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Modern
Sitges, preserving important references from the Middle Ages and the
old farmers’ and fishermen’s town, offers visitors an impressive
architectural and cultural heritage, the result of initiatives by
artists, cultural energizers and patrons like Santiago Rusiñol, Ramon
Casas, Miquel Utrillo or Charles Deering. Thanks to them, Sitges was a
reference point for writers, musicians and other intellectuals and
became an important center for disseminating Modernism and the
"Americanos", who, after returning with their "fortune" from their
American adventure, commissioned large mansions from Modernist and
Noucentista (post Art Nouveau) architects.
The museums, guided tours or walks around the old quarter allow us to visit and relive this important legacy.
This
creative impetus has made it possible to create new projects like The
International Barcelona-Sitges Vintage Car Rally, the International
Film Festival, the International Jazz Festival or the Summer Concerts
Series.
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