One of our day trips from Barcelona in November 2022 was to nearby Figueres, which is mostly famous as the hometown of Salvador Dali and the site of his museum. He designed the museum himself, so it’s not just a posthumous tribute – the building is quite the work of art too. Mother HH and I do not have very wild taste in art, so I was a bit worried that this trip would fall flat – but it was a huge hit!

There was lots of really weird stuff, but also some much simpler art that we could both grasp. And this kind of eased us into the stranger items as well – it was a really interesting museum to wander around.

You will probably want to book in advance – we were there on a week day in November and it was absolutely packed. Be warned that they really do keep to the timings on your ticket, there’s no sneaking in early.

There’s only one all-vegan restaurant in Figueres, and it is just a few minutes away from the museum, so it’s very easy to pop in and get some sustenance before or after your wander around the museum. Again, reservations might be wise, as Integral Figueres is such a small place.

At lunch time it serves a menu of the day. I don’t think we had any choice for our main but there may have been two choices of soup, and we both went for the miso soup. I love miso and this was fine but unremarkable.

The main consisted of a kind of onion tart and a mixed salad plate with rice, lentils, sweet potato slices, and lots of vegetables. To be honest, this is not my kind of meal – I like a lot of control over different elements, and significantly smaller portions of salad. But it was all fine, plus good fuel after the museum, and Mother HH really enjoyed it (she loves a salad). So it’s definitely worth a visit if you’re in Figueres for the museum and want a guaranteed vegan meal. Even though the vegan options in Figueres don’t look wild at first glance, if you’re interested in seeing the Dali museum it’s still definitely worthwhile to go.