Welcome to Figueres
Dalí Museum: Plaça Gala i Salvador Dalí, 5
The Dalí Theater-Museum, inaugurated in 1974, was built on the remains of the old Theater of Figueres, and contains a wide range of works that describe the artistic career of Salvador Dalí (1904-1989), from his early artistic experiences and his creations within surrealism, to the works of the last years of his life.
Electricity Museum: Sant Josep, 21
The Electricity Museum of Figueres houses a unique collection of pieces and documents from the first period of electrification of the counties of Figueres, from the company Hidroeléctrica de l'Empordà, S.A. founded on August 13, 1913.
The museum allows visitors to discover the beginnings of electric energy, its first applications and the first devices that allowed the continuous diffusion of this energy energy to this day.
Empordà Technical Museum: Carrer dels Fossos, 12
More than thirty years ago, Pedro Padrosa bought the first typewriter from his collection. Three decades later, the "Museu de la Tècnica de l'Empordà" is a reality. On June 27, 2004, its opening was made official. In it, we find a part of the objects acquired during these years, in addition to having an important collection.
The museum visitor will be able to admire the beauty of the exhibits. The collector will be able to contemplate pieces that combine practicality with art, and the historian, to study a time when science and technology drove human progress.
Salvador Dalí's Birthplace: Monturiol nº6
In this modernist building from 1898, designed by architect Josep Azemar, the famous painter Salvador Dalí i Domènech was born on May 11, 1904.
The Dalí family lived on the mezzanine floor of this property located at Carrer de Monturiol, no. 6 (today no. 20), where the painter's father, Salvador Dalí Cusí, had his notary's office on the first floor. Here, where it all began, in the Salvador Dalí Birthplace, you will find a unique space in the world to meet the artist and understand all his work.
Sant Pere Church: Sant Pere nº8.
The oldest preserved remains date from the X-XI centuries. At the end of the 14th century, King Peter the Ceremonious ordered the construction of a new church in Figueres, and over the Romanesque building was erected the Gothic style temple with a single nave. At present it persists in its original form up to where the apse began.
Civil War Refuge:
The shelter in Plaça del Grao, like others known in Figueres, is the result of the population protection measures promoted by the Passive Defense Board of Catalonia (JDPC). These constructions are a direct consequence of the new method of warfare introduced during the Spanish Civil War: the systematic aerial bombardment of population centers in the rearguard.
