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Sitges

Few resorts can boast the privileges of Sitges; a breath-taking landscape, seventeen beaches that stretch along four kilometres of coastline, well sheltered by Garraf massif, a full cultural life and busy festive calendar, first rate tourist facilities and its own dazzling light.

These are just some of the reasons why Sitges has earned international prestige. Its microclimate (more than 300 sunny days in the year) and its prime location (fifteen minutes from Barcelona airport and twenty from the city) make it one of the Mediterranean, where you can be sure of finding priceless peace and quiet but at the same time, can enjoy the bustling atmosphere of a cosmopolitan centre.

Visitors seeking culture will find plenty to satisfy them in Sitges. The town's three museums form one of the country's most interesting heritage circuits. The intense cultural life and the organisation of mass events like film, theatre, music, jazz and tango festivals make Sitges today a cultural capital of prestige.

Being a fishing town, in a wine growing area, has been a major factor in the development of quality local cuisine in which fish and seafood are fundamental. But in the restaurants a variety of other dishes are available that are bound to be attractive and interesting to lovers of good food. The most popular Sitges dish is the "Xato". Xato is typical for Carnival, and it has been eaten for over a century. Sitges' most typical drink is "Malvasia de Sitges" a dessert wine that is produced using traditional methods.

The full calendar of "fiestas" and activities leaves no time for boredom in Stiges. More than thirty events - many of them international - make life one long fiesta. Perhaps the most outstanding are: Carnival, the Veteran Car Rally, Corpus Christi (thousands of carnations cover the streets with floral carpets), Fiesta Major (the annual town fiesta) and the Grape Harvest Festival.

Regarding sport practice, visitors are able to choose amongst nautical activities (Sitges has three pleasure ports: Aiguadolc, Garraf and Port Ginesta), golf (a 18 hole field), horse riding, tennis, swimming, bicycle promenade, bowling, visits to the Natural Park Garraf (10,000 hectares of green), etc. The nightlife in Sitges is unbeatable. Discothèques, bars, pubs and cafes make Sitges as one of the most fun, vibrant places on the Mediterranean.

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