Emporda Figueras
Avda Salvador Dali i Domenech 170, Aprt Correus 32 Figueras, Catalonia, 17600, Spain and Canary Islands
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2011/2012
... we were there we enjoyed a long hike into the hills and along a ridge which rewarded us with 360 degree panaramic views. This year we contented ourselves with a drive along the coast road and a stroll around town, enjoying the buzz and all the arts and crafts shops. Collioure is of course famed for its fantastic light conditions, enjoyed by Picasso, Matisse and many other painters.
A great start to 2012!
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From one sort of 'mad' to another
... none of his more famous works were displayed in the museum, but we did find the originals of one of the lithographs we have at home, not to mention an incredible painting of his wife, looking through the window at the sea scape outside - that is, until you put the camera to your eye and you can see something different. No matter what I did, I could not get my photo to show what I was actually seeing - such was the brilliance of this ...
Waiting for the train home
this felt like a very long day. We had to wait all day in town until the overnight train left at 10.30pm. Katie and I had a good day wandering the city and shopping but we were getting a bit sick of the
same few streets by the evening.
We caught the train with no problems and snuggled into our couchette with ...
Trips from Lagrasse
... we stayed a night at the wonderfully idiosyncratic Hotel Aiguaclara, which was rated 2nd in all of Spain by Trip Advisor’s 2011 ‘Europeans’ Favourites’. We had a great time exploring the town and chatting with the fabulous owner/managers, Clara and Joan (who provided us with his awesome Spanish omelette recipe).
We also took a couple of short trips within France. One was to Narbonne, an historic former port city that now stands ...
Costa Brava - Day 2
... is noted for. Fascinating tour of the house of Dali and his wife Gala including a selection of his work and Gala's clothes, some designed by Dali. Also walked around the garden, all beautiful!
On way stopped at L'Escala and wandered through the Ruins of Empuries - ruins from Greek & Roman civilisations. Fascinating lesson in history
Set off for our next stop, Figueras where we stayed for night 2..... checked ...



