SALVADOR DALÍ’S BOAT IN PORTLLIGAT
Gala was Salvador Dalí’s personal boat, moored beside his home in Portlligat. From its deck, he explored the Cap de Creus coastline and it’s surreal landscapes that appeared in his paintings.
THE ORIGINS OF GALA
Origins
In the early 1950s, Dalí noticed a fishing boat lying abandoned on the beach of l’Estartit named Milagros. Dalí fell in love with it, so he restored and renamed the boat Gala — offering it as a gift to his lifelong partner and muse.
From its deck, Dalí navigated the coastline of Cap de Creus — a landscape whose light and geology would become inseparable from his artistic world.
Sailing Cap de Creus
During his years in Portlligat, Dalí owned three boats named Gala. One is preserved today within the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, and another smaller Gala remains along the shores of Portlligat.
This Gala that continues to sail is the larger of Dalí’s boats. She continues to trace the same rugged coastline with it’s surreal rock formations and hidden bays that once inspired the genius of Dalí.
Continuity & Stewardship
In his will, Salvador Dalí entrusted Gala to his private skipper Arturo Caminada - a gesture reflecting years of shared voyages along the Cap de Creus coast. Today, the boat remains privately owned.
In 2026, Bella Mar Cadaqués S.L. began the long-term management of Gala, ensuring its preservation while introducing a carefully developed cultural experience of shared and private voyages.
GALA TODAY
Gala is not preserved behind glass.
She still moves across the waters of Cap de Creus.
Today, small groups depart from Portlligat to trace the same coastline Dalí once explored — swimming in its hidden coves and discovering the landscapes that shaped his imagination.
