The place
The only village on the Costa Brava you reach by a road that dead-ends at the sea: white houses over the bay, slate-paved streets and the light that captivated Dalí for decades. Here's our plan to make the most of it without rushing.
31 guides written by us, with every fact checked one by one. Day-by-day itineraries for however long you're staying. And, if you're staying over, our houses in the area.
The tradition of havaneres and rom cremat in Cadaqués and the Costa Brava: their Cuban origin, how they arrived with the indianos, and what goes into rom cremat.
02The story of the Casa Blaua (Casa Serinyana), the Modernista house an indiano built in Cadaqués with the money he made in Cuba.
03The main altarpiece of Santa Maria de Cadaqués, the work of Joan Torras and Pau Costa between 1723 and 1729: 23 metres tall, the War of the Spanish Succession, and gilding that wasn't finished until 1788.
04The streets of Cadaqués: the rastell, slate laid on its edge in a herringbone pattern (opus spicatum) to prevent slipping and drain rainwater, and why the houses are white.
05The pedra seca of Cadaqués and Cap de Creus: the cultivation terraces, the phylloxera, and the 1956 frosts that wiped out vines and olives, and why this technique is a UNESCO heritage.
06Lídia Noguer (1866-1946), Lídia de Cadaqués: fishmonger and innkeeper, friend of Dalí and Lorca, and the woman who believed for thirty years she was Eugeni d'Ors's Ben Plantada.
07In 1973 an Italian-Swiss architect cleared out an abandoned anchovy factory in Cadaqués to make room for art. Half a century later, Galeria Cadaqués – Huc Malla is still the village's most important gallery.
08On Avinguda Caritat Serinyana, the Quer family has run the same bakery since 1879: five generations, a Civil War along the way, and a brioche brought back from France.
09Jeweller Gemma Ridameya, the Taller de Tabakov, artist studios open to the public, and the shops of always: the Cadaqués you buy unhurried.
10Casa Anita, Es Baluard, El Marítim, Boia Nit, Es Grec: the historic restaurants and bars of Cadaqués, their families, and the stories behind them.
11The daily fish auction each morning at the Cadaqués harbour, the artisan anchovies of Quimeta and Eva, and where that fish ends up at lunchtime.
12The story of Compartir, the restaurant opened in Cadaqués in 2012 by Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch, and Mateu Casañas, head chefs at El Bulli.
13How Lanfranco Bombelli turned a Cadaqués anchovy factory into the gallery that first brought Duchamp, Beuys, Hockney, and Jasper Johns to Spain.
14The story of Pastisseria Quer in Cadaqués: founded in 1879, five generations of the same family, and a bakery that survived even the Civil War.
15A 2-day guide to Cadaqués and Cap de Creus: the old town and Santa Maria, Dalí's house in Portlligat, coves, fresh fish, and the shuttle bus to the lighthouse.
16A verified 2026 guide to the coves of Cap de Creus: Jugadora, Fredosa, Guillola, s'Alqueria and Sa Conca, with the lighthouse shuttle and swimming tips.
17Autumn and winter are Cadaqués at its best: the painters' light, the tramontana wind, and a village that's lived in again instead of just photographed.
18A guide to Dalí in Cadaqués and Portlligat: the House-Museum with compulsory booking, the avant-garde circle that visited him, and the Cap de Creus rocks that inspired his work.
19How to get to Cadaqués from Barcelona and Girona in 2026: by car via the AP-7 and the winding GI-614, Moventis Sarfa bus, train via Figueres, and where to park.
20How to park in Cadaqués in summer 2026: the Saba car park at the entrance, the free riera except Mondays, the car-free centre, and the shuttle to Cap de Creus.
21Cadaqués with kids: easy-access coves, Dalí's house in Portlligat, gentle kayaking in the bay, and where to eat with little ones, at an unhurried pace.
22Cadaqués in 24 hours: the old town and Santa Maria, Dalí's house in Portlligat, a swim, sunset at Cap de Creus, and a seafood dinner. Express 2026 route.
23A 2026 guide to the best day trips from Cadaqués: Portlligat on foot, Cap de Creus, Sant Pere de Rodes, the Roses citadel, and Dalí's Figueres.
24From Roses to Portbou: a guide to the northern Costa Brava, with the coves of Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Port de la Selva, and Llançà. Day routes and real advice.
25Car access to the Cap de Creus lighthouse is restricted in season. How the shuttle from Cadaqués works, what it costs, and how to walk up instead.
26Which coves of Cap de Creus lie inside the Strict Nature Reserve, which have open access, and which you can only reach on foot from Cadaqués or by sea.
27Compulsory advance booking, groups every 10 minutes, and a tiny capacity: how tickets for the Dalí House in Portlligat really work, and what to do if none are left.
28When the tramontana blows in Cadaqués, how long it lasts, and what to do on those days: what gets cancelled, which streets stay sheltered, and why the sky shines afterwards.
29The winding road from Roses, the bus from Barcelona, and where to really park in Cadaqués, plus the Monday market and the shuttle to Cap de Creus.
30A realistic calendar for off-season Cadaqués: the Dalí House-Museum's annual closure, the Festa Major d'hivern on 18 December, and the sea urchin months.
31The 14.8 km Camí Antic from Cadaqués to the Cap de Creus lighthouse, the GR-11 marker at the Peninsula's easternmost point, and the shorter alternative.
By road only: a winding route over the Pení mountains that ends right in the village. There's no train and no direct motorway access.
Not between roughly 20 June and 31 August: you have to park at Corral d'en Morell and take the shuttle bus up (about €7 return).
Yes, it's mandatory: capacity is limited and visitors enter in small groups on timed slots.
In early September, with fire runs, sardana dancing and giant figures.
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