Loving Sitges Beaches

Sitges is reknowned for its beautiful beach and being a quaint little town which is popular for tourists from all over. Sitges beach is quite a small beach and reflects the beautiful little town which is well known as being a gay holiday haven for people from all across Europe. Loving Sitges is what it's all about, with lot's of sunbathing going in the summer along with lot's of partying at night in some of the finest night clubs in Europe which include L'Atlantida and the original club Pacha in Sitges. Although it is known for being a popular gay holiday hotspot, it welcomes people from all walks of life who just want to enjoy the great Sitges beaches.

You can rent a nice little villa in Sitges or also there are many popular hotels such as San Sebastian hotel Sitges, Hotel Platjador Sitges, La Nina Hotel Sitges or Hotel Dolce Sitges. These are some of the most popular in the town.

Getting There
It's not hard to get to Sitges travel by train from the city of Barcelona. If you are renting a Barcelona apartment then it's best to get the train from either Sants Estacio or Passeig de Gracia. Take the train to destinations Vilanova or Sitges and the journey should take about 35 minutes. There is usually a train every 20 minutes.

Weekend Dance September Festival

I can't wait for the Weekend Dance festival to begin, is maybe what you are thinking, but if you don't know about it, then it is a September festival held in Barcelona. It is the first year of Weekend Dance so there is a lot of speculation as to whether it will be a success however at the festival you will be able to see a whole host of acts you would normally here from the nightclubs dance scene. At the festival this year artists headlining include; Massive Attack, Faithless, Deep Dish, Sven Vath, Vitalic(live) and Hernan Cattaneo to name a few. The dance weekend takes place on Saturday 15th September. The tickets are priced at €40 until the 26th August and then will probably go up by €5. The venue for the September festival is the Forum which is located at the north side of the city. To get there you can take L4 (yellow) line metro to Maresme de Forum.

For those looking for a last minute deal on Barcelona apartments, then this could be a great incentive to book up.

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Gracia Festival "Festa Major"

For those lucky enough to be renting Barcelona apartments in Gracia right now then they are in for a treat. The Gracia festival or Festa Major is the week long festival held in the Gracia neighbourhood of Barcelona and takes place between the 15th - 21st of August 2007.

Although tourists renting Barcelona apartments can experience festivals for each of it's districts this is by far the biggest of the neighbourhoods festivals in Barcelona and basically becomes one big street party. If you are looking out of your Barcelona apartments in Gracia Many streets in neighbourhood are decorated and there is live music everywhere. The Tabalada Infernal is one of the most popular and festive events of the Festa Major which is the drum parade, where drummers from the colles de foc, fireworks groups, parade round Gracia's streets. In addition to this people who enjoy fireworks will be impressed with the Correfoc as it is a popular light and fire event which draws hundreds of eager spectators, who will be chased by groups of people with fireworks. Another popular tradition in Catalonia is the human castles and Gracia fills up with colles castelleres building human castles that are amazing to see live. The final act of the festival is the Castell de Focs.
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