Sitges

Sitges is a lovely town, some 35 Km south of Barcelona in Spain.

Get in

From Barcelona: You can get there by train or by car. The easiest way is by the Spanish Railways (RENFE). The journey by train from Barcelona costs around €2.30, and takes around 35 minutes. Direct trains leave from Passeig de Gràcia or Sants stations - from Plaça de Catalunya a change is required at Barcelona-Sants. There are four trains an hour - two fast trains and two stoping trains.

By car, there are two routes - either via the C-31 (a local road which winds its way around the cliff faces) or the C-32 (a toll motorway). The C-32 is recommended for speed and safety, however it costs around €5, while the C-31 is free.

By Air, the closest airports are Barcelona airport (Sitges is accessible by train, changing at El Prat de Llobregat) or Reus (Sitges is accessible by train changing at either Sant Vicenç de Calders or Vilanova i la Geltrú).

See

• Cau Ferrat: This house was owned by Santiago Russiñol, a Modernist painter that gave a lot of life to the movement. Many parties where held here, and now you can see paitnings, sculptures, etc. The name comes from cau, that means something like place and ferrat, that means made of iron, since the place has many decorative items made of these materials.

Do

• The thing that everybody does: Going to the beach! It's a quite famous one.

There are 11 beaches of varying sizes. The most famous one is perhaps Platja de St Sebastian, located just northeast of the Cau Ferrat.

• Sitges is a well known gay resort, and as such is has a busy nightlife, both gay and straight.

Sleep

• Hotel Celimar, Passeig De La Ribera, 18. Tel. (+34) 93 811 01 70. Modest rooms, with bath & shower, facing onto the beach front, about 30 minutes drive or train west out of Barcelona. About €100 per night for a double room.
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External links

http://www.sitges.es/ City of Sitges official website (Only in Calalan)

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