Sitges has some amazing scenery. And what better way to view it than with a beautiful man…. We were out with Fabricio, taking some shots before he heads home to Brazil. But don't worry.. he will be back again next Season. Until then.. here he is enjoying some of Sitges more familiar sights.
These canons were meant to keep people out in the middle ages… now the invaders are more welcome…
La Fragata beach in the background is home to some of the more high-end restaurants in Sitges. It is also the scene where many local festivities are set, including the fireworks displays, the wine trashing competition and a host of other one-off events in Sitges. When it gets really hot, it is the best place to watch the boys play beach voleyball in the Summer…. lovely.
Sitges recently unveiled the first monument dedicated to Gay people in Spain. The monument commerates the 10th anniversary of a particularly dark period in Sitges relationship with gay people. In 1996, the municipal government dediced to monitor the activity of gay people on the beaches of Sitges.
Unsuprisingly, this decision was met with uproar by the local gay community. Relations between gay people and local government institutions was frosty at best throughout that period. Tension mounted at the end of September when a gay waiter was attacked and beaten by a group of Neo Nazis. Local gay organisations mounted a protest on the streets and eventually the decision to monitor activities on the beach was dropped.
You can watch the unveiling of the monument here.
The monument bears the inscription, “Sitges. 1996 – 5 October 2006. Against homofobia”. In the shape of an inverted pink triangle, the monument itself looks a bit dated in our opinion, however it is still worthy of note as a move in a positive direction.
Between hopping in and out of Souvenir, dancing at Deitrich's and shopping on the Ramblas, whilst returning for your siesta in Sitges… it's little wonder that so many of you boys and girls have to come back more than once to see Barcelona properly.
So may we recommend the touristic-bus tour of Barcelona. Its not cheap at EUR 18 per day… as the information given on the tour is pretty basic. But if you don't have a lot of time and you want to see all of the major sites, it is highly recommended.
The Tourist Bus has 44 stops along three routes: Northern Route (red), Southern Route (blue) & Forum Route (green).
You can get on and off as many times as you like along the journey. This way, once you have visited those places you have been interested in you can catch the next bus and continue the route with the same ticket.
On board, there is a tourist information guide who announces the stops in different languages and helps you to make the most of your visit. But to be fair, your guidebook will provide better info!
During the summer the open-top buses are great fun…. You will probably need to bring a jacket in November.. but on Saturday Barcelona was a sweltering 26 degrees and the queues to get on the buses went on for miles. We will have more to follow soon in our new Barcelona site which launches next week.
Stay tuned… we have 22 more in development.
PS – We can't guarantee that all bus drivers will be this cute of that accommodating with their Uniform! Visit the official bus touristic site to purchase tickets online.
This post finds itself further afield than Sitges today…. all the way to Bilbao. You see the firemen of Bilbao have posed in a calendar, Bomberos de Calendario en Bilbao !, to raise funds to attend in Olympic games for firemen and police.
Hasn't he got a lovely Fire Engine!
We certainly know where the fire is! Reminds us of the gay foam parties in Sitges.
All I can say is I'm off to see the local fire department. I must be missing something. Are all Spanish firemen this hot?
Expect a busy Saturday Night in Sitges this weekend. Last weekend saw numbers swell with lots of boys and girls partying until the early hours of Sunday morning. (as can be seen from the photos). Expect a lot more people this weekend given the extra-long St Columbus weekend. If you are out be sure to say hi.
The international gay erotic film fest Heat Gay 2006 took place last weekend in Barcelona. If you like your boys buff and “movie-star-like”, then this was the place to be!
It consisted of daily mud wrestling, erotic massage classes, a dark room and photo bed all. International superstars in attendance included Rafa Carreras, Brad Patton, Carlo Massi, and Johan Paulik.
Rumours abound that 2 of the more famous boys were househunting here on Friday…. and are spending the weekend with some close friends.
Don't worry… if Gay Sitges Guide sees them out we will tell them you said “Hola”! Heat takes place next year on the first week of October. Make a date in your diary.
