Salvador Dali – Spain 2012

Dali in Cadaques

Dali lived in Cadaques. There is a statue of him looking very jaunty on the bay:

And his famous artist friends would visit him:

The artists always seem to live in the cool places. Dali lived in Cadaques, actually in the port just over the ridge, a 20 minute walk from Cadaques. He lived there with his wife Gala and lots of other artists who came to Cadaques to hang out with him. He bought some fishermen’s huts and expanded from there. This is the view of it from a boat as you come into the harbor:

Rick Steves said it was the best artist’s house tour he had been on so we took it. Here is the view from the ridge as you walk over from Cadaques:

This entry room had a stuffed bear and a basket of his trade-mark canes:

A cozy fire nook with shrinking chairs:

Views of the bay from most of the house:

The swans who lived in the pool:

were later stuffed:

His studio:

General weirdness:

Colorful decoration and couch we assume his models used:

Art showing his wife Gala with their swan:

Their bedroom:

And amazingly, 3 images of Wynette in Gala’s bathroom mirrors:

Summer dining room:

Patios:

Structures:

Cristo de la Basura (Christ of the Trash), that Dali made from an old boat, old roof tiles, cement blocks, and other discarded items, best seen from a viewing platform.

Eggs:

The pool:

By the pool:

Boat ride along the coast

We took an hour-long ride along the coast in what was advertised as Dali’s fishing boat. Gala was the name of Dali’s wife, as well as his boat.

Our boat man man spoke Calalan, Spanish and French but not much English:

We took the trip with a very nice French family:

The younger son was adorable:

We passed a natural arch under Cap Creuss, which is at the easternmost point of mainland Spain.

We passed several boats:

And to prove we were really there:

Walking along the bay

Post by Charlie: Cadaques was made famous by Dali and other artists hanging out here. We are going to see his house across the peninsula tomorrow. Here they frame the picture of Cadaques for you, in true Dali fashion: