Museums

Take your time exploring collections that reveal art, history and everyday stories, one space and detail at a time.

Museums

Take your time exploring collections that reveal art, history and everyday stories, one space and detail at a time.

View from the ancient Iberian city at Ullastret with the snow-capped Pyrenees in the distance

Ullastret & the Ancient
City of Indika

Long before the Romans arrived, the Empordà was home to the Indigetes. The remains of their capital lie just outside Ullastret.
Salvador Dalí sitting in his garden in Port Lligat, Cadaqués, with a giant crab on his chest.

Salvador Dalí:
3 Essential Museums

Step inside Dalí’s triangle (Figueres-Cadaqués-Púbol) and explore the unique surreal world of the Empordà artist who left his mark on the region.
The gateway into the ancient Greco-Roman city at Empúries, near L’Escala, Costa Brava, Catalunya, Spain

Ancient Empúries,
Where Empordà Began

Did you know ‘Empordà’ comes from the ancient Greek ‘Emprion’? It meant the ‘place of trade’ at St Martí d’Empúries, near L’Escala
Fishing harbour of Palamós with boats near the Museu de la Pesca

Museu de la Pesca
Life at the Fishing Harbour

Located beside the active fish market, the Museu de la Pesca explores fishing culture, local fishing traditions and the future of the sea.