Cadaqués is a town in the Alt Empordà comarca, in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain. It is on a bay near the Cap de Creus peninsula, on the Costa Brava of the Mediterranean Sea. It is only a 2 1/2 hour drive from Barcelona, therefore it is very accessible and not only attracts tourists, but people who want a second house to have on the weekends and summers. In 2002 it had a population of 2,612 people.

Artist Salvador Dalí often visited here in his childhood, and later kept a home in Port Lligat, a small bay next to the village. Other notable artists, including Mei Fren (see his commanding charcoals of the nineteenth century Cadaques beleaguered by a winter tramontan in the Cadaques museum. He was the first artist to live in Cadaques and gave the town many of his works and a marble top table on which he sketched many of its turn of the century fishermen), Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Marcel Duchamp, Antoni Pitxot, Henri-François Rey, Melina Mercouri and Maurice Boitel also spent time here.

Cadaqués is mentioned in the story Tramontana by Gabriel García Márquez.

In a time it remained undisturbed, its interesting submarine flora was studied during several years by psychologist Françoise Ardré.

Long a sleepy fishing village, Cadaqués is now a tourism destination. Although it has about 2,000 permanent residents, sometimes up to 10 times that number of visitors stay there.

The famous Salvador Dali visited this city during the summer holiday of 1916, and discovered 'modern painting'. This holiday (that he spent with family of Ramon Pichot) was the start to his wonderful career creating mind-boggling creations.

On Mondays there is a travelling market in cadaques, located near the parking lot. This
market has a wide variety of products

relationship with cuba

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In the early 20th century a large number of inhabitants of cadaques travelled
or emigrated to Cuba (the figure has been estimated as one third of a village of
approximately 1200 people). Many of these immigrants were financially successful in
Cuba and returned to cadaques where they had constructed large and ornate houses. These
houses can still be seen in cadaques (for example; the "casa blava"). A person returned
from Cuba was referred to as an "Americano" among other names.

Notable Visitors and Residents

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Pablo Picasso stayed during the summer of 1910, was also a guest of the family Pitxot

Joan Miró

Marcel Duchamp played chess in the cafe "Meliton" with John Cage amongst others. According to Richard Hamilton, Duchamp regarded the local fishermen as strong chess players.

Antoni Pitxot

Henri-François Rey

Melina Mercouri

Maurice Boitel

Eugeni d'Ors Catalan writer, wrote the "Ben Plantada" (the "good looking girl"?)

Josep Pla Catalan writer, wrote a number of books set in or about cadaques. see below

Salvador Dalí built a house in Port lligat. Dalis parents also had a house near the Platja LLane (the beach llane)

Queen Sofia of Spain (as seen in a photo in a restaurant of cadaques)

Victor Rahola

Niki de Saint-Phalle French artist, was invited or came to visit Marcel Duchamp

Man Ray also invited by Marcel...