When Sitges has been famous!
Ask anyone who has moved here to Sitges and one phrase you will often hear is...
"There is a magic in the air, but I cannot quite describe it!"​
And there certainly is something about Sitges, as a family we thought it represented nearly every country we had ever visited, so we instantly felt at home. Whether it is the unique colour of the sky, the small avenues or choice of beaches and things to do, Sitges deserves to be famous!
We are on a mission to find all the times Sitges has appeared around the world...here are a few to start with.
'Wish you were here?'​
Presenter Judith Chalmers takes a trip to the Spanish resort town of Sitges, in the Catalonia region, southwest of Barcelona,
First shown: 06/03/1975
The Grand Tour visits Autodroma de Sitges Terramar​
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May take on the banked (vertical) track at Autodroma de Sitges-Terramar.
Described by Clarkson as “a bumpy, pot-holed death trap”
Things get a bit bumpy in this practice run.
World Record!​
2,400 meters and 6,000 diners, many residents, sat on the Promenade of Sitges (Passeig de la Ribera) to taste the typical dish, xatĂł of Sitges with its sauce, with peas and sausage omelette, sausages, dessert and coffee.
The Spanish town that keeps calling you back​
"With fine, golden sandy beaches, an average of 310 sunny days per year, a mix of modernist and colonial architecture..."
Cliff Richard filmed his music video in Sitges in April 1963, and featured in Music Mag Rave and the Guardian.
Where Sitges has featured in the Movies:​
The beautiful and iconic church was in the Day of the Triffids in 1969! And a few other films that have chosen Sitges as their location include Island of the Damned, 91976 which was filmed in Carrer de Sant Joan and Carrer San Bosc.
The Deal in 2006 chose to film a car chase down to San Sebastian beach and Savage Grace also featured San Sebastian and El Vivero Restaurant. (EDIT)
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“We shot an entire car chase in and around Sitges,” Bullock says of an impressive feat of logistics pulled off by the partners. “We managed to close all streets in the old town and we filmed right on the bay of Sitges. We flipped a car, had a high-speed car chase and a complex stunt sequence involving multiple vehicles, supporting artists and stunt performers. Over a period of five days, we shot this incredibly successful car chase — all during the height of the tourism season.”
If you want to check out more of the lesser known films, IMDB has them here.
If you come across any old coverage of Sitges, send it to us and we can keep updating this post.