The quiet seaside village of Cadaqués – a place that has attracted such artists as Salvador Dalí (who lived nearby in Port Lligat), René Magritte, Joan Miró, and Pablo Picasso – offers spectacular views worthy of any painting. And as you stroll through the village, you’ll see plenty of art – mainly street art – and a rather large amount considering the small size of the village. There are sculptures and statues; tile murals; inlaid stone mosaics; paintings on doors, walls, and access panels; and various advertisements/posters.
The sculptures and statues you’ll see in Cadaqués include:
A bronze Salvador Dalí, created in 1972 by sculptor Joaquim Ros i Sabaté;
A stone sculpture, by François Stahly, in tribute to sailors lost to the four winds of the Mediterranean;
Freedom, a Dalí-inspired bronze of Lady Liberty holding two torches;
and Lidia of Cadaqués, the former owner of the Dalí residence in nearby Port Lligat, she’s depicted in two bronze silhouettes created by Ramón Moscardó;
A bust of journalist Carles Rahola i Llorens in the courtyard of Teatre Art i Joia;
A slate fish;
and a relief of George and the dragon.
Among the tile murals are:
Two renderings of the Mariner’s Compass Rose – one with the image of a boat;
Mary appearing to the fishermen of Cadaqués;
Scenes of village life, including a group of dancers in historical dress;
A sun dial;
Son Bell Aire;
Can Zendrera, a marker on the late-19th-century building at Plaça des Portitxó, 8;
And a map of the Old Medieval Quarter.
The many painted or stenciled images include:
A young girl holding a bunch of balloons;
A green water jug or ‘Doll de Cadaqués’;
A miniature boat;
A letter C;
A child holding a gun;
A ‘weeping’ wall;
A cartoonish smiling man;
Scenes of boats at sunset,
on the beach,
and on the water;
of rooftops,
and Port d’Alguer;
A room interior painted on the windows of a door;
A likeness of Dalí painted on an arched doorway;
A rain spout painted with people and the words ‘l’amour est ici’;
And a painted stone doormat.
Unique posters include:
Salvador Dalí and Pablo Picasso wearing goggles underwater.
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Mike Young
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Cadaqués Street Art
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