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Places of interest in spain-Sitges


By Bartho Lomew at 2010-09-07 01:04:04
Sitges has always been a place that has captivated artists and various visitors. Many people believe that its secret lies in the light. This city has almost 300 days of sunshine a year. Thus painters, sculptors and writers in late nineteenth century settled here.

Above all, nature has been generous to Sitges. It also has the privilege of being located next to the Mediterranean Sea at the foot of the massif of Garraf. On a cultural level; the legacy is extraordinary, the art is alive and traditions are maintained with modernity. 

Sitges preserves important references from the medieval and ancient fishing village. Furthermore, it offers visitors an important architectural heritage. You can also enjoy a cosmopolitan character, thanks to the diversity of its population; Sitges is home to more than 70 different nationalities.

Now, let us look ahead! Sitges, the city of the XXI century, is based on innovation and creativity but it has never forgotten its roots. Sitges is a city that attracts and seduces. Furthermore, that is why it works on three intertwined lines: tourism, creativity and art.

Natural Park

Visiting the Natural Park of Garraf is a great opportunity to enjoy the exotic rocky landscape with many underground cavities formed by the action of water on the limestone and the crossed relief for dry streams embedded in the rocks.

Without doubt, one of the main attractions of Sitges is the beaches, where by living in contact with nature, you can know more about the idiosyncrasies of the inhabitants of the municipality.

There are a total of 17 beaches that stretch along the coast of Sitges. Above all, each has its own personality. They have the necessary facilities to offer to the visitors. The character of each beach helps you to have an experience of a different environment each time.

From fishing village to modern city

In medieval times, Sitges was a small fishing village where life was organized around Baluard Hill. There were the parish church, hospital, cemetery and a small group of houses within an enclosure. They were connected with the rest of town by a bridge at the end of Main Street. There are several towers, possibly built in the fourteenth century, that show that the entire village was fortified.


Centuries later, thanks to the initiative of artists, Sitges became a place of reference and outreach center of the Catalan Modernism. 


In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, there were many painters, sculptors, musicians and intellectuals who left traces that have remained until today.

Today Sitges is known as a cosmopolitan city that gathers people all around the world due to its culture and art.

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