Sitges is vibrant and surprising. A town on the Barcelona coast that has become a benchmark for culture on an international scale without losing its maritime essence. Walking through the streets of Sitges is walking through one of the most prominent cultural cradles of the Catalonia in the 20th century. Here is the Museu del Cau Ferrat, the home workshop of the painter and writer Santiago Rusiñol, and the Museu de Maricel, a former hospital that houses collections of ancient and modern sculpture and painting. Both summarise the modernist essence and maritime character of this town. Through the regularly organised modernist routes you will discover buildings such as the Casa de Pere Carreras or the Casa del Rellotge and also the called houses of the Americanos: Catalans who made their fortunes in Latin America. There are a total of 12 buildings. The International Fantastic Film Festival is another cultural showcase of Sitges. It has been celebrated since 1968 and attracts thousands of spectators year after year. To delve into the town's seafaring culture, take a tour of the fishing district on a guided tour organised by the Fishermen's Guild of Sitges, one of the oldest in Catalonia and one of the few that fish exclusively with artisanal fishing gear such as the handle. You can also get close to the church of Sant Bartomeu and Santa Tecla, which has become quite an icon of the town and which offers a complete view of the Passeig Marítim. Among the outstanding festivities of Sitges has the carnival, a festival that recovered in the 19th century and has become one of the most popular in Catalonia. One of the epicenters of the festival is Carrer del Pecat, a common place for visitors to the town. Malvasia production is a craft with a long tradition in Sitges. This sweet wine has a particular taste marked by the proximity of the sea and a late harvest. At the Sitges Malvasia Interpretation Center (CIM), located in the Hospital Sant Joan Baptista winery, you will discover all the secrets of the cultivation of this wine so deeply rooted in the town's winemaking tradition and you will taste it. If you feel like it, you can pair it with sitgetana rice, which combines products from the sea and the mountains.