The Dalinian Triangle

If you are an art lover, and you are planning a trip to the Catalonia region of northeastern Spain, delve into the world and life of Salvador Dali via the Dalinian Triangle. Located within the Girona province, near the beautiful Costa Brava coastline, you will find not one but three Dali attractions. Together they make up The Dalinian Triangle.

The Dalinian Triangle

Dalí Theatre-Museum Figueres, Girona Spain

Whether you are a fan of Salvador Dalí’s surrealism or not, it is hard to deny the massive impact the artist had on art and the world as we known it. While the French Poet and artist André Breton is technically considered one of the co-founders of Surrealism (due to his Manifesto of Surrealism, published in 1924) Salvador Dali is the most well-known for bringing Surrealism to the forefront.

The Dalinian Triangle is the geographic playground, where Salvador Dalí lived, worked and created his masterpieces. If you look at a map of Catalonia, you will see the triangle. Dali’s birth place of Figueres, in Girona Spain, features a monumental archive of his life’s work. The Dalí Theatre-Museum (Teatro-Museo Dalí) should be number one on your Dalí attraction list. The Salvador Dalí House Museum and the Púbol Castle (Castell Gala Dalí) are both important in their own right however.

Dalí Theatre-Museum (Teatro-Museo Dalí)

My husband and I visited the Dalí Theatre-Museum (Teatro-Museo Dalí) as well as the Salvador Dalí House Museum. Both are fantastic, but very different. The Dalí Theatre-Museum is stunning. The building itself is a work of art. Once inside, the numerous individual paintings, sculptures and installations are magical. The more time you spend there, the more you will get out of your experience. See review link below.

Salvador Dalí House Museum.

The following day we visited Dali’s House Museum, where we learned intimate details about how the legend lived. Immersed in nature, with stunning views of the bay of Portlligat, we witnessed first hand some of what inspired the famed artist. Read more on the article link below.

A Winding staircase to nowhere another surrealist aspect of the labyrinthine home; Photo by Richard Bilow

Gala’s Castle in Púbol

We did not have time to visit Gala’s Castle in Púbol, but I would encourage you all to make the trip. The medieval castle is officially called the Gala Dali Castle House-Museum or Casa-Museu Castell Gala Dalí. It was a gift from Dali to his wife Gala as an expression of his love for her. The couple designed and restored it with the help of their longtime friend, and master builder, Emilio Puignau.

The purpose of this gift was for Gala to have a private haven of her own, to take time for herself. Dali declared, that he would only visit the castle if Gala invited him. I was deeply touched by this gesture which honored the value of Gala as an individual. After Gala’s death, Dali left their beloved home in Portlligat and never looked back. He moved to Gala’s castle where he resided until his death. His body is buried in the crypt at the Dali Theatre-Museum, while Gala would be buried at Púbol Castle.

Find out more about all the Dali museums on the website – https://www.salvador-dali.org

Read the ETG Review of the Salvador Dali Theatre-Museum. Or find out how the iconic artist lived in ETG’s Salvador Dali House Museum Review.

Read additional articles on the ETG Spain Page.