Salvador Dalí House-Museum · Portlligat
Fishermen's huts above a quiet cove, joined over forty years into rooms that all look out to sea.
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House and Olive Grove
Every fare is for the same visit: one date, one 10-minute entry, Dalí's rooms and studio with museum staff, then the Olive Grove for as long as you like.
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Adults 18 and over
€29 per person
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Students 18 and over with a valid student card
€23 per person
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Visitors aged 65 and over
€23 per person
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Young visitors aged 9 to 17
€23 per person
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Children aged 0 to 8 go free and need no fare. Each still takes one of the eight places, so add their ages when you book and we include them at no charge.
Our part of the bargain
Inside, eight at a time
The rooms are small, so the museum keeps the groups small too. This is how your visit runs, from the beach to the olive trees.
Portlligat from the shore
The bay, looking out towards Cap de Creus. 
A llaüt at its mooring in the cove. 
Terraced olive groves running down to the water. 
The house behind the moorings of the cove. The road in
Cadaqués sits at the end of one winding road over the hills, and Portlligat is a short walk beyond it. Plan the last hour as carefully as the visit.
Drive the AP-7 to exit 4 at Figueres, then the C-260 and GI-614 over the hills. Moventis coaches leave from Estació del Nord and take about two to three hours. A late-morning or afternoon slot is kinder than an early one.
Figueres has the nearest railway station and its own coach line to Cadaqués. The drive is short on the map but winds over the hills; allow at least an hour once you count parking and the walk to the cove.
The bus station is about 2 km from the house. Walk over the low hill north of the village and down to the beach at Portlligat. Parking by the cove is limited, so walking is often the calmer choice.
The time that matters is half an hour before your slot, when your ticket must be collected on the beach. Choose a slot that leaves room for traffic, parking and the walk, and tell us where you are staying if you would like a second opinion.
Visitor guide →Hut by hut, 1930 to 1982
Nothing at Portlligat was designed at once. Each room arrived when a neighbour sold, or when the couple needed one more.
In 1930 Salvador Dalí settled in a small fisherman's hut on the cove of Portlligat, a short walk over the hill from Cadaqués. He had come for the light and for the bare, wind-cut landscape of Cap de Creus. Over the next forty years he and Gala bought the huts beside it and joined them, room by room, into a home and a studio.
The result is a labyrinth of narrow passages and stairs at uneven levels, white outside and full of objects within. A stuffed polar bear stands at the entrance. Every window, whatever its shape, frames the bay. Dalí liked to say that from his bed he was the first person in Spain to see the sun rise.
Portlligat was the only house he lived in for good. After Gala died in 1982 he moved to Púbol and never came back. The house opened as a museum in 1997, kept much as they left it, and since 2009 visitors have also walked the outdoor spaces of the Olive Grove.
1930Dalí settles in a fisherman's hut
40 yearsOf joining hut to hut
Up to 8Visitors in each accompanied group
Cap de CreusThe peninsula's easternmost cape
Before you book
Yes. Every visitor needs a booking for a set date and entry time, whatever their age or fare. Online tickets are not sold for the same day, so book at least a day ahead, and further ahead in summer.
Small. The house is visited in groups of up to eight people, and a new group goes in every ten minutes from opening time. A member of museum staff walks each group through the rooms.
No. Staff accompany your group through the interior so the rooms are not crowded, but the visit is not a commentary tour. Guided tours of any kind need the museum's prior permission.
About an hour. The accompanied route through the rooms and studio takes around thirty minutes, then you walk the Olive Grove and courtyards at your own pace.
The museum asks every visitor to collect their ticket at the ticket office on the beach 30 minutes before the entry time. If you miss that, the ticket is cancelled and later entry depends on space that day. Treat the pickup time as your real start.
On the beach at Portlligat, beside the house: Platja de Portlligat s/n, 17488 Cadaqués. It is about 2 km from the bus station in Cadaqués, so leave time for the walk or for parking.
Students aged 18 or over with a valid student card. Bring the card to the ticket office; the museum checks proof for every reduced fare, and the same discounts apply to visitors from outside the EU.
Visitors aged 65 or over. Bring a passport, national ID card or driving licence that shows your age when you collect the ticket.
Yes, every visitor needs one. Children aged 0 to 8 go free and we add them to your booking at no charge, but each still takes a place in the group of eight. Ages 9 to 17 book their own fare.
Visitors aged 16 and 17 can. Under-16s must be accompanied by an adult, so book them into the same slot as the adult travelling with them.
Not inside. Medium and large bags, luggage, backpacks worn on the back and pushchairs stay at the left-luggage office on the ground floor, opposite the entrance. Bulky items and valuables are not accepted there, so travel light.
No. It grew out of fishermen's huts and has narrow, irregular staircases, so wheelchairs cannot get in and the route is hard going with limited mobility. Ask us before booking if you are unsure.
Yes, without flash. Tripods, selfie sticks and professional equipment are not allowed. Publishing photographs taken inside the house needs a licence from the Foundation, so keep interior shots for yourself.
From 7 January to 11 February, on 1 January and 25 December, and on Mondays from November to March apart from a few published Monday openings. From April to October it opens every day.
If you have not collected your ticket 30 minutes before your slot, the museum can cancel it without refund. Entry later that day is only possible if a group has space, so build in slack for the road and parking.
No. Casa Portlligat Ticket Concierge is an independent booking service. We book your visit with the museum on your behalf and email you the booking in your name; our price includes that service.
If the museum cancels your visit or closes the house on your date, you are refunded in full. Bookings are otherwise final once made, as the museum does not change or refund tickets for reasons outside its control.
Yes. Children aged 0 to 8 go free, but each needs a ticket and takes one of the eight places in the group. Add their ages when you book so the whole party is in the same slot.
Not online: the museum does not sell online tickets for the current day, and booking ahead is required for every visitor. Book at least a day before, and further ahead in summer.
The museum does not list one for the house. Staff accompany your group through the rooms, and the Olive Grove is walked at your own pace.
No. None of the Dalí museums has a café or restaurant, so bring water, especially in summer. Cadaqués has plenty of places to eat before or after your visit.
Sources: Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí: Salvador Dalí House-Museum · Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí: frequently asked questions · Casa Salvador Dalí, Portlligat: opening times · Casa Salvador Dalí, Portlligat: access conditions · Artist Studio Museum Network: Salvador Dalí House-Museum · Cadaqués: travel information Last checked:
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