Cadaqués
Cadaqués ( cat. [ kəðəkes ] ) is a former fishing village with 2938 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013) on the Costa Brava in Catalonia (Spain). It is to a large extent on the Cap de Creus peninsula in the sea open bay. By offbeat location in a mountain at the edge of the Alt Empordà Cadaqués has always been separated from the rest of Empordà.
History
The flourishing in the 18th century wine came at the beginning of the 19th century by the advent of phylloxera in a crisis. The remote location of the village initially led to a substantial stagnation and impoverishment. With the rise of the early 20th century, however, tourism Cadaqués won by the idyllic location of economic attractiveness.
The old center is above the main road dominated by the outwardly simple gothic church of Santa Maria, which has one of the most important baroque altars of Catalonia from the 18th century. Some well-known artists such as Federico García Lorca, Pablo Picasso and Joan Miró visited Cadaqués and contributed to the reputation of the place at. Salvador Dalí spent parts of his childhood in Cadaqués; his father's family had a house there. Dalí settled after his return from New York on the Bay of Portlligat the harbor. The town then became more and more a magnet for artists: André Breton, Gabriel García Márquez, Luis Buñuel, Marcel Duchamp, Paul Éluard, Max Ernst, Jo Micovich, Maurice Boitel, Man Ray and others were attracted by the charisma of Cadaqués.
The former Perrot -Moore Museum is now closed, but was bought in 2005 by the municipality and shall be returned to public use. Close to the beach, the blue and white Casa Serinyena located in a modernist style. In summer an outdoor cinema is organized. Regularly in August, a classical music festival with the participation of renowned artists. To the north Dalí British agent John Peter Moore had to fence a large area, a road leading to the lighthouse at the tip of Cap de Creus. The road south to Roses crossed the mountains and allows many views of the Bay of Roses. The place is a popular tourist destination today; during the summer months is higher than the number of visitors at times its population by more than tenfold.
Attractions
The following attractions in Cadaqués are of cultural, historical and tourist interest:
- Salvador Dalí's house (now converted into a museum, in Portlligat )
- Gothic church of Santa Maria from the 16th to 19th century
- Baroque altar by Pau Costa and Joan Torras in the church of Santa Maria from the 18th century
- Church of Sant Sebastià from the 18th century
- Hermitage of Sant Baldiri from the 18th century
Others
The name of Cadaqués is probably due to the juniper (Catalan cádecs ) due, which grows at Cap de Creus.
Gallery
Panoramic view
View of the village
Baroque altar of the church of Santa Maria; 23 m high and 12 m wide