Figueras, capital of the Alt Empordà, extends on a level one located in the province of Girona. Well-known being the home of Salvador Dalí, this city with deep Catalan roots, it offers to the visitor the opportunity to visit the Theater Dalí Museum, dedicated to the genius of the surrealista painting. A cultural assortment completed with several museums and a full calendar of festivales and events throughout the year.

Figueras also has an important monument legacy, between which they emphasize his medieval walls and the castle of Sant Ferran, as well as examples of the modernist and neoclassic architecture. In addition to the many attractions of Figueras, its excellent location between the Pyrenees and the Costa Brava is added.

Figueras is a full city of attractive tourist. In the outskirts, the Castle of Sant Ferran, a strength construída in century XVIII, dominates the city from the stop of the mountain, with a perimeter of than three kilometers, more turning it most extensive of Europe. The historical center of Figueras conserves rest of the old medieval wall that defended the city like the Seat of the City council, remodelada in neoclassic style and in the zone around the Magre street we found the district Jewish. The Boulevard is the main place to walk and the true commercial heart of the city, place where they are concentrated most of buildings of the middle-class of centuries XIX and XX Emphasize the great amount of modernist buildings like Cusi House, House Puig-Soler and Casa Salleras and between those of neoclassic style, the Bonaterra House, House of the Progrès Coffee and the Polideseia House. As far as the religious architecture, it emphasizes the parochial church of Sant Pere. Construída in reconstruída style Romanesque and in gothic style in century XIV. Later, other elements like transepto were añasdidos and the apse in century XVIII. Other interesting buildings are the medieval chapel of Sant Sebastià, remodelada to prinicipios of the century XVII, and the Convent of the Capuchinos, a complex building construído in century XVIII. Without a doubt most characteristic of the city it is the figure of Salvador Dalí. The Theater Dalí Museum, located in the old municipal theater, has become of the main cultural places of the city. Designed by the same artist, it contains an important exhibition of his you number works that allow to make a route through the race of the teacher of the surrealismo.

The place was extended with the Galatea tower where the genius died. The kitchen of Figueras combines raw materials of the sea and the mountain. From the near coast the fish, cooked comes boiled, to the furnace, the grill or in sauce. Also other prescriptions of meat of chicken or rabbit with lobster and calf with vegetables are typical, accompanied by mushrooms or fruits. In order to accompany this food it is possible to be chosen one of excellent wines and diggings etiquerados under the denomination of Brave Ampurda'n-Costa origin. The popular wine "Novell" (pink) as well as red the sweet and young wines, also must be mentioned.