Travels in Spain

Sitges is a beautiful seaside town just 35km south of Barcelona in Spain. There is plenty to see and do in this diverse town from sunbathing to cultural visits and sampling the local cuisine. No two months are the same in Sitges with each one characterized by diverse cultural activities, fiestas and other events. You can be sure of a good time in Stiges whatever time of year you visit.

Sitges Car Rally

A real cultural epicenter, there are a wide range of cultural events that take place in Sitges every year. Among them are a great number of international events such as The International Film Festival, The International Jazz Festival not to mention the Barcelona-Sitges Vintage Car Rally.

Barcelona is undoubtedly one of the most glorious and unique cities on the planet. A bustling cosmopolitan city there is so much to do and see that it is almost impossible to limit it to a top 5. Nonetheless, below is a list of some of the most popular attractions and things to do in the wonderful city of Barcelona.

Barcelona seen from Gaudi's Parc Guell

In fifth place, the  Barcelona FC Museum is a popular choice with many. Although perhaps not for everybody, any football fan out there would enjoy this museum enormously. There are countless trophies, photos, statues and other memorabilia to be found and, depending on what ticket you purchase, you can even take al look behind the scenes at the stadium seeing the changing rooms, VIP lounges and more.

Barcelona was the setting for the latest IUCN’s World Conservation Congress. It is one of the most important environmental meetings in the calendar as the IUCN is the oldest conservation organization that exists today. The message that came out of the meeting was clear. Biodiversity is crucial to the well being of humans and society in general and losses of biodiversity amount to far more than even this severe financial crisis that the world is currently consumed by.

Barcelona has become the latest poker hotspot it would seem. With poker continuing to relentlessly spread across the globe, Barcelona is the latest city to be swept up in the phenomenon.

A number of Internet gaming conferences have recently been held in the Spanish city and additionally, the crown jewel of the Spanish poker World, the EPT Barcelona Open has just taken place in the beautiful city. To kick off this prestigious event, the inaugural PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Awards ceremony was held at Barcelona’s Opium Mar and hosted by Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu and PokerNews’ Gloria Balding. Various poker superstars from across the globe were nominated for a variety of awards at this exclusive event.