Castell de Púbol

For additional insights into the often bizarre aesthetic sensibilities of Spain's most famous surrealist, consider a 40km (25-mile) trek from Figueres eastward along Highway C-252, following the signs to Parlava. In the village of Púbol, whose permanent population almost never exceeds 200, you'll find the Castell de Púbol. Dating from 1000, it was in partial ruins when Dalí bought it as a residence for his estranged wife, Gala, in 1970, on the condition that he'd come over only when she invited him. (She almost never did.) After her death in 1982, Dalí moved in for 2 years, proceeding to other residences in 1984 after his bedroom mysteriously caught fire one night. Quieter, more serious, and much less surrealistically showy than the houses in Port Lligat and Figueres, the castle is noteworthy for its severe Gothic and Romanesque dignity and for furniture and decor that reflect the tastes of the surrealist master. (Don't expect a lot of paintings -- that's the specialty of the museum at Figueres.)

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