Garraf Coastal Protected Area

Garraf Coastal Protected Area is a nature reserve in Sitges, Barcelona, Catalonia. Garraf Coastal Protected Area is situated nearby to the locality Coma de Cala Forn, as well as near Pas de les Escales.

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Type: Nature reserve
Description: protected area in Spain
Also known as: “Costes del Garraf”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cau Ferrat Museum and Maricel Museum.

Cau Ferrat Museum

Museum

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Cau Ferrat, located in Sitges, was the home and study of artist and writer Santiago Rusiñol, one of the most important figures of the Modernisme movement in Catalonia. It is one of the three museums in Sitges located on the shores of Sant Sebastià beach.

Maricel Museum

Museum

Photo: Kent Wang, CC BY 4.0.

The Maricel Museum is a museum located in the centre of Sitges; reopened after a major refurbishment in 2015. The Maricel Museum is part of the Barcelona Provincial Council Local Museum Network.

Sitges town hall

Town hall

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vallpineda and Vallcarca.

Vallpineda

Neighborhood

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Vallpineda is a neighborhood.

Vallcarca

Hamlet

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Vallcarca is an abandoned coastal settlement in the Garraf Massif, Catalonia, Spain. It is administered by the Sitges municipality. Although most of the area is surrounded by the Garraf Natural Park, a highly-polluting cement factory near the abandoned railroad station is still active exploiting the nearby quarries for cement production.