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Sitges

Forty minutes down the coast from Barcelona: a town you can walk end to end, with the boys on the sand by day and the whole place out on the terraces by night.

Checked Sep 18, 2026Tier 1 · Free and accepted9 blocks

What’s inside

The scenePlaca de la Industria, Carrer Bonaire, and which beach the boys pick.
The big weekendsPride in June, Bears Sitges Week in September, Carnival in February.
StayThe old town to fall out of bed, the seafront for the view, Terramar for quiet.
Getting aroundThe train from Sants, the airport change at El Prat, and the last train problem.
The rulesEqual marriage since 2005 and a national LGTBI law since 2023, sourced and dated.
Getting inSchengen: 90 days in 180, the new EU entry system, and where ETIAS stands.
SafetyAdvisory levels, 112, and a town that has been doing this for decades.
Sexual healthBring what you take. PEP at Sant Camil in Sant Pere de Ribes, testing at BCN Checkpoint.
PackSix things for a town that is beach by day and terrace by night.

Read before you fly

Same-sex relationships
Legal

UK government advice calls Spain a generally tolerant and progressive place for LGBT+ travelers, with active groups and venues in the big cities.

Checked Sep 18, 2026 · Source: UK FCDO travel advice for Spain

Travel advisory
UK FCDO: no advice against travel to any part of Spain

Advice updated August 12, 2026, with no warning aimed at gay travelers. The FCDO's Spain pages describe the country as generally tolerant and progressive.

Checked Sep 18, 2026 · Source: UK FCDO travel advice for Spain

PEP within 72 hours
A hospital emergency department, within 72 hours

Catalan public health says PEP should start as soon as possible, if possible in the first 6 hours, and is no longer effective after 72; the exposed person goes to a hospital emergency service. The nearest to Sitges is Hospital Residencia Sant Camil, Ronda de Sant Camil, Sant Pere de Ribes, the reference hospital for the Garraf.

Checked Sep 18, 2026 · Source: Agencia de Salut Publica de Catalunya

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