Sitges, Barcelona (Spain).
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Whenever I go through the Carrer Major of Sitges I see this house with the opened door, that only shows this stairs that raise towards the dark. It is so dark that I have never been able to take a photo in conditions.
Siempre que paso por la Calle Mayor de Sitges veo esta casa con la puerta abierta, que sólo tiene esta escalera que sube hacia la oscuridad. Es tan oscura que nunca he conseguido sacar una foto en condiciones.
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Sitges (pronounced [ˈsidʒəs] in Catalan; [ˈsɪdʒəs] in English), Catalonia, Spain is a small city about 35 kilometers southwest of Barcelona renowned worldwide for its Film Festival and Carnival. Between the hills and the sea, it is known for its much-frequented beaches, nightspots, and historical sites.
While the roots of Sitges' artsy reputation date back to the late 19th century, when Catalan painter Santiago Rusiñol took up residence there during the summer, the town really came into its own during the 1960s, when it was the only center for the counterculture on the mainland of Spain (then still under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco), and became known as a sort of "Ibiza in miniature".
Today, Sitges can be considered a dynamic cultural oasis, basing its economy on tourism and culture offering more than 4,500 hotel beds, half of them in four-star hotels. The firm commitment for quality infrastructures has converted Sitges into a first-class destination in terms of tourism of congresses, conferences, seminars and company meetings in the Mediterranean area.
Sitges is also called the St. Tropez of Spain with property prices approaching those of the most expensive European cities, the main reason for this being the beautiful setting by the sea and the surrounding Parc Natural del Garraf. Proximity to Barcelona airport is also a major advantage.
Modern Sitges, preserving important references from the Middle Age and the old farmers’ and fishermen’s town, offers visitors an impressive architectural and cultural heritage, the result of initiatives by artists, cultural energizers and patrons like Santiago Rusiñol, Ramon Casas, Miquel Utrillo or Charles Deering. Thanks to them, Sitges was a reference point for writers, musicians and other intellectuals and became an important center for disseminating Modernism and the "Americanos", who, after returning with their "fortune" from their American adventure, commissioned large mansions from Modernist and Noucentista (post Art Nouveau) architects.
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CASTELLANO
Sitges es una población catalana localizada en la comarca del Garraf, provincia de Barcelona (España).
Tiene una gran infraestructura turística. Con equipamientos y tres puertos deportivos. Además del turismo la población centraba su comercio en la pesca y posteriormente la fabricación de calzado, actividades económicas que han desaparecido (exceptuando pequeños talleres).
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es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitges 