Sitges, the beautiful seaside resort located a couple of kilometres south of Barcelona, is one Spain's most exquisite tourist locations.
Sitges is still in the winter season in February; therefore anyone planning a trip there should brace themselves for some chilly weather as the resort has an average temperature of 90 Ceters South of Barcelona is one spain's most exquisite tourist locations. the=the . Average low temperatures are at 50 C in February while average high temperatures only rise to 130 C.
The sea is also quite cold as it has an average temperature of 12.50 C, quite discouraging for swimming and other aquatic activities.
Sitges doesn't receive a lot of rainfall in February as the resort only records an average precipitation of 36 mm with rain pouring in on only 8 days throughout the month.
Furthermore, Sitges receives a fair amount of sunshine averaging about 7 hours a day in February.
Mardi Gras, better known as The Carnival in Sitges, is the event that attracts the largest number of people from all around the world to this Spanish coastal town. More than 200,000 people flood the town in the week before lent to attend or participate in the festival, which is meant as a celebration to usher in the severity and restraint that is characteristic of lent.
The festivities always start on a Thursday (Dijous Gras) when the King of the Carnival leads a parade and hallmarks the beginning of festivities. On Saturday s the 'Rua de la Disbauya', which loosely translates to the 'Debauchery Parade' and attracts more than 40 floats with over 2000 people dressed in costumes. It is a very colourful and jubilant affair, though it can lean towards the risqué.
Monday is the extermination parade and drag queens dressed in sombre black or grey, walk the streets in mourning for the end of the celebrations and the death of the King of the Carnival. This is followed by Ash Wednesday where a sardine figurine is buried on the beach to mark the arrival of lent. No fish for forty days!
Because of Sitges' large gay population, the carnival parades double as gay pride and you will see drag queens in the most flamboyant costumes.
When visiting Sitges in February, it may be good to book a stay at the Sunway Playa Golf Hotel And Apartments.
