Salvador Dali was born in Figures and ended his life there.
The town is home to the Salvador Dali museum which is well worth seeing. However, there is little else in the town to commend it and you'd be better moving on to Cadaqués once you've seen the museum.
Cadaqués is a still charming seaside resort. It's quite small and incredibly packed in the Summer season as indeed is the museum in Figures so, if you can, it's best to visit both slightly outside the main tourist season. There isn't much accommodation in Cadaqués but you'll find hotels in abundance in the neighbouring resort of Roses.
In addition to this area, Dali spend a good deal of time in both Madrid and Paris which we'll be touching on in the articles for those cities.
This area is in Catalonia and therefore it's best to speak English than to try out your Spanish.
The nearest airport is Girona/Gerona (GRO) which is served mainly by Ryanair. Barcelona (BCN) gives you a much greater selection of flights and airlines.
Figures is on the main Perpignan to Barcelona trainline. You'd be best to rent a car to reach Cadaqués.
