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Visit Sitges

Sea, heritage and hills 35 km from Barcelona. A practical guide written by people who live here.

Beaches

Sitges has 17 beaches along its coast, from Les Botigues to Les Anquines. The most central —la Fragata, below the church, Sant Sebastià and la Ribera— are a few minutes’ walk from the centre; further west, la Barra and Terramar are quieter.

Lifeguards

May to October

On the main beaches, phased in at the start of the season.

Blue Flag 2025

9 beaches

Les Botigues, Garraf, Aiguadolç, Balmins, Sant Sebastià, la Ribera, l’Estanyol, la Barra and Terramar.

With a dog

Vallcarca beach

In high season it is the only beach in Sitges where dogs are allowed.

Old town and heritage

Church

Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla

Overlooking the sea, the symbol of Sitges.

Sitges museums

Cau Ferrat, Maricel and Romàntic Can Llopis

Art, Modernisme and Santiago Rusiñol’s house.

Walk

The “Americanos” route

Houses built by locals who made their fortune in Cuba.

Museums and heritage in the directory

13 places

The Garraf

Garraf Natural Park covers more than 12,000 hectares of limestone massif by the sea: dwarf fan palms, dry-stone huts and views over the coast. The information centre is at La Pleta, the Güell family’s former Modernista hunting lodge.

From Sitges

GR 5 · Sender dels Miradors

One-way to Olesa de Bonesvalls: 17.6 km, about 4 h 35 min.

From La Pleta

GR 92 · Camí de les Costes

To Garraf village: 4.5 km, about 2 h 30 min.

For everyone

La Pleta botanical trail

About 1.3 km and 40 min; 650 m suitable for reduced mobility.

La Pleta information centre · Ctra. de Rat Penat a Plana Novella, km 3.5 · +34 93 597 18 19 · 8 am–3 pm.

In summer the park may close on days of high wildfire risk: check before you go, carry water and avoid the hottest hours.

Getting here and around

Train

Rodalies R2 Sud

From Barcelona; timetables and alerts at rodalies.gencat.cat ↗

Bus

Bus Garraf

Sitges–Barcelona (Plaça Universitat) and Sitges–Airport (T1).

Car

C-32 / C-31

Garraf motorway or the coast road. In summer, public transport is easier.