Cadaqués leaves a deep mark, both on those it seduces and those it fails to captivate. The artist Antoni Muntadas first arrived in 1956, invited by some classmates. He stayed in a house owned by Coderch and Correa & Milà, before the emergence of the modern house phenomenon of Lanfranco Bombelli. "I came from Barcelona, ​​and it was a huge shock," Muntadas recalls. "I was struck by the fact that Cadaqués was a very different way of life, very transparent, above all cosmopolitan. The people I knew there were Belgian, French... Many have sold their houses to people from Barcelona, ​​and all this has changed." So Muntadas continued going despite all the difficulties, such as the winding roads, the north winds, the stony beaches and cold water, and the wine that turned sour. And together with others touched by Cadaqués, they began to popularize the term "Sadomasoqués."

Cadaqués is a land of artists. The list of great creators fascinated by the bohemian atmosphere and idyllic setting of this town at the foot of Cap de Creus is very long, from the 19th century to the present day. Shigeyoshi Koyama, Marc Aleu, and Richard Hamilton are three of the most important, and this summer, for the first time in history, the Alto Empordà municipality has dedicated a joint exhibition to them at the Cadaqués Gallery, which can be visited until August 24.