Dali Museum in Figueres and Girona Full Day Tour from Barcelona
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4.50
best tour guide by far
Reviewed by: norm, 2018/10/13great history explanations and well planed...love the food and the guide
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| Attended as: | Friends |
| Activity Date: | 2018/10/09 |
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Outstanding day
Reviewed by: Margaret Stewart, 2018/07/13I enjoyed my day greatly. The tour was very well organised and the timing was exactly as per schedule. The guides were well informed and very helpful. I would have loved the walking tour in Girona to be a little longer and to have included areas such as the old city walls - this would be my only slight complaint. The guide when we were at the Dali museum provided useful information and the museum itself was fascinating . So in all many thanks for the experience.
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2018/07/11 |
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I enjoyed Dali Museum very much!
Reviewed by: Orientexpress, 2016/11/19A day trip to Girona and Barcelona was wonderful. I always wanted to see Dali Museum in Figueres. And the trip was really worthwhile. The free time was plenty, and I was able to see through collections and the museum, which was worthwhile itself!
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| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Activity Date: | 2016/10/26 |
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Figueres, Dali Museum and Girona day tour from Barcelona
Reviewed by: ChandraMohan, 2015/07/18We started off on our tour to Girona and Figueres, which lies about 100 km north of Barcelona. Girona is is representative of Catalan culture and history. The bus stopped at the Indepencia Square where we had a taste of the local tasty delicacy Shushu. Across the river Onyar you can see a lioness perched on a staff. Lore has it that if you kiss the lioness’ bottom you would certainly return to Girona. The first stop was the church of Santa Maria. One of the major attractions is the well preserved Jewish quarter with a very impressive Jewish museum displaying the contributions of the Jewish population to Girona’s history.
Interestingly the ubiquitous fly is the symbol of Girona and the people there do not harm it, the reason being that a swarm of flies attacked an oncoming army of soldiers who were on their way to attack Girona in the past and made them discard their attack plans. Another aside, is the melodious pan music that was played by a mendicant as we were walking along the ramparts of the old town. I heard it for the first time there and was amazed by the versatility of music as well as the player.
After lunch, the tour then moved over to Figueres which is dominated by the Dali Museum of Art and Jewellery. I had heard of Senor Dali being an eccentric genius, and I discovered how true it was after the visit. At the very entrance to the museum is Dali’s Cadillac on which is standing a figure representing the goddess of fertility; this is one of the masterpieces. This is followed by another with apparently a nude with her back to you which comes out as American President when viewed with your eyes in slits or when viewed through the camera. The piece on Mae West is standing testimony to his genius. His versatility and the fact that he was not all eccentricity but also art can be seen in the jewellery that he has designed. All in all the Girona-Figueres tour is one that is not to be missed when on a visit to Barcelona and a day well spent.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
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LOVED this tour
Reviewed by: Michelle, 2015/07/16My 10-year-old and I took this tour and we both were intrigued by the sites and loved it. Girona has so much history and beauty. The tour guide for Girona was upbeat, captivating, and informative. We traveled to 12 different cities this trip, and the Dali museum in Figueres was the best museum we went to in all Spain. I highly recommend it.
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| Attended as: | Families |
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