Sitges Near Barcelona: A Brief Guide To Sitges

It certainly is Sitges near the city of Barcelona,Certainly, Beaches are the main attractions of
where you can find one of the liveliest & hippestSitges. The town really has a number of clean
gay scenes on the coastal Spain. Sitges is lovelysandy beaches. Most of the beaches have
town located some 40 kilometers south west ofshowers, refreshment stalls, and sunloungers
Barcelona. The town is celebrated worldwide foravailable on rent. La Platja de la Bossa Rodona,
its Film Festival and Carnival. It is widely knowndirectly below the Picnic Restaurant on the
for its highly visited beaches, nightspots, andseafront, is a famous gay beach in the centre of
historical sites. Its beaches are extremely colorfultown. Platja Sant Sebastià, Platja dels Balmins
and beautiful.- famous for mixed nudey bathing, Platja
Sitges is the place known for its wonderful culturald'Aiguadolç, and Dead Man's Beach - a nudist
congregation, which really makes it an internationalbeach at Cala del Home Mort are some other
city. Its dwellers are from the Netherlands, Greatfamous beaches in Sitges.
Britain, France, and Scandinavia, and it is oftenSitges has fantastic shopping facilities. You can
frequented by the tourists from all over theliterally get everything from clothes, beach
globe. The mesmeric town is home to a numberaccessories & footwear, foods, drinks & other
of luxury quality hotels, which make it one of theprovisions, tobacco products, newspapers,
most coveted destinations in the Mediterraneanmedicines, health products, internet services,
region.books, gifts, to car rentals, postal services, and
Sitges is known for its Gay or LGBT tourism. It iscurrency exchange. Sitges has plenty of cafes
one of the most popular gay holiday spots in theand restaurants serving a wide variety of
Europe. Gays & lesbians visit the town in July andinternational cuisines suiting every taste including
August to enjoy the gay life of Sitges. You canThai, Japanese, Indonesian, French and Chinese.
really find a number of gay-friendly hotels,Sitges is widely famous for its carnival that is
accommodations, bars, restaurants, places to eatcelebrated between the months of February and
drink/dance, clubs, saunas, and shops in Sitges.March every year. The celebrations featuring
Gay bars are located mainly in three areas -children's ruas, or Carnival parades, folk dances,
around the main drag of Calle Dos de Mayo, whichand xatonades begin on Dijous Gras, or Fatty
is locally known as Sin Street, in the older part ofThursday. The Rua de la Disbauxa, or the
Sitges off Calle Mayor, and in the triangle boundedDebauchery Parade, on Sunday night and the Rua
by Calle Espalter, Calle San Francisco andde l'Extermini, or Extermination Parade, on
pedestrianised Parellades.Tuesday night are the two most remarkable
Sitges also has plenty for Lesbians! Of course,events of the carnival.
you can find numerous lesbian friendly bars,Surely, Sitges has something for art lovers also.
restaurants, and places in Sitges. Marypili on CarrerThe town has iota of museums, which include Cau
Joan Tarrida is a great place for the SpanishFerrat Museum, Maricel Museum, and Museu
resident lesbians and tourists. The bar is knownRomàntic "Can Llopis". Cau Ferrat exhibits a lot
for its good music, drinks and excellent coffee.of paintings and sculptures at the house that was
Blues Bar on Sin Street, El Piano (Santonce owned by Santiago Russiñol, a
Bonaventura), and Pay Pay on Sin Street aremodernist painter.
some other well known places for lesbians.