The weather had cleared a little but the temperature has dropped even further (around 10 degrees). We set off for Figueres (Dali’s city) by car – thank God for the GPS, how did anyone ever get anywhere in a country where nothing is in English! So far we have taken few wrong turns thanks to this ingenious invention. I was not sure that the trip to see Dali’s city would be all that interesting to me as I have never really understood or appreciated Dali’s art however, lots of people recommended it to us so I guess it will be worth it.
Once there it was clear that this little town lives on Dali’s legacy, there is Dali artwork everywhere! The must-sees of this town is the Dali Museums, both are incredible but his jewelry was amazing. The main museum was filled with his art and must be worth many millions of Euros. You can see how Dali (who died aged 100) went through periods of great happiness as well as deep depressions. Some of his work is very dark and tortured. I did not know until today that Dali made jewelry and it is was fantastic! Everything was so imaginative and colourful but the piece that really stopped me in my tracks was a gold heart the size of a fist and in the middle it was encrusted with rubies in a bicuspid arrangement and it was beating just like a heart – check out the video! There were several other pieces of jewelry that moved as well.
Next it was onto Girona a quaint town that has a wonderful medieval quarter with tiny meandering and sometimes very steep streets, picturesque patisseries and small bridges spanning the two sides of the river which unites the town. Most notable was the Cathedral which was built between the 11th and 17th centuries AD. The nave of the church is the widest arched span in the whole world. It sits at the highest part of the town and is accessed by a great staircase. By this time is was very cold again and 5pm so we headed back to Barcelona just in time to once again experience peak hour.
Once there it was clear that this little town lives on Dali’s legacy, there is Dali artwork everywhere! The must-sees of this town is the Dali Museums, both are incredible but his jewelry was amazing. The main museum was filled with his art and must be worth many millions of Euros. You can see how Dali (who died aged 100) went through periods of great happiness as well as deep depressions. Some of his work is very dark and tortured. I did not know until today that Dali made jewelry and it is was fantastic! Everything was so imaginative and colourful but the piece that really stopped me in my tracks was a gold heart the size of a fist and in the middle it was encrusted with rubies in a bicuspid arrangement and it was beating just like a heart – check out the video! There were several other pieces of jewelry that moved as well.
Next it was onto Girona a quaint town that has a wonderful medieval quarter with tiny meandering and sometimes very steep streets, picturesque patisseries and small bridges spanning the two sides of the river which unites the town. Most notable was the Cathedral which was built between the 11th and 17th centuries AD. The nave of the church is the widest arched span in the whole world. It sits at the highest part of the town and is accessed by a great staircase. By this time is was very cold again and 5pm so we headed back to Barcelona just in time to once again experience peak hour.
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