# Sitges

A seafaring town with a church above the sea, 2.5 km of seafront promenade and the museums Santiago Rusiñol left behind, 40 minutes from Barcelona by train. Beach and culture in a day.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/sitges · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## How do I get there and where do I start?

By train, without a second thought: the Rodalies R2 Sud leaves from Estació de França, Passeig de Gràcia and Sants and drops you at Sitges station, ten minutes' walk from the sea. By car it is about 40 minutes from Barcelona and a little less from Tarragona, but in summer parking near the centre is hard. From El Prat airport, take the train to El Prat de Llobregat and from there the R2 Sud in the opposite direction: about 24 minutes more.

The tourist office is right next to the station, on Plaça Eduard Maristany, and is a good starting point: from there begins the route past the americanos' houses, and you go down to the sea along the streets of the centre.

## What can I see in a day?

The natural order is from the station to the sea. First, the americanos' houses, built by Sitges natives who made their fortunes in Cuba and the former colonies and came back to build mansions: along Carrer Francesc Gumà, Illa de Cuba and Sant Bartomeu, many now converted into hotels. Then the old town: Plaça del Baluard with the church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla, the Punta, from the 17th century; Carrer de Fonollar, with the Cau Ferrat, the house-workshop of Santiago Rusiñol, and the Maricel complex; and Carrer d'en Bosc, the oldest, beside the old wall.

In the afternoon, the seafront promenade: 2.5 km with eight urban beaches on one side and Modernista and Noucentista villas on the other. It takes half an hour if you don't stop, which is hard. From Sant Sebastià you can continue along the Paseo de Balmins to the Aiguadolç harbour.

## What are the beaches like?

Sitges is the Catalan municipality with the most blue-flag beaches: among them la Ribera, Sant Sebastià, Balmins, l'Estanyol, la Barra, Terramar and Aiguadolç. There are lifeguards from May to October; in 2026, from 25 June to 31 August, from 10:00 to 19:00. All the beaches are smoke-free. Further south, towards Vilanova, the cliffs of Els Colls i Miralpeix hide coves that can only be reached on foot or by sea, such as l'Home Mort; guided kayak tours of about three hours leave from Les Anquines beach.

## Where can I eat and where can I sleep?

To eat facing the sea, the Paseo de la Ribera: the Fragata, at the foot of the Punta, is open every day, including Sunday lunchtime, and the Maricel closes on Tuesdays; both specialise in rice dishes. If you prefer tapas, El Pou, in the centre, serves lunch from Friday to Sunday.

To sleep without a car, the americanos' houses on Carrer Illa de Cuba, two minutes from the station: the Hotel Noucentista and the Hotel El Xalet, the latter with a pool. Facing the sea, the Hotel Casa Vilella. With children, a tent or a motorhome, the campsite HolaCamp Sitges Garrofer, on the outskirts.

## Dónde está
- Cerca: Garraf Coves (a 8.2 km), Penedès (a 21.1 km), Barcelona (a 34.6 km), Montserrat (a 39.7 km)

## Qué hacer
- **La Punta, the Old Town and the Seafront Promenade** (2.5 km · All ages · Self-guided · free): What it is
It is the basic Sitges walk: the old town around La Punta and then the 2.5 km of the Passeig Marítim, with the sea on one side and, on the other, modernista and Noucentista villas, restaurants, hotels and the streets that come down from the centre. It is flat, free and self-guided. Walking without stopping, the seafront promenade takes half an hour, but with stops at beaches, terraces and museums it turns into a whole morning.
The old town, step by step

Plaça del Baluard and La Punta. It is one of Sitges's viewpoints, over the sea, and the gateway to the old town. Here stands the parish church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla, from the 17th century, which people call La Punta: the most recognisable silhouette in the town.
Carrer de Fonollar. Turning east from the square, you reach the street of the Museu del Cau Ferrat and the Maricel complex, with the Museu de Maricel and the Palau de Maricel.
The Vidal-Quadras bulwark. At the end of Fonollar, the viewpoint over Sant Sebastià beach, one of the favourites of Sitges families.
Carrer de la Davallada. From Fonollar, to the left along Carrer de Sant Joan, you see the remains of the medieval wall.
Carrer d'en Bosc. It is the oldest street in Sitges: it follows the wall, with an irregular layout and dressed-stone doorways. Here is the Palau del Rei Moro, a Gothic building in the Catalan architectural heritage inventory.

The seafront promenade
From La Punta, go down the steps of the church: that is where the Passeig Marítim begins, running along the seafront. Over 2.5 km you pass up to eight urban beaches, beach bars and restaurants, and, in some stretches, modernista and Noucentista houses and villas. On the way you may also come across the Craft Fair (Feria de Artesanía).
If you want to go on: towards the harbour
The seafront continues east: from the Vidal-Quadras viewpoint climb to the Sant Sebastià hermitage, continue on foot along the Passeig de Balmins and, in the direction of the Hotel Melià, go down the steps of Carrer de la Bufera to the Port de Sitges-Aiguadolç. The route can also be done the other way round, starting at the harbour.
The museums on the way
On Carrer de Fonollar, the Cau Ferrat and the Museu de Maricel share a single €12 ticket; the Palau de Maricel costs €12 and the Fundació Stämpfli, €7. Under-17s don't pay, and on the first Wednesday of every month admission is free. Cau Ferrat and Maricel open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00 from November to March and 10:00 to 19:00 from April to October; they close on Mondays. The Palau de Maricel is visited with a guide, at fixed times published by Museus de Sitges.
Getting there
By train, the Rodalies R2 Sud drops you at Sitges station, about ten minutes' walk from the sea; from Barcelona it is about 40 minutes. The tourist office is next to the station, in Plaça Eduard Maristany. By car it takes the same without traffic, but in summer parking near the centre is hard: better take the train.
When to go
All year. Spring and autumn are the most pleasant times for walking, with the promenade lively and without the heat or crowds of August. In summer, better first thing or at dusk. If you want to go into the museums, avoid Monday.
With children, a pushchair and a dog
The seafront promenade is flat and suits pushchairs and small bikes; the old town has steps and a bit of a slope on the climb to La Punta. With a dog you can walk along the promenade, on a lead. In summer, the Town Council allows dogs only on Vallcarca beach, outside the centre.
- **Cau Ferrat and Maricel Museums** (1 h 45 · All ages · Desde 12 € per person): The Cau Ferrat was the house-studio that the painter Santiago Rusiñol set up in 1893 on the rocks of carrer de Fonollar, and it has been a public museum since 1933. The same ticket opens the Museu de Maricel, next door. Together they are the essential cultural visit in Sitges, and between the two there is an hour and a half or two hours' worth.
The Cau Ferrat
Rusiñol gathered here what he collected: old painting, wrought iron, ceramics, glass, archaeology, sculpture and furniture. To that is added the modern art of his circle, with work by Rusiñol himself, Ramon Casas, Picasso, Ramon Pichot, Arcadi Mas i Fondevila, Zuloaga, Darío de Regoyos, Manolo Hugué and Pau Gargallo. The parties he held with musicians, writers and painters gave it the name Temple of Modernisme.
What is special is that you see it as a house, not as a museum of display cases: the walls are covered with ceramics and ironwork, and the rooms look straight out to the sea. The building was refurbished between 2010 and 2014 to recover its structure and original elements. For children aged 7 to 10 there is a family clue-hunt game.
The Museu de Maricel
The neighbouring museum takes a full tour of art from the 10th century to mid-20th-century figurative work, with the collections of Dr Jesús Pérez-Rosales and of the Town of Sitges. It starts on the second floor with Romanesque and Gothic sculpture and altarpieces; on the first, in Charles Deering's old bedroom, painting and furniture from the 17th to the 19th century, and then Romanticism, realism, the Sitges Luminist School, Modernisme and Noucentisme. There is a room with the paintings that decorated the old Cau Ferrat brewery.
On the ground floor are the old Gothic chapel of the Sant Joan hospital and the viewpoint, the most spectacular room, with sea views and large Noucentista sculptures by Joan Rebull. The visit ends in the Sala Sert, with large mural paintings that are an allegory of the First World War.
Opening hours and tickets
They are open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 17:00 from November to March and from 10:00 to 19:00 from April to October; they are closed on Mondays. The joint ticket costs €12, with a reduced rate of €8 for pensioners, students with a Carnet Jove, large or single-parent families and other groups. Under-17s go in free, and the first Wednesday of each month is free for everyone. With the Fundació Stämpfli and the Palau de Maricel there is a combined ticket for €17.
The Palau de Maricel, right opposite, can only be seen on a guided tour at fixed times. Afterwards, continue along the seafront promenade or eat in the old town: the Restaurante Maricel is on the promenade.
- **The Town Beaches, from La Ribera to Balmins** (4 h · All ages · Free): Sitges has beaches on both sides of the Punta, the rock of the church. To the west, La Ribera, in front of the promenade, and those that follow towards Terramar; to the east, Sant Sebastià, small and sheltered, and Balmins, below the cemetery. You can walk there from the centre and there is nothing to pay to get in.
Which beach to choose
La Ribera is the town's beach: long, in front of the seafront promenade and the church, with beach bars, sun loungers and everything to hand. It is the most convenient and also the one that fills up most. Continuing along the promenade to the west come La Fragata, the Bassa Rodona, l'Estanyol, the Riera Xica, La Barra and Terramar, each a little further from the centre.
Sant Sebastià, on the other side of the Punta, is small and sheltered. Balmins, past the cemetery, is slightly more secluded.
Of the eighteen beaches in the municipality, nine have a Blue Flag: Les Botigues, Garraf, Aiguadolç, Balmins, Sant Sebastià, La Ribera, l'Estanyol, La Barra and Terramar. According to the Town Council, Sitges is the Catalan municipality with the most beaches recognised with this distinction.
Services and lifeguards
On the town beaches there are showers and footwashes, public toilets, beach bars, awnings and sun loungers for hire, sports areas and sailing schools. All are smoke-free beaches, except the beach bars.
Lifeguard cover runs from May to October and extends as the season goes on. In 2026 the hours were:

18 to 31 May, 12:00 to 18:00.
10 to 24 June, 10:00 to 18:00.
25 June to 31 August, 10:00 to 19:00.
1 to 27 September, 10:00 to 18:00.
28 September to 12 October, 11:00 to 18:00.

At Easter there are also lifeguards, from 12:00 to 18:00. Respect the flags: green, swim freely; yellow, caution; red, swimming prohibited.
With children, with a dog and with reduced mobility
For small children, Sant Sebastià and La Ribera, with the promenade and services a step away. In summer dogs cannot go on the beaches in the centre: the Town Council only admits them on the Vallcarca beach, outside the town.
The nine Blue Flag beaches have shaded areas with awnings, amphibious chairs and crutches. Assisted bathing is provided by the lifeguards and you do not need to book. Each day's water quality can be checked on the Sitges tourism website.
To get there, the train station is about ten minutes' walk from the sea. After your swim, the seafront promenade leads to the old town and the Cau Ferrat, with rooms that look straight out to the sea.
- **Guided Tour of the Palau de Maricel** (1 h · Adults and teenagers · Desde 12 € per person): The Palau de Maricel, opposite the Cau Ferrat, can only be visited with a guide. You walk through the Saló d'Or, the Saló Blau, the Sala Capella, the Sala Vaixells, the terraces and the cloister that looks out over the Mediterranean.
What it is
Maricel grew out of a project by the American collector Charles Deering and Miquel Utrillo. The complex has two parts: the Palau, which in the town they call Maricel de Terra, and the museum opposite, Maricel de Mar. The rooms of the Palau are in a markedly Modernista style and each has its own decoration: it is the building itself you come to see.
The Saló d'Or is the building's great hall and is still used for academic conferences, concerts and town events; among other things it hosted the 1981 Meetings of Catalan and Castilian intellectuals. From the cloister and the terraces a wide view opens out over the Mediterranean.
Times and ticket
From September to June, on Sundays: at 10:00 in English, at 11:00 and 12:00 in Catalan and at 13:00 in Spanish. In July and August, Tuesday and Wednesday: at 10:00 in English, at 11:00 in Spanish and at 12:00 in Catalan. The tour lasts about an hour.
The ticket costs €12; under-17s, free. There are discounts for pensioners, large or single-parent families, students with a Carnet Jove and other groups, and people with a certified disability go in free. Places are few: buy from the Museus de Sitges online shop or at the museums' reception.
As the Palau is also hired out for civil weddings and company events, a session may change: confirm the date when you buy.
In summer, at night
In the summer months, Museus de Sitges extends the programme with tours accompanied by castanet concerts and with full-moon dinners on the terraces. The dates and prices come out each year in their agenda.
How to fit it in
The Palau is in the old town, opposite the Cau Ferrat and the Museu de Maricel, which are visited self-guided. The convenient way is to book a Palau session and see the museums before or after. From the station you walk down towards the sea and the church.
- **The Americanos' Houses Walk** (1 h · All ages · Self-guided · free): The "americanos" were the people of Sitges who, at the end of the 18th century, went off to seek their fortune in the former Spanish colonies in the Americas, above all Cuba. Many made their fortunes and returned to modernise the town and build imposing houses. That legacy in stone is today one of Sitges's prettiest faces, and it can be walked in an hour, with no ticket and no opening hours.
Where to go
Start at plaça Eduard Maristany, next to the station, and walk the parallel streets Francesc Gumà, Illa de Cuba and Sant Bartomeu, crossing them along Artur Carbonell, Sant Isidre, Gaudenci and Jesús. Sitges tourism does not mark a fixed itinerary: it suggests setting out from the station and getting happily lost in this grid, where almost every step brings a mansion into view. It is also a lively area, with bars, shops and restaurants, which lends itself to stopping halfway.
The houses are seen from the street. Many are now charming hotels, with hydraulic tile floors and gardens; those that are still private homes cannot be visited inside.
Which houses to look for
Near the station, Casa Pere Carreras and the former Celler Rafael Llopart, a winery that at the end of the 19th century supplied muscatel to the royal household. Also several houses that are now hotels: Casa Manuel Planas, which is the Hotel Noucentista, Casa Antoni Robert or Casa Sebastià Sans.
Halfway to the sea, the essential stop is Casa Bartomeu Carbonell, the clock house, with its tower. Facing the seafront promenade, at the junction of passeig de la Ribera and carrer de Sant Pau, Casa Simó Llaurador, now Hotel Celimar, has a roof that imitates waves with their foam: the town's tourist board cites it as an example of the Americanos' character, with their love of art, of Sitges and of the sea.
When and with whom
You can do it at any time of year and any time of day, although in good light the facades, the ironwork and the bougainvilleas look their best. It is a flat walk along urban streets, suitable for pushchairs and for going with a dog on a lead.
How to combine it
If you arrive by train, Sitges station is the natural starting point. When you finish on the passeig de la Ribera you have the town beaches in front of you, and continuing towards the church you reach the Cau Ferrat and the Museu de Maricel, where you see what another patron, Charles Deering, did with his fortune.
- **Kayaking along the Sitges coves towards Vilanova** (3 h · From age 12; you must be able to swim · Desde 52 € per person): South of Sitges, towards Vilanova, the coast is low limestone cliffs with coves you can only reach on foot or by sea. By kayak you set out from Les Anquines beach and pass the Home Mort beach, the Desenrocada and the Cala Xica, and the caves of Els Gegants and El Bufador, which you enter if the sea allows.
What you will see
It is the stretch of coast of Els Colls i Miralpeix. From the water you see the rock walls and, above them, the vegetation of the Garraf: Aleppo pine, dwarf fan palm, which is protected here, rosemary and agaves. You stop at the coves and caves, and anyone who wants to can snorkel.
What the outing is like
The guided excursion lasts about three hours and leaves at 10:00 and 15:00, from March to October; for other dates or times you need to ask the company. You go in open double kayaks, the sit-on-top kind, and before setting off the guide explains the basic paddling technique. It is low difficulty: you do not need experience or special fitness, but you do need to be able to swim. The minimum age is 12; younger children go with an adult.
What is included and how much it costs
It costs €52 per person and includes hire of the equipment, changing rooms and lockers, the guide, insurance and a snack of juice and a cereal bar. You book on their website at least 24 hours ahead; you can book for just one person, but the outing needs a minimum group of four. For questions, Nootka is on 938 100 256 or 609 252 412.
How to get there
You meet at Les Anquines beach, west of the centre, following the seafront promenade; the company's base is at paseo Marítimo, 80. From the train station you walk down to the sea and continue along the promenade.
After the outing, the seafront promenade takes you back to the old town, and the town beaches are on the way.
- **Sitges Carnival** (4 h · Adults and teenagers; with children, the afternoons · Free in the street): Carnival is the busiest week of the year in Sitges. The comparsas and floats parade along the promenade and the streets of the centre, and the whole town comes out in costume. In 2027 it runs from 4 to 10 February; Sitges tourism publishes each day's programme in the preceding weeks. It is one of the oldest carnivals in Catalonia and has been declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest.
How the week goes
It all begins on Fat Thursday, 4 February 2027, with the arrival of His Majesty Carnestoltes, the king of carnival, who gives a satirical speech about life in the town. Over the following days he visits the schools and various corners of Sitges, and the town's two great societies, the Retiro and the Casino Prado, organise their own events.
The two high points are the ruas, the float parades. The Rua de la Disbauxa leaves on Sunday night, which in 2027 falls on 7 February, and the Rua de l'Extermini on Tuesday night, the 9th. In each one about 50 floats parade with about 2,500 participants, opened by Carnestoltes and closed by the Carnival Queen. The rivalry between the Retiro and Casino Prado comparsas, two centuries-old societies, shows in the work on the costumes.
On Ash Wednesday, 10 February, it closes with the burial of Carnestoltes: a funeral procession, the reading of his will and the burning of his remains.
With children
On Sunday and Tuesday afternoons the children's ruas set off, with about 20 floats and around a thousand children in costume. That is the time to come with kids: there are far fewer people than at night, when the big parades arrive and the atmosphere turns into an adult party until late. According to the town's tourist board, the Sunday night rua draws about 150,000 spectators and the Tuesday one about 250,000, against about 20,000 for the children's one.
What to eat
The festivities close with the xatonades, communal meals built around xató, the dish of the season: curly endive with anchovies and olives, topped with its sauce. In Sitges they tell two origins for the name: one attributes it to Santiago Rusiñol and the other to the fishermen who came back from Isla Cristina in February with anchovies. That week the restaurants in the centre, such as El Pou, fill up: book well ahead.
Where to watch
The ruas run along the seafront promenade and the streets of the centre. Find a spot in advance and expect closed streets and big crowds. If you are staying in Sitges, the Hotel Noucentista is near the station, on the route of the Americanos' houses.
- **Photoshoot with a photographer in Sitges, from Carrer d'en Bosch to the Sant Sebastià hermitage** (30 min · Couples, families, birthdays and anyone who wants to propose with a hidden photographer · 30 min and 20 photos, $325; 60 min and 35 photos, $425; 90 min and 50 photos, $590; 2 h and 65 photos, $715): Sitges fits entirely in one photo: the church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla on the Punta, the white houses of the promenade and the sea in front. A photographer who lives there accompanies you through the old town or along the shore and takes the photos of your holiday, of a couple, a family or a birthday. Booking is through Flytographer, a network of holiday photographers that in Sitges works with two photographers, Aline and Cathy. The shortest session, half an hour with 20 photos, costs $325; the website only gives prices in dollars.
Three routes through the town

Old Sitges, along the cobbled streets of the old town: houses in various styles built by illustrious residents and the façades of the Cau Ferrat and the Museu de Maricel. With an hour or more it includes Carrer d'en Bosch, the oldest street in the town.
Seaside Sitges, along the Sant Sebastià beach promenade to the esplanade of the Sant Sebastià hermitage, from where the church on the Punta is seen side-on. With an hour or more it continues along Balmins beach to the Aiguadolç harbour.
Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla, around the church on the Punta, the most recognisable backdrop of the town.

How much time and how many photos
Half an hour gives 20 photos; an hour, 35; an hour and a half, 50, and two hours, 65. Each person above the package limit costs $75, and some photographers charge travel, which appears on their profile. After booking you receive the itinerary with the place and time, and you talk to the photographer by chat. You meet ten minutes early so that you can tell her what you want. The photos arrive edited, with colour correction, in a private gallery within five working days.
Better early
Both routes recommend first thing in the morning, when the promenade and the streets of the old town are almost empty. Sunset also gives good light, especially on the shore. For surprise proposals there are packages of their own, from $425, which must be booked at least two weeks ahead.
After the session, the Cau Ferrat and Maricel is on the same Punta, and the seafront promenade continues to the south.

## Dónde comer
- **Maricel Restaurant** (Restaurant, Sitges, €€€). Qué pedir: black rice with clams and artichokes or shell-free seafood paella, and grandma's cannelloni to start.
- **Restaurante Fragata** (Restaurant, Sitges, €€€). Qué pedir: the Fragata xató to start and the "tot pelat" seafood paella or the soupy lobster rice to share.
- **El Pou de Sitges** (Restaurant, Sitges, €€). Qué pedir: several tapas to share; the sea bass ceviche, the steak tartare and the chicken yakitori are on the set menu.

## Car-free: Sitges by train, without a car
Sitges is one of the few beach destinations that is better done without a car: the R2 Sud leaves you ten minutes from the sea and the whole town can be covered on foot. In summer and at Carnival, the car is a nuisance.
Presupuesto orientativo: 90–180 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir without a car
- **Hotel Casa Vilella** (Small hotel, desde 190 € / night): Casa Vilella is an early-20th-century house on the front line of the Passeig Marítim, on the quiet stretch of the promenade, to the west of the centre. It bears the signature of Joan Rubió i Bellver, a disciple of Gaudí, and today it is a four-star superior hotel with only 14 rooms, a pool in the garden and a restaurant with a terrace that looks onto the promenade. It is the kind of place where breakfast is ordered à la carte and the lounge has a fireplace for winter days.
Fourteen rooms, garden or sea
All have Egyptian cotton bed linen, a Smart TV, a coffee machine and a kettle, a bathrobe, a safe, individual climate control and underfloor heating in the bathroom, and accept a cot. The categories:

Standard garden view, 25 m², with direct access to the pool terrace and a bath.
Attic garden view, 25 m², with a shower.
Adapted standard, 25 m², designed for getting around in a wheelchair.
Sea-view studio, 32 m², in the central, upper part of the house, with a living room facing the sea.
Sea-view duplex, 40 m² on two levels, with a soundproofed picture window to the sea and a sofa bed for a third person or two children up to 12.
Sea-view central, 50 m², the most special in the house: a terrace in a gallery of five arches over the sea and a hydromassage bath with a view.

The garden, the pool and the table
The pool is in the garden, behind the house, reserved for guests, with loungers, parasols and bar service. There is a front terrace with a sea view, a chill-out area with a fire bowl, a gym with a treadmill, cross trainer and bike, and a massage room.
The Mediterranean restaurant changes its menu every season and has a menu of the day and a paella menu. It is also open to non-guests: Wednesday to Sunday, 13:00 to 15:30 and 19:30 to 22:30; closed Monday and Tuesday. Book on 935 240 200.
Price, hours and what it does not allow
The website publishes prices from €190 a night, with a 5% discount for booking on it. Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out until 12:00. Reception is open 24 hours and stores luggage. It does not accept pets, only guide dogs.
From the promenade to the station
The hotel is 1.3 km from the train and bus station and about half an hour by car from Barcelona airport. You can walk to the centre and the Punta along the promenade, with the town beaches on one side all the way; the Cau Ferrat and Maricel museums are at the end. If you come by car, the hotel has spaces in an indoor garage: ask when you book.
- **Hotel Noucentista** (Small hotel): The Noucentista occupies the Casa Manuel Planas, on Carrer Illa de Cuba: a late 19th-century Modernista house built by one of the Sitges men who came back rich from the Americas, right on the route of the Americanos' houses. It keeps its mosaic floors, flower stained glass and much of the original decoration. It has 11 rooms, all with outside views, and also responds on WhatsApp.
Eleven rooms, from 15 to 37 metres
The website publishes each type with its floor area and a starting price, in dollars, which changes with the date:

Single with balcony, 15 m², with a 110 cm bed, high ceilings and its own balcony. From $95.
Ground-floor double, 18 m², with two large windows onto the street. From $120.
Double with terrace, 20 m², with antique furniture and a private terrace. From $130.
Large double with gallery and small terrace, 25 m². From $150.
Triple suite with gallery and balconies, 34 m², with a double and a single bed. From $140.
Bow Window Suite, 37 m², with stained glass in the bay window, a tea gallery and two French balconies, for three. From $200.
Suite with terrace, 37 m², with a rain shower and a 20 m² private terrace.

They have air conditioning and heating, free wifi, a fridge, a coffee machine, a kettle with teas and beach towels. A cot or extra bed costs €20 a night.
No breakfast at the hotel
The hotel does not serve breakfast: it recommends one at a nearby café, and on its website it has a guide to the town's cafés and restaurants. For dinner, El Pou is a few minutes away.
Late arrival, dogs and other rules
Reception is open from 10:30 to 18:30. You must complete the online registration beforehand, at which point €102 is pre-authorised on your card, and is not charged if the room is left in good order. If you arrive after 19:00, let them know on WhatsApp on 938 102 666 and they will send you an access code; if you need someone to greet you in person, it costs €40 until midnight and €80 from 0:00 to 3:00.
Dogs are welcome for €15 a night, on a lead in the common areas and never left alone in the room. Quiet hours are 22:00 to 8:00 and smoking is not allowed even on the balconies. Check-out is at 12:00. Towels and sheets are changed every three days, unless you ask otherwise.
Cancellation on the flexible rate is free up to three days before arrival from October to April, and up to seven from May to September.
Two minutes from the station
Sitges station is two minutes' walk away and the sea about eight, heading down through the centre: it is one of the most convenient places to stay if you come by train. On the same street is the Hotel El Xalet, in another Americano's house. By car, the centre has narrow streets and parking is difficult; the hotel does not offer parking.
- **Hotel El Xalet** (Small hotel): El Xalet occupies a 19th-century villa with a tower on carrer Illa de Cuba, the street of the Americanos' houses, a couple of minutes from Sitges station. Sitges tourism identifies it as the Villa Avelina. Inside it keeps the floral stained glass and the original mosaic floors, and the rooms are furnished with antique pieces, different in each one. It is a small, two-star hotel with something unusual in these streets: an outdoor pool.
The former owners' room
The house has no two rooms alike, and the website itself presents that as its charm. There are four types:

Double or twin, with antique furniture, a private bathroom, a TV, air conditioning and heating, free wifi and a fridge. A high chair can be requested.
Single, with a double bed although it is for one person. They face the interior of the house and are bright.
Suite, with two double beds, a tea and coffee corner and a huge balcony that runs along half of the interior facade.
Double with terrace, room 104, which was the first owners' bedroom: an interior and exterior terrace and a marble bath.

The website does not publish fixed prices: you check them by date in its booking engine or on 938 110 070.
Pool, cocktails and summer dinner
The outdoor pool is in the garden of the house. Beside it is a cocktail bar, and in summer the restaurant opens, with traditional Spanish cooking, an extensive wine list and tables by the water. The rest of the year there is no restaurant, so for dinner you will need to go out into the centre: El Pou, for tapas, is a few minutes' walk away.
As a touch for a romantic getaway, the hotel leaves a bottle of Catalan cava with two glasses in the room for €25, or one of Sitges malvasia, the town's sweet wine, for €17.
Between the station and the sea
From the station it is two minutes on foot; the beach is less than ten, walking down through the centre. Barcelona is 40 minutes away by train. You are right on the Americanos' houses walk: Casa Manuel Planas, now the Hotel Noucentista, is on the same street.
The website does not mention parking of its own. If you come by car, expect to park in a paid space in the area; the streets in the centre are narrow.
### Servicios
- **Sitges Station (Rodalies R2 Sud)**: R2 Sud train from Estació de França, Passeig de Gràcia and Sants; from the airport, change at El Prat de Llobregat
- **BusGarraf Bus from Barcelona and the Airport**: Direct bus from central Barcelona and from Terminal 1 of El Prat airport · stop at avinguda Vilanova, 14

## As a family: Beach, promenade and child-sized museums

With children of different ages, Sitges works in a day or a weekend: beach in the morning, a stroll and a short museum in the afternoon, all on foot from the train.

### What works best
The beaches of La Ribera and Sant Sebastià, with lifeguards in summer

The seafront promenade, flat and suitable for pushchairs and small bikes

The Cau Ferrat, free for under-17s and with windows onto the sea

Hunting for the clock house on the Americanos' walk

### Where to sleep
HolaCamp Sitges Garrofer, with pools with water slides, bungalows and playgrounds

Hotel El Xalet, with a pool right in the centre

### Where to eat
Rice dishes to share on the passeig de la Ribera

Tapas in the centre for those who do not want a long lunch

### Worth knowing
The museums close on Mondays

The climb to the Punta has steps; with a pushchair, go round by the promenade

In August, get to the beach first thing

### Qué hacer as a family
- La Punta, the Old Town and the Seafront Promenade
- Cau Ferrat and Maricel Museums
- The Town Beaches, from La Ribera to Balmins
- The Americanos' Houses Walk

## With teenagers: Kayaks, Carnival and Modernista art

Sitges gives teenagers more than a beach: a kayak outing along the coves, a town they can explore on their own and short museums that are free for them.

### What works best
The kayak tour of the coves towards Vilanova, from age 12, with caves and swimming

The Cau Ferrat, with work by Picasso and Casas, free up to 16

The guided tour of the Palau de Maricel, with its cloister over the sea

The Carnival, in February, if you come with them

### Where to sleep
HolaCamp Sitges Garrofer, with a skatepark, padel and bike hire

Hotels in the centre, two minutes from the station

### Where to eat
Fusion tapas in the centre

Rice dishes by the sea

### Worth knowing
For the kayak you must be able to swim and book a day ahead

From age 14 or 15 they can get around the centre and the promenade on their own: everything is on foot

### Qué hacer with teenagers
- Cau Ferrat and Maricel Museums
- The Town Beaches, from La Ribera to Balmins
- Guided Tour of the Palau de Maricel
- Kayaking along the Sitges coves towards Vilanova
- Sitges Carnival

## Consejos

### Buy the combined museum ticket
Cau Ferrat and Maricel go together on a single €12 ticket; with the Fundació Stämpfli, €17. On the first Wednesday of the month, entry is free, and under-17s don't pay.

### Museums closed on Mondays
Cau Ferrat and Maricel are open Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 to 17:00 from November to March and 10:00 to 19:00 from April to October.

### Do the promenade at sunset
The Punta lights up and the seafront fills with people heading out to dinner.

### Check the calendar before you go
Carnival, Corpus Christi, the main festivals and the Film Festival completely change the town and the prices.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take from Barcelona?
About 40 minutes by train on the R2 Sud or by car, without traffic.

### How much do the museums cost?
Cau Ferrat and Maricel, €12 together; the Palau de Maricel, €12; the Fundació Stämpfli, €7. Combined ticket for the three museums, €17. Free for under-17s and on the first Wednesday of each month.

### When is Carnival?
In February: in 2027, from the 4th to the 10th. It is the busiest festival of the year along with the main festivals in August and September.

### Can I take a dog to the beach?
In summer, only to Vallcarca beach, which has free access for dogs.

### Are there guided tours?
The Palau de Maricel is visited with a guide: in July and August, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:00 in Spanish; from September to June, Sundays at 13:00 in Spanish.

### Can I go kayaking in Sitges?
Yes. Nootka Kayak & Sup leaves from Les Anquines beach towards the Vilanova coves: three hours, from €52, March to October and from age 12.

### Which restaurant is open on Sunday lunchtime?
The Fragata and the Maricel, on the Paseo de la Ribera, and El Pou, in the centre, open at lunchtime on Sundays.

### Where is the tourist office?
At Plaça Eduard Maristany 2, next to the station (93 894 42 51). In winter it is open Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00 and 15:00 to 18:00 and on Sundays from 10:00 to 14:00.