Garraf Park Office at La Pleta

The Garraf Park office is in the La Pleta farmhouse, on the Rat Penat to Plana Novella road, in the municipality of Sitges. It is the park's information point and its management headquarters: from here the town councils, the residents living inside the protected area and the Natural Parks Management Service of the Diputació de Barcelona are coordinated. For the visitor it is the place to ask about routes, pick up information and leave the car before walking.

The farmhouse

La Pleta was built in 1894 as a livestock farmhouse, and the Diputació de Barcelona attributes its design to the Modernista architect Francesc Berenguer i Mestres. The Diputació bought and restored it to turn it into a park facility. The office highlights the panoramic view from the farmhouse.

Opening hours and contact

It opens Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 13:30, and at weekends and public holidays from 10:00 to 15:00. The office telephone is 690 045 560 and the email, [email protected]. For information and activity bookings, the CIMA team answers on 937 855 461 and at [email protected].

Services

The office offers personalised information, a permanent exhibition and a self-guided route around the farmhouse. It has free parking, toilets, a water fountain, a defibrillator and a charging point for electric bikes.

The park lends adapted equipment free of charge, with booking, for people with reduced mobility: handbikes, wheels that attach to a wheelchair and adapted guides to flora and fauna. Book in advance to make sure it is available on the day you go.

Getting there

By car, the park points to the AP-7 (exits 28, 29 and 30) and the C-32 and C-31, with exit 41 towards Les Botigues or 42 towards Port Ginesta-Garraf. From there you follow the road towards Plana Novella to km 3.5. Without a car, the usual way is to get off the train at the Garraf stop and walk up the GR 92, about 3.5 km with sea views: the route is in from Garraf stop to La Pleta. No public transport enters the park.

What to do from La Pleta

La Pleta is the point you pass on the climb to La Morella, the highest summit of the Garraf massif. Very close, at Palau Novella, the Buddhist community that occupies the Modernista mansion offers guided visits to the Sakya Tashi Ling monastery. If you go in summer, set out early, because the paths are almost always in full sun, and fill your bottle at the farmhouse fountain before you start walking.