Figures, in the heart of Catalonia, Figueres once played a role in Spanish history. Philip V wed Maria Luisa of Savoy here in 1701 in the church of San Pedro, thereby paving the way for the War of the Spanish Succession. But that historical fact is nearly forgotten today: The town is better known as the ..

Dali Museum 

Inaugurated in 1974, the Dali Museum was atop the remains of the former Theatre of Figueres, and contains a broad spectrum of works covering the artistic career of Salvador Dali (1904-1989), from his early artistic experiences and his creations within the sphere of surrealism through to works ...

Toy Museum of Catalonia

The Toy Museum of Catalonia was inaugurated in 1982 in the premises of the former Hotel París (the old stately home of the Baron of Terrades, dating from 1767) on Rambla de Figueres. Recent refurbishment and redecoration work have tripled the Museum's original space, and it was reopened on 12 ...

Museum of the Emporda

The rooms of the Museum of the Emporda present a wide chronological spectrum of our county’s art and archaeology, from pre-history down to our own days, with particular attention to 19th and 20th century Catalan and Emporda painting.The collection starts with exhibits of archaeological finds ...

Church of Sant Pere

Figueres parish church. Probably raised on the site of a former early Christian church, the oldest parts still preserved date from the 10th-11th century in part of wall on the north side with an embrasure at the foot of the belltower. Towards the end of the 14th century King Peter the Ceremonious ...

Mae West Room, Dali Museum 

The Mae West Room is located in the Dali Theater-Museum. Couch shaped like a woman's red lips sat before a nose-shaped fireplace below two abstract paintings. If you climb a staircase and look through a lens the paintings become eyes, sofa lips fireplace nose frames by a giant curtain of hair which ...

Market 

Every Thursday Figueres squares turn into one large market where food, local crafts and numerous more or less useful items are sold. I'm semivegetarian so I got myself some goat cheese produced in a peasants' cooperative near Figueres. I also saw a wide variety of spices, vegetables and fruit..