Eat/Sleep/Get
We’ve included below a few of our thoughts and suggestions to help maximize your Festival going experience. After all, if you can save a few £, $, or €’s on the basics, you can always treat yourself to a front row seat at The Midnight Extreme.
Scroll down to find (in order): GET/SLEEP/EAT
GET
To/From Sitges – Air
As well as Barcelona’s EL PRAT airport, visitors flying into the festival have the option to touch down at either GIRONA (GERONA) or REUS as both airports offer onward travel options to Sitges.
For those looking to take advantage of potential low cost fare options from the UK, the above airports are serviced by the following airlines:
EASYJET, RYANAIR, JET2, FLYGLOBESPAN, GERMAN WINGS, AIR BERLIN, FLYMONARCH, BMI, THOMPSON, AIR LINGUS, THOMAS COOK.
The following resources may help smooth your journey:
www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com
To/From Sitges – Car
If you’re driving from Barcelona you can take the C-32 highway towards Sitges and get off at exit 31 “Sitges Nord”, exit 30 “Sitges Centre” or exit 29 “Sant Pere de Ribes”. This fast route goes through the Garraf tunnels and you must pay a toll.
You can also get off the C-32 highway at the “Castelldefels platja” exit and take the C-31 or the Costes (Coastal) road to Sitges to the town entrance in the Aiguadolc neighborhood. This possibility also gives you the option to access Sitges Les Botigues and the town of Garraf.
If you’re driving from Tarragona on the C-32 highway you can get off at exit 29 “Sant Pere de Ribes” or exit 30 “Sitges Centre”
To/From Sitges – Train
If you’re taking the train from Barcelona or Sant Vicenc de Calders you can take line 2 of Renfe’s suburban train that stops at the Sitges and Garraf stations.
For more information visit:
www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com
To/From Sitges – Bus
If you’re coming by bus you can take Monbus’Intercity bus that runs both day and night and connects Sitges with other neighboring cities.
For more information visit
www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com
SLEEP
Sitges has a wealth of choice when it comes to hotels, however, we’ve only provided details for the ones we’ve stayed at while at the festival.
Hotel Calipolis (www.hotelcalipolis.com)
Hotel Subur (www.hotelsubur.com)
Hotel Celimar Centre (www.hotelcelimarcentre.com)
Hotel Galeon (www.hotelsitges.com)
For additional information try: www.roomsnet.com / www.alpharooms.com / www.hotelsitges.com
EAT/DRINK
Once again Sitges is blessed with more than it’s fair share of great venues to carb-up between cinema sessions so it’s a good idea to just hit the pavement in order to find your own oasis. However, having dedicated countless hours of research on the subject, we feel we can confidently recommend the following as some of the top spots around:
Lizarran restaurant – Sant Pau 3 Sitges (see map)
The main draw here is the fantastic selection of great tasting pintxos (smaller tapas on a toothpick) and long-pour cider. Stay for 5 minutes or 5 hours, either way this is our stone-cold banker during the festival.
El Cable – C.Barcelona 1 Sitges (www.elcable.cat)
An absolute gem of a bar with great tasting tapas, wines and beers served in one of the best atmospheres around, especially during the festival when they show some classic movies in the bar. You may struggle to work out their opening hours but, when you do, be sure to get there early as it’s not long before the crowd spills out onto the street.
Nou Cafe Del Mon – C.Francesc Guma
The red wine has a lot to answer for in this place. Originally chosen for its close proximity to the Casino Prado cinema, and therefore a great spot to refuel before the next showing, Del Mon’s relaxed bohemian atmosphere has now become a Sitges institution for us.
Road Cafe – C.Parellades 26 Sitges
It’s difficult to remain unbiased on the Road Cafe so I won’t even try. Perhaps nothing special to look at, maybe not the finest food in Sitges, probably not the largest selection of beers/wines/cocktails, however, to dwell over such trivialities would be to miss the allure of this bar entirely. Pull up a chair outside and within no time at all Hernan (the boss) will enlighten you. Sitges classiest joint by far.
