# From Carrer d'en Bosch to Sant Sebastià: early photos, Cau Ferrat, Palau de Maricel and xató

By train from Barcelona: a photo session through the old town and along the shore while nobody is around, the Americano mansions, Cau Ferrat, a guided visit to the Palau de Maricel and xató opposite the Punta.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/sitges/itineraries/carrer-den-bosch-sant-sebastia-sitges · Revisado: 2026-11-14

## El día
- 08:00 · Salida: 45 min by train (R2 Sud from Sants or Passeig de Gràcia)
- 09:00 · Photoshoot with a photographer in Sitges, from Carrer d'en Bosch to the Sant Sebastià hermitage (Flytographer · one hour with 35 photos, $425 · with Carrer d'en Bosch) · Flytographer
  - 8 min on foot
- 10:15 · The Americanos' Houses Walk (Indiano mansions · free · self-guided)
  - 10 min on foot
- 11:15 · Cau Ferrat and Maricel Museums (€12 joint ticket · free for under-17s)
  - 2 min on foot
- 13:00 · Guided Tour of the Palau de Maricel (tour in Spanish · €12 · few places)
  - 3 min on foot
- 14:15 · Restaurante Fragata (Sunday 13:00 to 16:30 · xató and rice dishes · booking) · Restaurante Fragata, €€€
  - 2 min on foot
- 16:30 · La Punta, the Old Town and the Seafront Promenade (from La Punta heading south, flat)
- 18:00 · Vuelta: 45 min by train (R2 Sud; in Barcelona around 19:00)

Sitges at nine on a Sunday morning is a different town: the promenade free of towels, the streets of the Punta empty and the light coming in low across the white houses. It is the moment photographers recommend for a shoot, and the rest of the day is built around it: the mansions of the returned emigrants, the two museums on the Punta, the Maricel palace with a guide and a long lunch by the sea.

## An hour with a photographer before anyone arrives

9:00 · Photo session. You book with Flytographer, which works with two photographers in Sitges, and choose a route. In an hour, for $425 and 35 photos, you get Carrer d'en Bosch, the oldest street in the town, and the façades of Cau Ferrat and Maricel; if you prefer the sea, the shore route runs along Sant Sebastià beach to the esplanade of the hermitage, with the Punta church in profile. The meeting point and time arrive in the itinerary after you book. The photos come within five working days.

10:15 · The Americano houses. On foot inland, between the station and the sea. Mansions built by Sitges people who went off to make their fortunes in the Americas, mostly in Cuba, and came back rich. Start at Plaça d'Eduard Maristany, next to the station. You see them from outside and independently, in an hour.

## Rusiñol, Deering and the Saló d'Or

11:15 · Cau Ferrat and Maricel. Back to the Punta. Santiago Rusiñol's house-studio, with walls covered in wrought iron and ceramics and works by Casas and Picasso, and next door the Museu de Maricel. One ticket covers both: €12, free for under-17s.

13:00 · Palau de Maricel with a guide. Opposite. The palace dreamed up by Charles Deering and Miquel Utrillo can only be seen with a guide, and on Sundays from September to June the Spanish-language tour is at 13:00. An hour through the Saló d'Or, the Saló Blau and the cloister above the Mediterranean. Buy ahead: places are few.

## Xató at the foot of the church

14:15 · Fragata. Three minutes away, on Passeig de la Ribera, below the church. On Sundays it serves from 13:00 to 16:30. Order the house xató and a rice dish for two, which takes half an hour.

16:30 · Seafront walk. To work off lunch, the flat promenade to the south with the sea on one side. Return to the station whenever you like: the train takes about 40 minutes to Barcelona.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
R2 Sud train from Sants or Passeig de Gràcia, about 40 minutes. The whole day is on foot.

### By car
Via the C-32, about 40 minutes from Barcelona. The train saves you looking for parking in the centre.

## Consejos

### Book the session at least a week ahead
And four weeks ahead in high season.

### Buy the Palau de Maricel first of all
It has the fewest places and a single Spanish-language tour.

### Check the return timetable before lunch
Look up the afternoon R2 Sud trains on Rodalies and pick one with time in hand.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the day cost?
About €250 to €290 per person if the one-hour session is split between two: the session, the museums, the Palau, lunch and the train.

### Can I pay for the session in euros?
No: Flytographer charges in US dollars.

### What if it rains?
If the weather prevents the session, Flytographer refunds the full amount. The museums and the Palau are indoors.