Today's Snapshots

Barcelona is a large and a busy city so naturally on the weekends people try to escape from it to the surrounding areas. Just a short train ride from the core of the city (about 40 min.) there is beautiful resort town of Sitges located right on the Mediterranean sea. I spent there one of weekends while visiting Spain; this town is about 35 kilometers southwest of Barcelona renowned worldwide for its Film Festival and Carnival. With it picture perfect promenade dividing bars, cafes, restaurants and historical sites like 17th century seaside church of Sant Bartomeu I Santa Tecla on one side and sandy beach on the other. It was an awesome place to take walk in the afternoon, when I was there they actually had some kind of motorcycle festival / racing going on. It is typical old Spanish town, with narrow streets packed with many boutique shops, bakeries, eateries and people coming from all regions of Europe. Sitges is also called the St. Tropez of Spain with property prices approaching those of the most expensive European cities, the main reason for this being the beautiful setting by the sea and the surrounding Parc Natural del Garraf. Proximity to Barcelona airport is also a major advantage.