Sitges Beaches and Shopping Guide
The Beaches in Sitges + The principal shopping Streets in the Centre. Historic buildings and picturesque streets
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Sitges Maricel Palace - Palau de Maricel
Spectacular palace built (1913 to 1918) for American millionaire industrialist Charles Deering by Miquel Utrillo to serve as a home & place to display his art collection
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Sitges Cau Ferrat house and Maricel Art Gallery
Former home of artist Santiago Rusiñol now a museum that exhibits his art and collections. Art, furniture and sculptures by important Spanish modernist artists
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Sitges Stämpfli foundation Contemporary art gallery
Contemporary art gallery located in former fish market in Sitges. Opened in 2011 and founded by paintor Peter Stämpfli and wife Anna Maria Stämpfli
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Events in Sitges Day Trip 2024
- late February/early march: The Sitges Carnival is one of the oldest in Catalonia. A wild and merry atmosphere, with two main events: the street parades on Sunday and Tuesday. Sitges carnival 2024 runs from Thursday 8th of February till Wednesday 14th of February.
- Mid March: The Barcelona to Sitges International Vintage Car Rally is an enormous social spectacle which has been held since 1959 and brings together classic cars and motorcycles from before 1924, the majority of which belong to private collections. The drivers and their passengers, in period dress, arrive in Sitges from Barcelona via the Garraf coastline. More than 15 motorcycles and 60 cars, all of them vintage, took part in the last rally.
- 23rd April: is Saint George's Day (Sant Jordi). This is the traditional Catalan day for couples and the tradition is that women give men a book and men give women a rose so Passeig de la Ribera is full of book stalls and florists.
- June: is Gay pride Sitges. This international festival which, in 2019, held its tenth annual edition, has become one of the most important in the Mediterranean. Open to everyone and set among the town and its beaches, this occasion offers concerts, parades and parties by the sea. Gay Pride Sitges 2024 is from June 5th to June 9th. Renfe put on additional trains to return to Barcelona late in the evening.
- June: is Corpus Christi. where the streets are lined with carpets of flowers on Corpus Christi Sunday. The town's main streets wake up covered in carpets of flowers made by the local neighbours after working tirelessly through the night. In the afternoon, the flower carpets serve as a guide for the religious procession led by giant figurines. Corpus Cristi 2024 in Sitges is celebrated From the 30th of May to the 9th of June with the flowers in the streets on the 2nd of June 2023.
- Fiesta major de Sitges. This is a big street party in the town, held in celebration of the town's patron saint, Sant Bartomeu (Saint Bartholomew).
Fiesta major de Sitges 2024 is celebrated 23rd to 24th of August 2024 with the fireworks display on 23rd of August - Beginning of October: is the Sitges international film festival. and takes place in the Melia Sitges hotel. This is like a mini Cannes film festival and it focuses on fantasy films.
Sitges film festival 2023 takes place from Thursday 3rd October to Sunday 13th October 2023. - End November-mid december: is Sitges Christmas Market. Selling arts and crafts goods and Sitges Christmas market selling traditional Catalan Christmas goods and decorations. At La Fragata beach and at the foot of the Sant Bartomeu (Saint Bartholomew) Church.
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Getting to Sitges Day Trip 2024
- By Train: The Rodalies R2 train from Barcelona-Estació de França, Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia and Barcelona-Sants takes only 35 minutes to get to Sitges and runs a daily frequent service of two to three trains every hour. Trains run every 45 to 60 minutes from 06:00h till around 22:00h. See the Train map in the documents section.
Note:Trains on the R2 train line will terminate at Vilanova I la Geltrú or Sant Vicenç de Calders with the Sant Vicenç de Calders trains making less intermediate stops between Barcelona and Sitges.
Train Tip: These are double deck trains so sit on the top deck on the left side with respect to the direction of travel to get good views of the beaches, rocky coastline and small villages on the way to Sitges. - By Bus: Use the e16 Plana bus service. This is an express bus service from Barcelona direct to Sitges. Busses run approximately 15 minutes during peek hours and every 30 minutes during the rest of the day from Plaça de Catalunya in Barcelona.
- By Car: Take the C31 motorway leaving Barcelona and follow it onto the C32. Take the exit 30 or 31 sign posted to Sitges. Parking Retiro - Carrer d'Angel Vidal 17, Sitges or Continental parking or Nou Mercar Parking.
Where to Eat Sitges Day Trip 2024
The gastronomy of Catalonia is rich and varied. In the mountainous regioins typical food is grilled meats, stews and grilled vegetables. In the coastal towns and villages it is the typical Mediterranean diet of fish and seafood with fresh vegetables, olives and olive oil rice and pasta. Paella will be served in almost every restaurant.
My recommended places to look for restaurants are behind Sant Sebastià beach or along passeig de la Ribera which is the palm tree lined boulevard on the beach front from the church going south.
In the centre of town I can recommend the El Merci Sitges Sitges restaurant or any of the restaurants in the small passages in this area.
Note: Breakfast is from 08:00 to 10:30 ish, Lunch is from 13:30 to 15:30 ish, Dinner is from 19:30 to 22:00 ish.
Sitges is an absolute hive of great restaurants and to make this list small, I have only included places where I have eaten.
Documents for Sitges Day Trip 2024
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