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Dalí Theatre-Museum
Salvador Dalí's surreal theater-museum in his hometown of Figueres, which he designed and where he is buried.
- Open
- Most days
- Price
- Paid; book timed tickets ahead
- Time Needed
- A day trip
- Address
- Plaça Gala i Salvador Dalí 5, 17600 FigueresDirections
- Getting There
- About an hour by high-speed train from Barcelona Sants to Figueres Vilafant, then a 20-minute walk.
Why Go
Dalí turned the ruins of the town's theater into a museum of his own design, crowned by a glass dome and topped with giant eggs, and filled it with paintings, sculptures and installations such as the Mae West room. He is buried in a crypt beneath the stage, and a separate gallery shows the jewels he designed.
Tips
- Figueres is also on the way to the Costa Brava.
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