Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sight Beaches
Place to Eat eF & Gi
Place to Drink Bar Voramar
Top Tip
To find out the latest gay nightlife hotspots, head to the Parrots Hotel ( GOOGLE MAP ;
938 94 13 50; www.parrotshotel.com ; Calle de Joan Tarrida 16; s/d from €109/120; mid-Feb-Oct;
) ; and if you're coming to Sitges for the bacchanalian weeklong Carnaval in February/
March, book well ahead.
Getting There & Away
Car The best road from Barcelona is the C32 tollway. More scenic is the C31, which
hooks up with the C32 after Castelldefels, but it is often busy and slow.
Train From about 6am to 10pm four R2 rodalies trains an hour run to Barcelona's Passeig
de Gràcia and Estació Sants (€4.10, 27 to 46 minutes).
Need to Know
Location 35km southwest of Barcelona
Tourist Office ( GOOGLE MAP ; 938 94 42 51; www.sitgestur.cat ; Plaça de E Maristany 2;
10am-2pm & 4-6.30pm or 8pm Mon-Sat, 10am-2pm Sun)
SIGHTS
The most beautiful part of Sitges is the headland area, where noble Modernista palaces and
mansions strike poses in the streets around the striking Església de Sant Bartomeu i Santa
Tecla ( GOOGLE MAP ) , with the blue sea as a backdrop.
BEACHES
BEACHES
The main beach is flanked by the attractive seafront Passeig Maritim, dotted with chiringui-
tos (beachside bars) and divided into nine sections with different names by a series of break-
waters. The Sant Sebastià ( GOOGLE MAP ) , Balmins and D'aiguadolç beaches run east of
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