The Town Beaches, from La Ribera to Balmins

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.