The most closest ride from Girona and, perhaps, the most sign and interesting is to visit Figueres. Figueres - a small town in the province of Girona, which could not know if it were not for the great artist Surrealist Salvador Dali. This town is His Motherland, he was born here, he was baptized here in the church and immediately he put his first exposure, being a local theater artist, in which the world-famous Museum-theater was now located. It is for visiting the museum and it is worth going to Figueres. I assure that it is hardly similar to you have seen somewhere earlier. Unique place. Uniquely it is not only the works of genius, or mad, as many perceive Salvador Dali, but also the very organization of external and internal space, their composition and architectural idea.
Dali himself personally participated in the arrangement of the museum, arranging the exhibits, inventing a new installation. There are many such that, without fail, will cause interest.
Go to Figueres from Girona is better independently. The train walks, the path takes only half an hour. Therefore, it makes no sense to take an excursion tour, unless you want to get information from the guide, but there is one thing. In the very museum excursion, as such, prohibited. Dali himself gave such a decree, believing that every visitor would have to comprehend his creation himself without the participation of others. That's how you understood his work, so it will be.
It is better to come to the museum in the morning when there is no more accumulation of tourists brought here with whole groups on buses. The cost of ticket is 12 euros. I was in the museum twice. The first time it was within the framework of the tourist group and came from the Costa del Marezme district. The excursion cost one to 48 euros. The second time, the impressive museum, in the next visit to Spain arrived independently. She spent on the trip much less. This is the cost of the ticket about 7 euros and the cost of the ticket.
What is remarkable in the Museum of the theater? You should pay tribute to the master. He truly created a masterpiece in the form of a museum, which is not suitable for any canons of traditional arrangement. Everything is very unusual here, creatively, outcasting. Approaching the museum building, the first thing to see will become the Red Tower of Galatia, which eggs are crowned. Dali very loved to use the egg in various works, both painting and sculptures. He associated him with the beginning of life. Being on the territory does not seek to immediately get inside, it is still inspecting outside. There are many interesting compositions, sculptural groups to be seen.
Inspection begins with the first hall, which is presented, according to the artist himself, its most ambitious installation. You will see a black Cadillac, on which there is huge sizes of the figure of a woman - Esphyr. Her hands are pulled by chains tied in turn to the column of old tires. This is an Esphyr pulling the Trojan column. The boat is located on top. Drops hanging from it, the role of which is performed by condoms filled with water and repainted in blue color. This is a boat freedom. On her, his wife and Muse gave away to hunt for young fans.
Immediately decorated with a transparent dome. Thanks to this structure it seems that much higher than in fact. Inside Cadillac for 1 euro can cause rain. Dali, unlike most people, did not understand why need to hide from the rain. Therefore, the rain goes inside the car and there is also a mannequin man. Such is the association.
Inside in other halls even more interesting. There are a lot of other installations here - this is a room from furniture items. For example, pictures depicting eyes, a fireplace - nose, sofa - mouth. Door openings are also decorated in the form of human heads.
Many puzzle pictures, where you need to find several different independent images on one canvase. I really liked the paintings with a stereoscopic effect, that is, the volume or as it is customary to say - 3D. There is a mirror room here, a hall with jewelry, statues, exposure of the artist's photos.
Dali developed a plan of inspection of his museum, which can be adhered to, but not necessarily. He is registered in the brochure, which can be purchased immediately in the museum. In the basement floor is the burial Dali himself. He wanted himself.
Very memorable journey in Figueres, excellent impressions that have become even stronger from the second arrival, since viewed was not a quick, but more conscious.
Figueras himself is a very small town. Actually, except for the museum there is nothing to look. In the nearby souvenir shops from the museum, you can purchase something for memory from exposure. I am a collector of decorative thimbles. Therefore, I could not refuse to buy such that, which was decorated with an egg from above. You can purchase literature about the museum, T-shirts with images of individual works, painted plates, mugs with symbolism gave.
There are many small cafes and restaurants in the town. They have a great time after visiting the museum. Get and spiritual enrichment, and eat and delicious. Lunch cost me approximately 10 euros.
Going in Figueres to the museum, you should take children with you. It is no less than adults will be interested and inquisitive to see the artist's works.
Not far from Figueras is also a Castle Publing. He is also associated with the name Dali and his wife Galya. It was in this castle that the residence of the wife of a surrealist was organized. The castle was bought in the middle of the 20th century and reconstructed. He was in a dilapidated form. Only Gala lived here, and Dali in Figueres. By the way, Gala was Russian and he was given for 10 years older. For the artist, she was a muse that he was bastville. Even, despite the fact that she had a lot of young fans, the existence of which was given perfectly well. If there is a possibility, then visit this place. Here, however, it will be possible to see the castle itself, its decoration, the rooms of Galya, as well as some work given, which he created specifically for the castle a poubol. Among them, the Wagner pool, which is decorated with his faces, as well as elephants in high legs. A lot of things remarkable and extraordinary can be seen here.
The impressions of the trip and in Figueres and the castle Pubol remained extremely positive.