Salvador Dalí House Museum

The Salvador Dalí House-Museum is Dalí’s former home and studio on the bay of Portlligat, just outside Cadaqués on the Costa Brava, 2 km from the town’s bus station. You cannot just turn up: every visitor needs a ticket booked in advance for a set date and time, and small groups go in every 10 minutes. Allow about an hour. When checked in Sept 2026, general admission started at €15.50 online. Skip it if you need step-free access: the house is not wheelchair accessible.

Quick facts

• What it is: the house and studio in Portlligat where Salvador Dalí lived and worked from 1930, which the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí calls his only permanent residence. The Fundació runs it as a museum.
• Where: Platja de Portlligat s/n, 17488 Cadaqués (Girona).
• Coordinates: 42.29327, 3.28601, the museum point in OpenStreetMap.
• Booking: required for every visitor, with a date and time. Small groups enter every 10 minutes.
• Length of visit: about 1 hour, including a 30-minute tour of the indoor rooms with museum staff.
• Hours: 15 June to 13 September every day, 9:30–20:00; most of the rest of the year 10:30–18:00. Closed for several weeks in January and February (Fundació timetable, checked Sept 2026).
• Tickets: general admission from €15.50 online; children up to 8 go free but still need a ticket.

Access and parking

By car: the Fundació’s directions are the AP-7 motorway to exit 4 (Figueres), then towards Roses on the C-260 and the GI-614 to Cadaqués (Fundació FAQ, getting there). Cadaqués tourism puts the drive from the motorway at about 50 minutes. At the roundabout where you enter Cadaqués, the paid Saba car park is on the right and the road to Portlligat, 1.5 km, turns left (Cadaqués tourism, car parks).

Parking at Portlligat: Cadaqués tourism says the Portlligat car park is free. OpenStreetMap, however, marks a car park run by the Ajuntament de Cadaqués about 300 m north of the house with fees from 08:00 to 22:00, so check the signs when you arrive. Caravans and motorhomes are not allowed on the road on to Cap de Creus.

By bus: the nearest train station is in Figueres. From there, and from Girona and Barcelona, Moventis coaches run to Cadaqués: the Fundació lists lines 12 (from Figueres), 4 (from Girona) and 3 (from Barcelona). Cadaqués bus station is 2 km from the house. Cadaqués tourism gives about 1 hour for the bus from Figueres. The Fundació warns that the trip by public transport needs careful planning and can take a whole day, so check the timetable with Moventis before you book your time slot.

By boat: several companies run boats on the Roses – Cadaqués – Portlligat route, according to the Fundació.

Tickets: book on the Fundació’s ticket site. On the day, collect your ticket half an hour before your entry time. If you do not, the booking is cancelled and the ticket is lost without a refund.

What to expect

This is a house, not a gallery. The Fundació divides the route into three parts: the rooms of the couple’s private life (rooms 1–5 and 8–13), the studio (rooms 6 and 7) and the outdoor areas, the olive grove and the courtyards (rooms 14–20). The indoor rooms are seen with museum staff, and the rest of the visit is on your own (Fundació, the House-Museum).

The Fundació’s history of the house (The Dalinian Triangle) explains why it feels like a maze:

• 1930: on 20 August Dalí bought a fisherman’s hut of about 22 m², with no electricity, paid for with an advance from the Viscount of Noailles. A second hut followed in September.
• 1935: the first studio, now the Yellow Room, and the bedroom, the Birds’ Room, were added. When the Spanish Civil War broke out, Dalí and Gala left Portlligat, and from 1940 to 1948 they lived in the United States.
• 1948–1950: more huts were bought and the olive grove plot added. The studio on the first floor was finished in the spring of 1950, with one window looking over Portlligat Bay and the island of Sa Farnera.
• Outside: the Pigeon Loft in the olive grove dates from about 1954, and the “Milky Way”, a white limestone path along the sea, from 1958.
• 1961–1971: the almost hemispherical Oval Room was finished in the summer of 1961, and the pool in the summer of 1971.

The result is a set of rooms linked by narrow corridors, small changes of level and blind passages. From the early 1970s Gala spent much of her time at the castle in Púbol, and after her death in 1982 Dalí moved there.

Practical details

• Prices (checked Sept 2026): house and olive grove €15.50 online or €17.00 at the ticket office; olive grove only €8.00. In July and August the house and olive grove cost €18.50 online or €20.50 at the ticket office. Reduced tickets are €12.00 online and €14.00 at the office (€14.00 and €16.00 in July and August). Check the Fundació’s website for current prices.
• Who pays less: reduced for ages 9 to 17, students 18+ and pensioners 65+ with proof, among others. Children up to 8 go free. Every visitor needs a ticket.
• Bags: no rucksacks, bags worn on the back or pushchairs, and nothing larger than 35 x 35 x 25 cm. The left-luggage office is in the building across the street from the entrance.
• Photos: allowed without flash, tripod or professional equipment.
• Food: no eating, drinking or smoking inside the building.
• Children: under 16 must be with an adult.
• Animals: not allowed, except guide dogs.
• Facilities: gift shop and toilets on the ground floor.
• Arrival times: the last entry to the museum and ticket office is 40 minutes before closing, and the rooms close 15 minutes before closing time.

Accessibility and safety

Accessibility: the house was built from several fishermen’s huts and uses narrow, irregular staircases to reach all the rooms. The Fundació says this, together with the Cap de Creus terrain around it, makes access difficult for people with reduced mobility, and that the house is not wheelchair accessible (Fundació accessibility). Admission is free with a recognised disability of 50% or more, and reduced with a recognised disability of 33%, also for one companion, with proof. There are baby changing facilities.

Safety: the museum staff can refuse entry to people wearing clothing or accessories that would be an obstacle in an emergency evacuation, and visitors must follow the staff’s instructions.

Best time to visit

The longest opening hours are from 15 June to 13 September, every day from 9:30 to 20:00, but July and August also have the highest prices. From 14 September to 31 October and from 1 April to 14 June it opens every day from 10:30 to 18:00. From November to March it is closed on Mondays, and it closes completely for several weeks in January and February (7 January to 11 February in the timetable checked in Sept 2026). The Fundació also lists single days with special opening or closing, so check the Fundació’s opening hours before you book. Whatever the season, the slot must be booked in advance.

Nearby alternatives

• Cap de Creus, 4.1 km away: the natural park on the headland beyond Portlligat.
• Ciutadella de Roses, 10 km away: the fortress and archaeological site at Roses.
• Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park, 16.8 km away: the wetland natural park of the Empordà plain.
• Empúries, 22.3 km away: the Greek and Roman ruins by the sea near L’Escala.
• The other Dalí museums: the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres and the Gala Dalí Castle in Púbol each need their own ticket. The Fundació counts about 40 km from Figueres to Portlligat and another 40 km from Figueres to Púbol, and says you need at least two days to see all three.
• For beaches, where to stay and where to eat, see our guides to Cadaqués, Roses and Figueres, and the Costa Brava guide.

Distances are in a straight line from the house.

FAQ

Do you need to book the Dalí House in Portlligat in advance?

Yes. The date and time of the visit must be booked in advance, for every type of visitor. Collect your ticket half an hour before your entry time, or it is cancelled without a refund.

How long does the visit take?

About an hour: a 30-minute tour of the indoor rooms with museum staff, then the outdoor areas on your own.

How much are tickets for the Salvador Dalí House?

When checked in Sept 2026, the house and olive grove cost €15.50 online or €17.00 at the ticket office, and €18.50 or €20.50 in July and August. Reduced tickets start at €12.00, and children up to 8 go free with a ticket.

How do you get to the Dalí House without a car?

Take the train to Figueres, then a Moventis coach to Cadaqués (line 12; line 4 runs from Girona and line 3 from Barcelona). Cadaqués bus station is 2 km from the house. Boats also run from Roses to Cadaqués and Portlligat.

Is the Dalí House wheelchair accessible?

No. The rooms are reached by narrow, irregular staircases, and the Fundació says the house is not wheelchair accessible.

Sources and freshness

Checked 30 September 2026. Official: Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí pages for the Salvador Dalí House-Museum (booking, hours, prices, route, admission rules, services), the FAQ (length of visit, getting there, coach lines, bags, the three museums), accessibility and The Dalinian Triangle (history of the house); Cadaqués tourism on how to get there and car parks; the coach operator Moventis. Location and car park: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos: Wikimedia Commons, licences as credited.