Creativity, artistic talent and cultural excellence have a special epicenter in Catalonia. Some artists recognized as universal geniuses have been born, trained, inspired and worked here. Great figures of the arts and culture that transcend space and time. Do you want to follow their inspiring footsteps? Don't worry, thanks to the thematic routes created, it will be like taking candy from a baby. These itineraries will take you to discover a Catalonia that you might not expect. From the most famous modernist buildings in Barcelona created by Antoni Gaudí, to the alleys of Horta de Sant Joan that inspired Pablo Picasso, passing through the luminosity of the Costa Brava that captured Salvador Dalí, the sound of the waves on the Costa Daurada listened by Pau Casals or the bright colors of the mountains of Camp de Tarragona that impressed Joan Miró... and much more. The itinerari Miró and the route Joan Miró. A very Barcelona-born surrealist will take you from the painter's city Barcelona, where the Miró Foundation is located, to the natural and rural landscapes of Mont-roig del Camp, where he acquired the Mas Miró and developed famous works of his first stage. Pablo Ruiz Picasso had a very intense relationship with Catalonia, where he arrived as a young man. Pablo Ruiz Picasso. Following the artist of a thousand faces guides you through some of the stages he frequented, both in Barcelona and in Horta de Sant Joan i Gósol, while the Ruta Picasso focuses on his stays in Terra Alta. The surrealist genius Salvador Dalí is the most illustrious man from Empordà and the route Triangle Dalinià is based on the three key places that best allow you to get to know him, both from the personal and artistic side: Figueres and the Dalí Theatre-Museum, Cadaqués and the Salvador Dalí House-Museum in Portlligat, and La Pera with the castle of Púbol. The most universal Catalan musician was Pau Casals, recognized as the best cellist of all time. The Pau Casals Route goes through the scenes of his life in Vendrell, where he was born, and in the villa that was built on Sant Salvador beach, currently home to the Pau Casals Museum. Modernist architecture marked a before and after in Catalan aesthetics. Antoni Gaudí was its greatest representative and there are numerous routes that retrace his steps and visit his constructions. Antoni Gaudi. The modernist genius in Barcelona keeps his legacy in the city, while the itinerary Antoni Gaudí. The modernist genius in Catalonia reviews the works he left in places such as Reus, Santa Coloma de Cervelló or La Pobla de Lillet. But he was not the only distinguished architect who gave rise to Catalan modernism, there are other big names like those of Josep Puig i Cadafalch< /a> or Lluís Domènech i Montaner, and they also excelled and nowadays have visits linked to their creations. Some of the most admired Catalan writers also have literary routes to trace their experiences in Catalonia. From Josep Pla and Mercè Rodoreda to Miquel Martí i Pol and Carlos Ruiz Zafón, passing through Jacint Verdaguer, Santiago Rusiñol and Joan Maragall. Let yourself be inspired by the paths of their genius.