Melia Sitges

Since 1927 the Golf Club Sitges Terramar offers golf just next to the sea. It is one of the best Golf clubs in Spain, offering a 18 hole course with the most stunning and relaxing views. ME Sitges Terramar offers discounted rates for the golfing activity.

The Maricel Museum features a travel through art history from the 10th century over realism and figuration of the first half of the 20th century. Not only the art exhibition makes this museum worth a while, but also the most gorgeous architecture of the building, especially its typical Mediterranean indoor patio in blue coloured tiles allure numerous visitors.

Sitges Film Festival (Festival Internacional de Cine de Cataluña) is one of the world´s most sophisticated film festivals specialized in fantasy and horror films. It takes place annually in October since 1968 in the Auditori Sitges located inside the Melia Hotel Sitges. The festival has been awarding the best director, actor and actress since 1971.

An exciting journey into the origins of cava with an exclusive guide: Codorníu is synonymous to the history of a family of winegrowers which dates back to the XVI century. It is the oldest family company in Spain and one of the oldest in the world, with more than 450 years of history to the date. Manuel Ravetós, Condorníu’s driving force, hired in 1895 the Modernist architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch (Gaudi’s coeval) to enlarge the winery. The building built represents the fruitful alliance between nature and human labour, but at the same time it also constitutes a stone tribute to the silence of cava. Declared National Historical-Artistic Heritage in 1976 it’s also one of the most incredible examples of the architecture dedicated to the elaboration and aging of cavas. For over a century, Codorníu has always done its second fermentation and aging in an underground cellars labyrinth at just the right temperature. In 1872, Josep Raventós Fatjó made cava for the first time in Spain following the “Méthode Traditionelle” and using autochthonous grapes varietals of the Penedés: Macabeo, Xarel·lo and Parellada. Establishing this way a completely new industry in the region and linking the Codorníu brand to the cavas history. The visit is with an exclusive guide and features: •A welcoming in Sala Puig “the Cathedral of Cava”. •Audiovisual. •Art Nouveau Tour: ◦Josep Puig i Cadafalch’s architectural Work was declared a Historical-Artistic Monument in 1976. ◦History and Heritage of the Codorníu family. ◦The Codorníu winery gardens. •“Celler Gran” Museum and winery: ◦Exhibit of traditional grape presses and fermentation machinery. ◦Interactive scale model of the winery. ◦The Table of Aromas. •First Codorníu Cava. •Descent into the underground cellars: ◦Exhibit of traditional cava making machinery. ◦A tour train around the cavas. •Our products’ presence throughout history. •Tasting of two cavas from Codorníu’s premium range (restricted to visitors over the age of 18).

Garraf Park covers an area of 12,820 hectares just outside of sitges. Hundreds of years of erosion formed caves, sinkholes and pavements into the limestone hills because of their proximity to the water. The flora and fauna includes all of what the Mediterranean has to offer – olive trees, pine trees, fan palms and more. He park includes “Plana Novella” – a pre-modernist country estate restored by Buddhist monks and ultimately becoming a Tibetan Buddhist Monestary in 1996.

Founded in 1893 by the artist Santiago Rusiñol as a home work shop, it became a public museum in 1933 to preserve the artistic spirit of its founder – one of the key figures in the Catalan Moderism Movement. Besides Modernism, the museum features ancient art collections, gathered by the artist himself. The museum is not only worth a visit for its valuable inside, but also for the stunning facade and architecture of the building itself.