Photo spot in Sitges
Sant Bartomeu church and the seafront
A church on a rock above the sea, with a whitewashed old town behind it and a promenade running the length of the beaches.
About Sant Bartomeu church and the seafront
Get directionsSitges is forty minutes from Barcelona and looks nothing like it. The parish church sits on a low rock directly above the water, and it is the town's whole identity — visible from every beach, lit at night, and photographable from three completely different angles within a few minutes' walk.
Behind it the old town is narrow and white, with a Modernista streak left over from the artists who summered here in the 1890s. In front, a promenade of palms runs the length of the seafront.
The church faces roughly south-east over the water, so it takes early light on its face. At sunset you shoot it against the sky from the western beaches instead — two different photographs depending which end of the day you pick.
Best time to shoot
Early morning for light on the church; sunset for it against the sky
Tips
Forty minutes by train from Barcelona Sants, which makes it an easy second location on a Barcelona trip. Busy on summer weekends with day-trippers from the city.
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Our concierge team will hand-pick 2-3 photographers who know Sant Bartomeu church and the seafront — free of charge.