Next weekend sees one of the final races in the Catalan Cycling tour (Cycling is a huge sport over here… all those mountains and shorts you see). The XII Pedalada Ecológica Popular Barcelona-Sitges is taking place on Sunday 5th of November and should see well over 500+ entrants this year.
Road diversions and closures will be in effect from early Sunday morning. If you are out on Sunday its worth a look… the Spanish boys are particularly nice.
“To each day a saint, and to each saint a cake,” or so the saying goes.. Spanish holidays are steeped in tradition and every tradition comes with a tempting sweet, most often available only at that particular time of year. At Easter you can enjoy the anis-flavoured, donut-like bunyols de Quaresma. On Saint John's Day (24th June) you should try the sugar-coated coca de Sant Joan.
This month, in early November, around All-Saints Day (1st November), you can find the delectable panellets, traditionally made of marzipan and pine nuts. The best ones are the freashy baked panellets from the bakeries.
This weekend is your last chance to dance the night away in Organic.. until Christmas. The club will close for November and December… making its return for the New Year. So celebrate the end of October and Halloween weekend with a party to remember!
We're big fans of the Garaff Natural Park. Next weekend you can see the entire park in its stunning autumn glory by bike…
Leaving from St Pere de Ribes (about 10 minutes bike-ride from Sitges) your route takes in some of the stunning vistas of the Garaff park.
Your final destination is the smallest town in the region, Olivella. This little town is picture perfect. With less than 1,000 inhabitants it remains a typically charming Catalan town and is well worth the 30km journey.
This route is for fit boys only… of course you could always drive up to the village to see all those lovely guys arrive.
The entry fee is EUR 18.
For further information contact http://www.jafranatura.com.
Happy cycling!
Those of you planning to come to Spain for the long-weekend of Halloween should keep an eye out for the big parties in Barcleona. The one we recommend is taking place at the Gay Tea Dance on Sunday the 30th. It's know as “THE BLACK GOTHIC HALLOWEEN PARTY: Halloween night + Porno of your life!”
The best thing about this party is the dess code. Nothing too bad.. just wear black.. something black.. Our dress up in a nice police uniform like the boys above and come and arrest us.
We're waiting to see what the local Sitgeans are going to put-on for Halloween… just watch this space.
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.
A happy St. Columbus Day to all of our readers. It's a national holiday in Spain and in most of Latin America and the US. Most people here are making it an extra long weekend..taking Friday off aswell. We expect a lot of local Spanish boys and their Barcelona friends to hit the clubs in Sitges this weekend. So if you're visiting expect a lot of locals.
Enjoy the day!
Well boys, wouldn't you like that in your bed! Good news.. he's in Sitges.. .bad news… hes Straight…. but hey.. that never stopped a gay boy!
We haven't had much in the way of eye candy at this year's Sitges Film Festival. Some of the movies have been spectacular, but not so many actors as previous years. All that changed this weekend when Ian Somerhalder dropped in to say hello to his film buddies. He was here to promote his latest movie, Pulse. If you don't know Ian, most Spanish people will recognise him as Boone Carlyle from the hit TV series Lost.
The movie, from the brilliant mind of Wes Craven, is a tecnho-horror…if there is such a genre. Its an ok movie. When their computer hacker friend accidentally channels a mysterious wireless signal, a group of co-eds rally to stop a terrifying evil from taking over the world. The best bits are definitely watchin Ian on screen!
When: 5th October to 15th October 2006
Where: Throughout Barcelona
The Barcelona Gay Film festival is one of the highlights of the gay calender in Barcelona. So if the Sitges Film Festival is a little too straight for you, then you can always hop on a train to Barcelona to catch some of the gay culture and lifestyle in one of the sexiest cities in the world.
For further information visit the official site of the Barcelona Gay Film Festival.
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