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HOLIDAY RENTALS IN SPAIN and Sitges is a fine venue for your vacation. It is a very cosmopolitan resort, set on the headland in the northern end of Spain's Costa Dorada and just 25 miles from Barcelona. Sitges grew to become popular in early 1900s, leaving a legacy of luxurious mansions and villas. Today Sitges includes a trendy laid-back Bohemian atmosphere and it is extremely popular with the gay community. With Catalan tapas bars, restaurants, fashion boutiques, designer shops and antique shops, the city attracts many trendy artistic people too.
The gorgeous seafront promenade and narrow winding roads from the old town provide a welcome break in the hubbub of the main town. The old town and the seafront comes alive during the night though with lots of clubs, discos, bohemian bars, traditional restaurants, bookstores and pavement coffee shops. Uncover Sitges heritage by going to the 3 museums that display works by Picasso and El Greco, or visit the 17th century waterfront chapel by going through the maze of small roads lined with fascinating Catalan architecture first.
Sitges has over 3 miles of lovely sandy beaches including nine bays that have been granted a Blue Flag standard for cleanliness. Beaches here cater for everybody, with stretches of beach for families, gay visitors and secluded nudist areas. There is a variety of water sports available on the Sitges beaches including diving, jet skiing, waterskiing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing and pedalos. Most of the beaches offer group exercise classes and also have organised beach games such as volleyball. The beaches are less busy during the autumn although temperatures hover around 20 to 25 degrees Celsius then, and ocean temperatures at still an extremely enjoyable 20 to 23 degrees.
This vibrant town has a typically Mediterranean climate having more than 300 days of sunshine annually. Throughout the summer it frequently reaches 28 degrees Celsius and humidity levels can be high. From the beach, activities include hiking in the Garraf Mountain tops, horse rides across the seaside pathways and golf. For that more adventurous there's skydiving, hang-gliding, hot-air ballooning, 4x4 adventure outings and quad biking.
Sitges hosts a famous festival lasting for several days on finish and bringing in thousands of individuals. Be careful to look for those late deals to Sitges and go to see the amazing festival drag shows. Other events which occur in Sitges range from the Worldwide Film Festival, the Corpus Christi exhibition, the Classic Vehicle Rally, the Jazz and Tango Festivals and several concerts through the summer months.
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HOLIDAY RENTALS IN SPAIN, Sitges provides the chance to go to the astonishing towns of Barcelona, Tarragona and Montserrat too, as well as to visit the great Port Aventura amusement park for a day trip everyone will enjoy.
