Girona and Dalí Museum Tour

Check in at our office in central Barcelona 15 minutes before the departure time of the activity. Board an air-conditioned coach, sit back and relax on the journey to Girona. After a 1-and-a-half-hour drive on the highway, you will arrive to the city.

If you have chosen the option without a guided tour, you will have free time to explore Girona at your own pace. This option includes admission to Girona Cathedral, so you can discover one of the city’s most emblematic architectural gems on your own. 

If you have chosen the guided tour option, follow your guide on a two-hour walking tour of the city center. Discover the Old Town and learn about some of the myths and legends related to the city.  Learn about the Roman origins of this quaint town and see part of the preserved city walls. Walk the cobbled streets of the historic city center and marvel at the details of its buildings. 

If you have chosen the option with a visit to Figueres, you will have an hour of free time to explore Girona at your own pace and have lunch after the guided tour, before meeting up with your guide to head to the Dalí-Theatre-Museum. Those who are only taking the Girona excursion, either with or without a guided tour, you will have to wait in Girona, and, at the time arranged with the guide, go to the designated meeting point.

Once you arrive in Figueres, you will enter the Dalí Museum, you will access inside the building that today holds the collection, a reconstruction of the original one. The former was burned down during the Spanish Civil War. Enter the Museum and marvel at the largest collection of the artist artworks. See the evolution of his style through the years and wonder at some of his most important paintings. The Museum is a perfect representation of the artistic and historical value of his works.

Once the tour of the Museum is over, we will get back on the bus to return to Barcelona. We will finish in the same place where we started the tour.

Day Highlight: - See the Cathedral of Santa Maria Girona. Of Gothic style, it has the widest nave in the world. - Stroll through the cobbled streets of the Jewish Quarter in Girona, one of the best-preserved ones in Europe. Marvel at the endless number of details of its narrow streets. - The pastel color houses in the bank of Onyar River form Girona’s most famous postcard. - Visit the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, which houses the largest collection of works by the genius Salvador Dalí.

Meal Plan: No Meal