La Pera is a municipality in Catalonia, north-eastern Spain. It includes the village of
Púbol
Púbol is a small town located in the municipality of La Pera, in the comarca (county) of Baix Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
The artist Salvador Dalí lived at the Castle of Púbol; in 1982, he was named "Marquis of D ...
. The
castle of Púbol
The Castle of Púbol or Gala Dalí Castle House-Museum ( ca, Castell de Púbol or ''Casa-Museu Castell Gala Dalí''; es, Castillo de Púbol or ''Casa-Museo Castillo Gala Dalí''), located in Púbol in the Comarques of Catalonia, comarca of Baix E ...
includes a
Gothic church
Gothic architecture (or pointed architecture) is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It e ...
with an altarpiece by
Bernat Martorell
Bernat Martorell (died 1452 in Barcelona) was the leading painter of Barcelona, in modern-day Spain. He is considered to be the most important artist of the International Gothic style in Catalonia. Martorell painted retable panels and Miniature ( ...
; 20th-century painter
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish Surrealism, surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarr ...
resided here with his wife.
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Government data pages
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Municipalities in Baix Empordà
Populated places in Baix Empordà