Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Figueres, Spain
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Experience Figueres in Spain in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in FigueresSight 1: Museu de la Tècnica de l'Empordà
The Technical Museum of the Empordà is a technology museum in Figueres, Spain.
Sight 2: Museu de l'Empordà
The Museum of the Empordà is an art museum in Figueres, Catalonia (Spain). Its history dates back to 1885, when the first collections arrived from the Prado Museum, bringing together a collection of artworks from the Catalan art scene and the Empordà in particular. The collection includes archaeological works, medieval art and Baroque paintings. Built in 1946, the building was opened in 1971. From 1998 onwards it has been managed by a consortium made up of Figueres Town Council, the Regional Council of Alt Empordà and the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation. As of 2015 the consortium has been dissolved, and the museum is managed by the Department of Culture of Figueres Town Council.
Sight 3: Museu del Joguet de Catalunya
The Toy Museum of Catalonia in Figueres was inaugurated in 1982 in the premises of the old "Hotel París" on the Rambla in Figueres. Recent renovation and adaptation works have made it possible to triple the initial space of the Museum, which reopened on 12 December 1998. It is part of the Network of Local Museums of Catalonia-Girona.
Sight 4: Vicens Gené Llanet
A Stolperstein is a ten-centimetre (3.9 in) concrete cube bearing a brass plate inscribed with the name and life dates of victims of Nazi extermination or persecution. Literally, it means 'stumbling stone' and metaphorically 'stumbling block'.
Sight 5: Sant Pere de Figueres
The church of Sant Pere de Figueres is a parish church, mostly in Gothic style, located in the Plaza de Sant Pere in Figueres.
Sight 6: The Rainy Taxi
Rainy Taxi (1938), also known as Mannequin Rotting in a Taxi-Cab, is a three-dimensional artwork created by Salvador Dalí, consisting of an actual automobile with two mannequin occupants.
Sight 7: Gala desnuda mirando el mar que a 18 metros aparece el presidente Lincoln
Naked Gala Looking at the Sea, which at 18 meters reveals President Lincoln, is a painting made by the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí around 1975. This oil and photograph on wood panel depicts Gala Dalí naked from behind in a composition that from a distance reveals a large portrait of Abraham Lincoln. It is kept at the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation, in Figueres. A later smaller canvas version is in the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Wikipedia: Gala nue regardant la mer qui à 18 mètres laisse apparaître le président Lincoln (FR)
Sight 8: Torre Gorgot
The Gorgot Tower, modernly called the Galatea Tower, is a building located in the Pujada del Castell, núm. 26-28, in Figueres, declared a cultural asset of national interest. It is currently part of the Dalí Theatre-Museum.
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