Cadaqués
TownCadaqués is a brilliant-white village beyond a winding mountain road that became an artists’ haven; Salvador Dalí’s home at nearby Portlligat is now a museum.
Why visit Cadaqués
Cadaqués sits in a bay on the Cap de Creus peninsula, reached only by a winding mountain road that has kept it apart from the rest of the coast. The village is a cluster of brilliant-white houses around a church-topped hill, long a haven for artists and writers. Salvador Dalí made his home just over the headland at Portlligat, and his former house is now a museum. Whitewashed, walkable and full of light, Cadaqués has a distinctive, arty atmosphere unlike anywhere else on the coast.
On the bay
A cluster of brilliant-white houses around a church-topped hill on the bay.
Long-standing
Long a haven for artists and writers drawn by its light.
Lived nearby
Dalí made his home just over the headland at Portlligat.
Now a museum
Dalí’s former house at Portlligat is now a museum.
Set apart
A winding mountain road has kept the village apart from the rest of the coast.
On the map
Practical information
- Getting there: on the Cap de Creus peninsula in Girona province; about 1 hour by car from Girona–Costa Brava airport (GRO) over a winding mountain road.
- What to do: wander the white village and waterfront, and visit the Dalí house-museum at Portlligat.
- Good to know: the access road is winding; the Portlligat house-museum is best booked ahead.
- Best time to visit: late spring to early autumn for warm sea and clear light.
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