Girona & Dali World
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Rosas (Roses), Spain
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activityLevel
Moderate Activity
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wheelchairAccessible
No
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startingAtPrice
$200
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duration
Approximately 8 Hours
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mealsIncluded
Meals included
A scenic one-hour drive west from Palamos brings you to the beautiful town of Girona, known as the Immortal City. Girona is rich in historic treasures and is one of the most interesting monumental cities in Spain.
First, you'll stop at the El Call area. This is one of the best-preserved Jewish Quarters in Europe -- continuously inhabited for almost seven centuries. At the very heart of the Jewish Quarter are the Arab Baths with their beautiful arches. In spite of the name, the construction of the baths is western Romanesque style. The style imitates the Muslim bathhouses and their rooms -- an apoditerium for relaxing and changing, with a central pool lit by a domed lantern. The frigidarium is for cold baths; the tepidarium offers warm water; and the caldarium for hot baths.
Next you will drive to Figueres to enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
Visit the Theatre-Museum Dalí. This museum was built by Dalí himself, around the former Municipal Theatre. It is where most of his works can be seen and where his first exhibition was held. Dalí was also buried in the Theatre-Museum, alongside the church that was the location of both his christening and funeral. Once inside the Theatre-Museum, you will find a huge collection of art, of which some of the most outstanding are the Rainy Taxi (situated on the ground floor), the crypt where Dalí is buried, the Sala Mae West (a scenography of a living room, which turns into the face of a legendary actress through an optical illusion), and the enormous portrait of Abraham Lincoln.