Editing Sitges (section)

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Sitges
| official_name      = <!-- if different from name -->
| native_name        = 
| settlement_type    = [[Municipalities of Catalonia|Municipality]]
| image_skyline      = Ansicht 4.JPG
| image_alt          = 
| image_caption      = Sitges
| image_flag         = Flag of Sitges, Barcelona.svg
| image_shield       = Coat of Arms of Sitges.svg
| nickname           = Blanca Subur
| motto              = 
| image_map          = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=285|frame-height=180|frame-align=center|frame-coordinates={{Coord|39.5|N|3.7|W}}|zoom=4|type=point|title=Sitges|marker=city|type2=shape|stroke-width2=2|stroke-color2=#808080|text=Interactive map of Sitges.}}
| map_caption        = Location of Sitges
| pushpin_map        = Spain Catalonia#Spain
| coordinates        = {{coord|41.237|1.823|region:ES_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = Spain
| subdivision_type1  = [[Autonomous communities of Spain|Autonomous community]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Catalonia]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Province of Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Comarques of Catalonia|Comarca]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Garraf]]
| subdivision_type4  = [[Judicial districts of Spain|Judicial district]]
| subdivision_name4  = [[Vilanova i la Geltrú]]
| established_title  = <!-- Founded -->
| established_date   = 
| seat_type          = <!-- [[Capital (political)|Capital]] -->
| seat               = 
| leader_party       = [[Republican Left of Catalonia]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Aurora Carbonell i Abella (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ccma.cat/324/aurora-carbonell-primera-alcaldessa-derc-que-encapcala-lajuntament-de-sitges/noticia/2928999/|title=Aurora Carbonell, primera alcaldessa d'ERC que encapçala l'Ajuntament de Sitges| date=15 June 2019 |website=Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals |access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref>
| area_footnotes     = <ref name=idescat>{{cite web|url=http://www.idescat.cat/emex/?lang=en&id=082704|title=El municipi en xifres: Sitges|website=[[Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya|Statistical Institute of Catalonia]]|access-date=2015-11-23}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 43.85
| elevation_m        = 10
| elevation_min_m    = 
| population_as_of   = 2023
| population_footnotes = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
| population_total   = 32086
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = {{lang|ca|[[sitgetà]]}} (m), {{lang|ca|sitgetana}} (f) <!-- Catalan demonyms are always displayed in lower-case -->
| population_note    = 
| postal_code_type   = [[List of postal codes in Spain|Postal code]]
| postal_code        = 08870
| area_code          = 93
| area_code_type     = [[Telephone numbers in Spain|Dialing code]]
| blank_name_sec1    = [[Languages of Spain|Official languages]]
| blank_info_sec1    = [[Catalan language|Catalan]]<br />[[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| website            = {{URL|www.sitges.cat}}
| footnotes          = 
| elevation_max_m    = 591
| timezone           = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset         = +1
| timezone_DST       = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = +2
}}
[[File:Ajuntament de Sitges P1140838.JPG|thumb|Sitges City Hall (1889)]]
[[File:154 Monument a G.K. Chesterton, pg. de la Ribera (Sitges).jpg|thumb|Monument to G. K. Chesterton (1976), by Manuel Muns.]]
{{langnf|ca-x-old|'''Sitges'''|italic=no|underground [grain] silos|paren=left}}; {{IPA|ca|ˈsidʒəs}}, {{IPA|es|ˈsitʃes|lang}}) is a town about 35 kilometres southwest of [[Barcelona]], in [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]], renowned worldwide for [[Sitges Film Festival|its film festival]], [[Carnival]], and [[LGBT culture]]. Located between the [[Garraf Massif]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea]], it is known for its beaches, nightspots, and historical sites.

While the roots of Sitges' artistic reputation date back to the late 19th century, when painter [[Santiago Rusiñol]] took up residence there during the summer, the town became a centre for the 1960s [[counterculture]] in mainland Spain during the [[Francoist State|Francoist regime]], and became known as "[[Ibiza]] in miniature".

Today, the economy of Sitges is based on tourism and culture, offering more than 4,500 hotel beds, half of them in four-star hotels.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

Sitges is a [[gay-friendly]] destination with many establishments catering for the [[LGBT community]] and popular gay beaches.

Almost 35% of the approximately 26,000 permanent inhabitants are from the Netherlands, the UK, France, and Scandinavia, whose children attend international schools in the area. There are 17 beaches. Sitges was also the site of the annual [[Bilderberg Group|Bilderberg conference]] held in June 2010.

Sitges has been referred to as the [[Saint-Tropez]] of Spain,<ref name="Sitges as San Tropez">{{cite web|last=Boyd|first=Mark|title=Sitges is Hot Property|url=http://blog.lucasfox.com/sitges/sitges-hot-property/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330151143/http://blog.lucasfox.com/sitges/sitges-hot-property/|archive-date=2012-03-30|work=Lucasfox.com|access-date=9 August 2011|date=August 2011}}</ref> with property prices approaching those of the most expensive [[Europe]]an cities, the main reason for this being the setting by the sea and the surrounding {{Ill|Garraf Park|es|Parque del Garraf|ca|Parc del Garraf}}. Proximity to [[Barcelona-El Prat Airport]] is also a major advantage.