Hello! I am traveling with my 10-year old in April - coming from Barcelona to Cadaques (where we'll spend 2 nights). I think Dali's work and quirkiness would be fun for a kid and I like to expose her to different styles, but I wouldn't say we are huge fans who want to spend a large amount of our short time in that region with Dali. We probably won't see both, do you think we are better off with the Theatre Museum or the house? The former we'd see en route to Cadaques (we are traveling by train), the second we'd walk to our full day in Cadaques instead. Thank you!
Posted by
Boise, ID, USA
2179 posts
I'd go for the house, not that I didn't enjoy both. But a smaller dose for a 10-year-old might be better.
Posted by
Barcelona
109 posts
Go for the Theatre Museum — much more to see and experience.
Spent three nights in Cadaqués just two weeks ago. Walked over to Port Lligat and visited Dalí's house. I'm not so sure a 10 year old would think it fun. It's a house and studio filled with not so interesting knick-knacks - stuffed animals, fake bookshelves and the like. There are scant vestiges of Dalí's work — and nothing that would excite or inspire a 10 year old — unless they are into walking sticks and stuffed bears and swans.
Posted by
Barcelona (Catalonia)
2942 posts
Two nights in Cadaqués and you're not travelling by car?... what will you do "stuck" for a full 24h in Cadaqués? I mean, it's a very beautiful and enchanting town, but it's quite small to be there for two nights with a 10 yo, even if you arrive in the afternoon of the first day and leave in the morning of the third.
if you like nature and like to walk, explore the "camí de ronda", a set of trails by the seafront alongside the coast from the top to bottom of Costa Brava, more than 135 miles: this for an introduction https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/camino-de-ronda-coastal-path-hike/ and this to download the free guide from the Tourism Office: https://empordaturisme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CALESiCAMINS_EMPORDA_CAT-EN-DIGI.pdf
Posted by
NC
241 posts
Have not been to the house but totally loved the Theatre Museum. The museum is chocked full of quirky/incredible/bizarre exhibits, some of which are interactive. There are a few hallways lined with sketches that a 10 year old might find boring but, otherwise, plenty of things that will fascinate. And, if of interest, the small jewel collection is amazing.
Posted by
Walnut Creek, CA
548 posts
I've toured both. I think a 10 year old would like the Museum in Figueres better (Much more stuff to see and be amazed with) than the small house in Cadaques.