Sitges
Summary: A beach-resort town south of Barcelona, the standard easy day trip. Hosts its own festival calendar — most notably Festa Major (Aug 23–24), Festes de Santa Tecla (Sept 22–23), and a Carnival with an LGBT focus (Feb–March).
Sources: Barcelona Itinerary Planning Your Time.md, Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Spain.md
Last updated: 2026-05-13
What it is
Rick Steves Day 4 calls Sitges “the beach resort town of Sitges” — one of the standard day-trip targets alongside Montserrat and the Dalí sights (source: Barcelona Itinerary Planning Your Time.md). Transport details aren’t in the ingested sources; verify with spain-trains.
2026 events
- August 23–24, 2026 — Festival of St. Bartholomew, part of Sitges’ Festa Major (source: Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Spain.md).
- September 22–23, 2026 — Festes de Santa Tecla — processions of costumed kids, with a “Nit de Foc” street-fireworks night the weekend prior (source: same).
These overlap with la-merce in Barcelona (~Sept 22–27), so a late-September trip can hit both.
2027 events
- February–March 2027 — Sitges Carnival, “with an LGBT focus” (source: same).