In my previous post I talked to you about Calafell, and also about Mallorca's capital, Palma de Mallorca. Now I’m going to continue my Spanish Travel Diary about Barcelona’s nearby places, including Sitges, Tamarit and La Móra.
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SITGES
Last year I only had a quick lunch in Sitges, so I
decided to give another chance to this seaside town again, which even have a half an hour local train connection from
Barcelona – or you can find it right next to the C-32 motorway. Since many
local Spanish workers work in Barcelona, the coastal town is very popular among
the Catalans - and the homosexuals too.
They have a large community here, they even have an
annual parade, so first of all it’s important to note that there’s not much thing
to do for family or friends – the whole city is full of with men, men shops,
men discos and everything related to it. If that’s bothering you, do not go to
Sitges – or at least know what to expect.
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The
beach is full during the day - the air is very stiff on
the beach, especially summer time, so I recommend it only to those, who do not
care about the heat. In the evenings, the walkers and the shopping enthusiasts
pass the Passeig Maritim promenade next to next beach, where many immigrants
sell merchandise and famous, fake fashion items.
The seaside promenade is guarded by the Catholic Church
of Sant Bartomeu & Santa Tecla, where the road leads through a wonderful
view – unfortunately there are few stairs
what have to be made for the sight but it’s totally worth it!
On the way to the church, there’s the Cau Ferrat museum
with Catalan collections and at the bottom of the hill there’s another beach of
Sitges, the San Sebastiá Playa, which is considerably smaller than Sitges main beach. (During my stay this beach was just filled with sand, so I wasn’t
able to try it out. ) I met here with this fabulous street sign, which you can
definitely not meet in Hungary, but I haven’t seen such a beautiful one in
Spain either – i just had to take a photo about it!
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Other than this, there’s not much thing to do in Sitges – you can have nice walks, there are
few high fashion stores here but nothing really else. In my opinion, the beach
is not very great, it’s very very busy and the town is only great for a nice
walk during the evening – I don’t
recommend to book a hotel or a vacation here.
TAMARIT
After two very wavy days in Calafell and a massive gust
of wind, I decided to try to find a beach where I can safely enjoy the beach
and have a great bath – Tamarit is about a half an hour drive from Calafell. Not
as far as Salou, but it have a beautiful natural settlement, between forests
and it’s mostly for families and little
kids, so I loved it! You have to know that you have to pay for parking or
you have to walk down to the beach around 2 km – neither of it worth it, I tell
you why.
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Tamarit has two beaches: the larger one is facing a huge
campsite, the Tamarit Park Resort - there are huge stones and pebbles, I think
are medallions, so I did not really swimming there, but there’s another beach, a secret one, what I really really recommend
to everyone (also, you don't have to pay for parking as well).
There’s a beautiful castle on a small cove (a bit of
magic to get up and down, but it’s worth it) where’s a little secret beach –
you can take WONDERFUL PHOTOS and having a fantastic bath there. The whole
landscape, the area, and the water are wonderful as well – I loved spending my
time in this beach. It’s interesting to know, that castle is a local mansion,
and it’s a very popular venue for weddings and special events. For example,
Andrés Iniesta, one of the best Catalan soccer player in the world had his
wedding here as well – I saw photos about it and it’s insane how much elegant
the little castle is inside! It’s honestly a luxury mansion – no wonder the
view is absolutely amazing from there to the sea!
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LA
MÓRA
A bit south, near Tarragona, across the Tamarit Castle
and across the Cala Joverna National Park, there’s a little place called La Móra – one of my favorite place
in Catalonia. Why? The water is slowly deepening, the sand is very soft, it’s
full of locals (Spanish campers), so it’s very quite and the beach… That’s just
perfect! It’s right next to a hill with full of forests, but there’s a tiny
walking road up to it, which you should miss! Alternatively, you can check it
online, that hill have wonderful luxury mansions and natural sceneries (Google
Map: Platja de Canyadell to Platja d'Altafulla), but I don’t even have to say
how much it’s better in real life than on the screen…
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Luxurious villas and glass-honey-covered houses with
stunning seafront views can be found here, directly on the beach, and of course
in the highlands. I've read that Barcelona FC world-class footballers have a lot of holiday homes in this area -
what should I say, I'd love to have a holiday home here, because it’s so
peaceful and beautiful here. Because of its rich vegetation, the pictures can’t
show how much it’s wonderful in real life, but beyond the stone wall there was
only the infinite sea. It was just amazing!
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