12:37:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T12:37:47","slug":"salvador-dalis-figueres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/salvador-dalis-figueres\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvador Dal\u00ed\u2019s Figueres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned artist Salvador Dal\u00ed was born in the town of Figueres in Catalonia, Spain. Despite stints in <span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/travduck.com\/madrid-spain\/\">Madrid<\/a><\/span>, Paris, and the United States, he always considered Figueres to be his home, and it\u2019s here where he died in 1989. If you\u2019re on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/rentals\/allrentals\/villa-costa-dorada-santa-oliva-614\/\">holiday in Spain<\/a>, it\u2019s still possible to see some of Dal\u00ed\u2019s local haunts, and it\u2019s even possible to visit his final resting place at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salvador-dali.org\/en\/museums\/dali-theatre-museum-in-figueres\/\">Dal\u00ed Theatre and Museum<\/a>. Here\u2019s a guide to Dal\u00ed\u2019s Figueres.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Birth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Salvador Dal\u00ed was born on 11th May 1904, and his childhood home still stands on Monturiol Street. You\u2019ll know you\u2019re at the right place because there is a small plaque on the property, which reads \u2018en aquesta casa va neixer salvador dali dia 11 de maig de l&#8217;any 1904\u2019, translated from Catalan as \u2018in this house Salvador Dal\u00ed was born on May 11, 1904\u2019. While Figueres is a quiet town, for Dal\u00ed fans this is perhaps even more exciting than any location in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135472\" src=\"https:\/\/catalunyacasas.kigobook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/914\/2018\/10\/figueres.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Early Life<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dal\u00ed was baptised at the Church of Sant Pere de Figueres (St Peter\u2019s Church, pictured above), which is the main church in town. While it may look impressive from the outside with its large bell tower, it is even more amazing inside, and it\u2019s well worth popping your head in for a look. If you want to rent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/rentals\/holidays-rentals-rentals-d0\/\">house in Spain<\/a> that\u2019s close to Dal\u00ed-related sights and attractions, then this area, which is right in the heart of the town, is ideal because St Peter\u2019s Church is very close to another important place: the Dal\u00ed Theatre &amp; Museum (pictured below).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135471\" src=\"https:\/\/catalunyacasas.kigobook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/914\/2018\/10\/Museo-dali-figueres-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a fan of Dal\u00ed or not, if you\u2019re staying in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/rentals\/allrentals\/villa-costa-brava-majestic-sils-409\/\">Spain holiday rental<\/a> in or near Figueres then it\u2019s definitely worth taking the time to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salvador-dali.org\/en\/museums\/dali-theatre-museum-in-figueres\/\">Dal\u00ed Theatre &amp; Museum<\/a>. The museum houses the world&#8217;s biggest collection of Dal\u00ed works, including sculptures, collages, and even mechanical devices! There are also some works by other Catalan artists, too, highlighting the importance of visual arts in Catalonia. Dal\u00ed himself is buried in a crypt beneath the centre of the museum, which is open for public visits.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned artist Salvador Dal\u00ed was born in the town of Figueres in Catalonia, Spain. 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