Maybe it is the landscape, the tramuntana wind, or the history stretching back millennia or a bit of everything together. It is hard to say why the Baix Empordà has been and still is home to unique and outstanding artists who have found an ideal setting here to find inspiration and create.
Josep Pla i Casadevall (Palafrugell, 1897–Llofriu, 1981) is one of the most important figures in Catalan literature. He is regarded by many as the best prose writer in the Catalan language and he is the most prolific contemporary Catalan author.
Salvador Dalí (Figueres, 1904–Figueres, 1989) is the Empordà’s universal artist. With a unique and internationally recognised body of work, he has become an icon of contemporary culture.
Mercè Rodoreda i Gurguí (Barcelona, 1908–Romanyà de la Selva, 1983) is one of the most important Catalan literary voices. She is a key figure, not just for understanding contemporary literature in Catalan but also for examining the individual and collective experience...
Carmen Amaya i Amaya (Barcelona, 1913–Begur, 1963) was born in a Gypsy family in the Barcelona neighbourhood of Somorrostro. From a very young age, her life was linked to dance and the culture of flamenco.
Lluís Llach i Grande (Girona, 1948) is the most important contemporary Catalan singer-songwriter, not just because of his long musical career, but also thanks to his connection to political, social and national causes.
