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Our complete gay travel guide to Sitges includes the best gay hangouts, places to stay, bars and clubs, things to carry out & more.
New York Town may have Fire Island, but Barcelona has Sitges!
Sitges is a charming gay seaside town located around 40km (25 miles) south of Barcelona. It has many antique shops, bespoke coffee shops, tapas bars, and lots of queer hangouts. Located in the Catalonian region, it's a delicious mix of the refreshing sea wind, coastal scenery, and local spirit, with modernist touches.
Did we also bring up that Sitges is all about beaches, beaches, and more beaches?! The town has gay beaches, nude beaches, gay AND nude beaches aplenty! For such a small town (population is less than 30,) Sitges not only has a large LGBTQ community living here, it receives thousands of gay tourists each year. This is one of many reasons why we rate it as one of our top destinations in Europe. Whether you come here for your holiday or visit as part of a day trip from Barcelona, Sitges is one gay mecca you cannot miss!
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Sitges is a small town with a big personality, just a short instruct trip south of Barcelona. On the one hand, it exudes a quintessentially Spanish beach-town vibe, with white-painted buildings sporting balconies, a superabundance of homely tapas bars, a attractive promenade, and an impressive-looking church perched atop a rocky outcrop along its waterfront. On the other, it boasts a gay scene that rivals cities twice its size, featuring a variety of gay bars, cruising spots, and shops peddling the typical gay paraphernalia of butt-bolstering speedos and sexy jockstraps. Sitges isn’t exactly the place you go to sightsee, but rather a destination to kick back with hunks on the beach by day and then dive into its lively bar scene, or festival street parties, as the sun sets.
Whether you’re out drinking in Plaça Indústria or relaxing at its gay beaches, you’ll find yourself in the midst of a adj throng of chatty LGBTQ+ tourists from across Europe, retired gay expats, local business owners and the original Catalan locals, al
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Calipolis
Hotel. ****, from 90 €
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Big hotel next to the gay beach Bassa Rodona. Not especially gay, but popular with some guys as you can overlook the beach from the outside terraces.
@ Avinguda de Sofía 2/Passeig de la Ribera
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About Sitges and its gay life
Sitges is a small town 35 km south-western of Barcelona. In the tardy 19th century Sitges started to become a mecca for artists and a center for Modernist and post Art Nouveau architects. During the s (under the conservative dictatorship of Franco) it became a center for the counterculture in Spain.
Nowadays, Sitges' economy is based mainly on upscale tourism, business meetings and conferences. Unlike most other coasts in Spain which were taken over by economical mass tourism in the s and s, Sitges fortunately preserved its extraordinary atmosphere of a charming and pleasant (but also more expensive) place to relax and have amusing.
This attracted also more and more gay tourists and expatriates, and
When it comes to gay travel, Spain is one of the best and most exciting destinations you can visit.
We have experienced many of Spain’s trendy gay destinations but we have to say, Sitges is our favourite gay hotspot in Spain!
Sitges is well-known for its Mediterranean beaches, pretty narrow streets, stunning marina and especially for its gay scene. The gay scene is so prominent here in Sitges, it takes centre stage in the main part of town. In fact, if you Google ‘Sitges’, it specifically mentions that it is filled with gay bars. This is not just a town or city with a gay scene; in our opinion it is a gay town!
What a lot of people carry out not realise is that they can easily call on from Barcelona (which is very popular). Sitges is just 30 minutes southwest from Barcelona by coach – see below for instructions.
Let’s take a watch at all that Sitges has to offer in our ‘Sitges Gay Guide’ and find out why we can’t wait to return!
Why is Sitges Gay Friendly?
We have travelled to many ‘gay friendly’ destinations but Sitges and