TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE DIARIES

Figueres is a city north of Girona in the Girona province of Spain and its pride is its surrealist artist son, Salvador Dali who left a one-of-a-kind museum that he himself created that will totally blow your mind away. Or at least will leave you thinking and keep you thinking, as it is with my case. Inside the Dali Theatre-Museum. Dali Theatre-Museum Websites: Dali Theatre-Museum   |   Salvador Dali My real reason in visiting Figueres really is to see Dali’s world-famous museum. As we all know, most museums are places we go to inorder to learn about history, see some surviving artefacts, admire pieces of art and paintings, and well, more art and paintings. Dali’s Museum however has a totally different take. You come here not to see and learn about his works, but to revel in and experience with his works. You’d also have to wonder what the real stories are behind his pieces which often displays extensive symbolism and meaning. Because Dali dabbles in many arti...

Figueres is located north of Girona in its same namesake province. I came here with my cute rental car from Girona and parked right under this huge open marketplace (it was empty when I was there) with a roof on streets Carrer Rutlla corner Carrer Blanc which is just a block away to the La Rambla. Perfect. The La Rambla of Figueres, the main walkway of the city. Figueres Tourism website: Figueres There used to be a lot of fig trees in this area hence the name Figueres which means figs in Catalan (Higueres in Spanish). I am not sure if there are still many fig trees here but what I do sure know is that I adore figs to bits! They are great pairings for finger food such as cheese, salami, jam and of course red wine. The town is also the birthplace of surrealist painter, Salvador Dali. I managed to have my late breakfast here before hitting the street scene of Figueres and visiting the out-of-this-world Dali Museum. The town is very popular for one-day side trips from cit...