Sitges Carnival

Sitges Carnival

Dance the night away in this flamboyant parade.

Sitges Carnival is a colourful display of imagination and fun, with float after float of beautifully decorated dancers. It is an annual event which sees the town packed with visitors from many different countries. In fact Sitges claims to have seventy different nationalities all living side by side on a residential basis. Add the visitors to this and there is a real cosmopolitan feel to the festivities. If you are looking for Sitges vacation rentals around carnival time, it is certainly wise to pre-book or you may find it difficult to find something suitable accommodation.

As many as a million Catalans, Germans, Britons and other Europeans come into the city for a full week of partying. The festival starts on the Thursday before Lent and the first event is the arrival of the King of the ‘Carnestoltes’ and finishes a week later on Ash Wednesday, with the ‘Burial of the Sardine’ which is not a sardine but a huge effigy.

The high point of the carnival is a huge parade of more than three thousand people, in costumes and masks and also over fifty floats. The city normally attracts party goers and the Carnival attracts an influx of even more so the carnival literally continues nonstop in Sitges. There are devils, angels, cowboys and Indians drag queens and all kind of other carnival characters in the streets, adding to the fun. Officially, during carnival week the town is governed by King of the carnival known as ‘Carnestoltes‘with the help of the Carnival Queen. Vacation rentals may well be in short supply if they are not arranged well in advance of this event.

Sitges is easy to get to from Barcelona as it lies just forty kilometres southwest via the A18 motorway. There is a regular bus service and trains to Sitges and all the carnival venues and locations are accessible on foot from the centre of Sitges. Vacation rentals are available in a range of styles, from luxurious to basic and can cater for all needs.

If you are booking Sitges vacation rentals for Carnival week check the dates before booking. You will sometimes see special offers that occur during the middle of carnival week, so double check the dates. During this one week a host of social, artistic and cultural events are held with the focus on music and dancing. Don’t miss out on ‘Xatonades’ which is a kind of omelette traditionally made during carnival week.

Sitges carnival is listed under world events and anyone taking part is guaranteed to enjoy themselves, but the one danger is returning home in need of a rest and another holiday.

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