Figueres
Sign in to saveFigueres (; ) is the capital city of Alt Empordà County, in the Girona region, Catalonia, Spain. The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Dalí Theatre and Museum, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors. It is also the birthplace of Narcís Monturiol, inventor of the first successful machine-powered submarine. Also born here was Mónica Naranjo, one of the best-selling Spanish singers of the 1990s and 2000s.
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Figueres is a town in northeastern Spain that serves as the capital of Alt Empordà County in Catalonia. It's most famous as the birthplace of surrealist artist Salvador Dalí and home to the Dalí Theatre and Museum, which he designed himself and which draws significant numbers of visitors.
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Figueres (; ) is the capital city of Alt Empordà County, in the Girona region, Catalonia, Spain. The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Dalí Theatre and Museum, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors. It is also the birthplace of Narcís Monturiol, inventor of the first successful machine-powered submarine. Also born here was Mónica Naranjo, one of the best-selling Spanish singers of the 1990s and 2000s.
==History== The town's name derives from that of Ficaris, of Visigoth origin. In 1267, King James I of Aragon granted it fuero rights, but four years later Count Ponç IV of Empúries set the town on fire.