From a Roman Village to a Resort Town: A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Sitges
Description
Are you looking for a way to see Sitges Old Town without joining a tour group? Explore at your own pace with this affordable audio tour. • Inhale the same sea air that attracted resting Roman soldiers and edgy artists including Santiago Rusinol • Hear from producer John Hipper, an Australian now living in Spain • Do it all in 45 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline. Please note that this is a hilly walk.
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Itinerary
This self-guided audio tour begins on the Boardwalk in front of Pic Nic beach bar. You'll hear a bit about the history of Sitges and about how we work before getting started.
As you walk along Platja de la Ribera on the boardwalk, you'll hear some of Sitges’ centuries-old history.
While passing by the Monumento a Bacardi (the monument to Bacardi), you'll learn how Facundo Bacardi Masso, of Bacardi Rum fame and a Sitgetan, invented the first white rum in the world.
The tour passes by Xiringuito, the first beach bar in Spain.
On this tour, you'll hear about Baluard Plaza, the imposing structure from where the military defended the town in the 1700s.
On this tour, you'll see the most photographed site in Sitges, the Church of St Bartholomew and Saint Tecla
On this tour, you'll have the opportunity to marvel at Palau De Maricel, a magnificent building set up to attract even more artists to the town.
Along the way, you'll have the opportunity to look at some of the prominent galleries and museums including Museu de Maricel, and hear how this artistic movement and its members helped to shape the Sitges that you can see today.
You'll pass by Museu Del Cau Ferrat on this tour, the home of Catalan Modernist movement leader, Santiago Rusinol.
You'll pass by the monument of Santiago Rusinol. You'll hear a couple of stories about the hedonistic lifestyle of artist Santiago Rusinol, who was key to Catalan Modernism in Sitge.
On this tour, you can look forward to strolling through Cap de la Vila plaza, an area once known as “the end of the village” and now part of the town’s centre.
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- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(20)
Very simple to use & informative - I would highly recommend for its ease of use and interesting commentary
The tour was well organized. Narration was starting exactly when I reached the place that was described. It was fun, informative, yet - not overwhelming. Recommend to anybody visiting Sitges. Will explore the other tours from this web site.
First time using an online self guided tour, great value. Fantastic way to learn and explore a location at your own pace. Was easy to get side tracked but the technology worked great and very easy to follow the route. It would pick up where you left off if you stopped along the way which was great. Wasn’t too long to become boring and info was well presented. Also liked that you could go back and re-listen. Well worth it !
The tour hit highlights of Sitges and was just the right amount of walking and climbing stairs for us. We chose to do it later in the day when it was a little cooler. Some of the statutes are explained along with the history. We found it informative.
The audio and directions on the self guided tour were awesome. The guide was witty and fun to listen to and kept the tour interesting.
Brilliantly done! So simple to use - and very well presented by John. Exactly what we’d hoped for. Just enough insight of recent and far off history
Really interesting and brilliantly presented by John. Exactly what we were looking for. Just enough insight into the past both far off and recent.
A great tour of Saxman Indian Village by our tour guide Gavin H. Gavin was very knowledgeable of how totem poles are made and the stories behind each of them. Informative and entertaining dance display.
A very interesting tour with an easy to listen to tour guide. The app is geo-aware and that made it very easy to use. It was a very pleasant experience and I will be looking for other products from this vendor.
Fabulous walking tour that got us to an area we would not have found and it was our favorite! Interesting history I would never have known.
