Cadaques: Around Town

Cadaques, considered by many to be the highlight of Costa Brava, is a picturesque village that attracted artists the likes of Dali, Picasso, and Miro. We chose Cadaques as a base to walk more sections of the Cami de Ronda. Up until our arrival, I suspected the place to be a tourist trap. Once we got in our ground floor apartment in the heart of the old town, walked around 3-D maze-like old town, on the uneven dry stone pavement, my apprehensions dissipated.

The first evening we happened upon a purple sunset, exactly the kind that could have inspired Dali. We were hooked. Every evening we walked along the bay to the same spot, unfortunately there was never a repeat; nevertheless, I was sufficiently charmed by Cadaques.

View from the bus window on the way from L'Escala to Cadaques.

Santa Maria Church in Cadaques is a landmark (and the highest point in town). Inside the Atlantes holding up a retablo is something one does not see very often.

Salvador Dali's painting of Saint Maria (2nd below). By chance, I took a photo more or less from the same spot before I saw Dali's painting in his museum in Figueres. And below that a Dali painting with Santa Maria at the fat right.

The view from Santa Maria.

Our apartment was right below Santa Maria. This is the view out our window.

This "bench" carved into the rocks (and shown on OpenStreetMap) was right outside our door and directly below the church.

The short walk from our apartment down to the bay.

The casino and bar.

The Blue House; an architectural fav for sure.

The sunset our first night was amazing, not only the pink sky, but the memorizing waters as well.






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Each of the 4 nights we walked over to the same spot near the spiffy Hotel Playa Sol to watch the sunset. And each night we saw the same couple eating takeout on their second floor balcony. Pizza the 1st night, Chinese the second, and so on.

The bay can accommodate many boats. I've seen high season photos when there's a boat at each of the mooring buoys. Even when we were there in May, the waterfront was often busy.

The 2nd full day, we walked around the small cape.

In this photo there's a board sailing class in the foreground and the ferry leaving in the background.

We spotted a Subaru Outback almost identical to ours parked across from S’Arenella Island; one of the few Subarus we saw while in Spain.

House on the point...


...With this view.

Development is coming to the north side of the cape.

I'm starting to wilt as we pass this old windmill tower.

Fortunately there's a cold Imperial Stout in my future.

Another evening stroll to watch the sunset, passing the usual suspects: the plaza, the casino, the not-really pontoon boats, and the humongous mooring stone.