The waterfront
Colourful boats.
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Cadaqués is a white fishing town on a bay in the middle of the Cap de Creus peninsula, on the Costa Brava in the province of Girona, Catalonia, about 51 km northeast of Girona and 136 km northeast of Barcelona in a straight line. It has about 2,700 residents, and up to ten times as many people in high summer. Its name comes from the Catalan for «cape of rocks». The town has a special place in art history: Salvador Dalí visited as a child and later kept a home in the neighbouring bay of Port Lligat, and many other artists spent time here, including Picasso, Miró and Marcel Duchamp. White houses with blue windows and doors climb the hill around the bay under tiled roofs, while colourful boats line the clear blue water. Bare rocky hills surround the town, and stone walkways and cafés run along its pebble beach. Visitors wander the stone-paved lanes, sit along the waterfront and walk to Port Lligat, where Dalí's house stands. The road into town winds through the hills, and it is best to avoid busy summer holidays.
Colourful boats.
Stone-paved.
Dalí's bay.
Cadaqués, Cap de Creus peninsula, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Yes, by car from Girona.
Spring and early autumn.