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Costa del Garraf map and travel guide: Sitges, Vilanova and Castelldefels
Long beaches at Castelldefels, the Garraf hills, the art and festivals of Sitges and the railway museum of Vilanova, all on the R2 Sud line.
Sitges · Photo: Dessources, CC BY-SA 4.0
The Costa del Garraf is the coast south-west of Barcelona where the Garraf massif reaches the sea. Catalonia’s tourist board places the Garraf comarca, with Sitges and Vilanova i la Geltrú as its two main towns, in the Costa Barcelona brand rather than in the Costa Daurada (Catalunya.com). This map and guide runs from the beaches of Castelldefels and Gavà in the Baix Llobregat, past the village of Garraf, to Sitges, Vilanova and Cubelles, where the Costa Daurada begins at Cunit (Costa Daurada). It covers the beaches, the R2 Sud train, the weather, the campsites and day trips to the Penedès vineyards.
At a glance
- Where south-west of Barcelona, from Castelldefels and Gavà in the Baix Llobregat to Sitges, Vilanova i la Geltrú and Cubelles in the Garraf comarca, where the Costa Daurada begins.
- The brand part of the Costa Barcelona, not the Costa Daurada, according to Catalonia’s tourist board.
- By train the R2 Sud, the Garraf Line, links Castelldefels, Sitges and Vilanova with Barcelona; its southern section dates from 1881.
- On CostaMap six coastal town guides, four places on the coast and two campsites on the coast.
- Climate an annual mean of 16.1 °C and 588 mm of rain at Barcelona Airport (AEMET, 1981–2010).
- Hills behind the Garraf natural park, 12,376 ha of arid, rocky landscape with caves, with Olèrdola and the Penedès vineyards inland.
Map of the Costa del Garraf
This page is the CostaMap map of the Garraf coast. The map shows the places on this coast that have a CostaMap page: the Maricel and Cau Ferrat museums in Sitges, the Railway Museum of Catalonia in Vilanova i la Geltrú, the Garraf massif and the campsites. Tick a place type to filter it, and click a marker to see the place in the panel. The town guides for Castelldefels, Gavà, Sitges, Sant Pere de Ribes, Vilanova and Cubelles are in the areas below.
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Coast mapCosta del Garraf
Click a marker to see the place here. Three areas from Castelldefels and Gavà to Sitges, Vilanova and Cubelles.
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The guide follows the coast from north-east to south-west: the long beaches of Castelldefels and Gavà nearest Barcelona, then the Garraf massif, the village of Garraf and Sitges, and finally Vilanova i la Geltrú and Cubelles. Only places on or near the sea are in the lists; Vilafranca, Sant Sadurní, Piera and Igualada follow as day trips inland.
North: Castelldefels and Gavà
The long sandy beaches nearest Barcelona and its airport, between the Llobregat delta and the first hills of the Garraf.
- Castelldefels – five to six kilometres of beach, a hilltop castle and the canoeing canal of Barcelona ’92.
- Gavà – a 2,730-metre beach behind Gavà Mar, a 400-metre-wide pine forest and Neolithic variscite mines.
- Port Ginesta – a marina with 1,189 berths at the foot of the Garraf hills.
Middle: Garraf and Sitges
Where the Garraf massif meets the sea: the fishing huts of Garraf village, then Sitges with its town beaches, museums and festivals.
- Garraf village – part of Sitges, with the wooden casetes on its 345-metre beach and Gaudí’s Celler Güell.
- Garraf Massif – a natural park of more than 12,000 hectares of arid, rocky landscape with caves.
- Sitges – the Catalan municipality with the most Blue Flag beaches, and home of the fantastic film festival.
- Cau Ferrat Museum – Santiago Rusiñol’s house-studio, a public museum since 1933.
- Maricel Museum – the Palau de Maricel, built for Charles Deering with Miquel Utrillo.
- Sant Pere de Ribes – next to Sitges, with a castle documented in 990.
South: Vilanova i la Geltrú and Cubelles
The capital of the Garraf, with its fishing port and railway museum, and Cubelles at the mouth of the Foix, on the edge of the Costa Daurada.
- Vilanova i la Geltrú – the capital of the Garraf comarca, with a carnival of more than 250 years.
- Railway Museum of Catalonia – more than fifty vehicles in the old steam-locomotive depot.
- Cubelles – four beaches, a castle documented in 1041 and the Foix river-mouth wetland.
Inland day trips
Behind the Garraf hills lie the Penedès vineyards of the Alt Penedès and, further north, the Anoia. These towns are not on the sea, so their pages are not in the lists above:
- Vilafranca del Penedès – the capital of the Alt Penedès and of wine, with VINSEUM, the museum of Catalan wine cultures.
- Sant Sadurní d’Anoia – the capital of cava, with the Codorníu cellars by Puig i Cadafalch and the Cava Centre.
- Piera – in the Anoia, with a castle of at least the 10th century above the Anoia valley.
- Igualada – the capital of the Anoia, with the Rec tanners’ quarter and the Museu de la Pell.
Explore by interest
Pick a theme. Each tile opens the part of this guide that covers it.
Best beaches and coves on the Costa del Garraf
The selection below is ours, from north-east to south-west. Lengths are as given by each source, checked in October 2026; where two official sources disagree we give both. Sitges is the Catalan municipality with the most Blue Flag beaches, and all its beaches are smoke-free (Ajuntament de Sitges).
Platja de Castelldefels
The town council gives Castelldefels five kilometres of coastline (Ajuntament de Castelldefels) and the Baix Llobregat tourism consortium 6 kilometres of beach (Turisme Baix Llobregat). The sand lies between the protected Llobregat delta and the Garraf massif (Catalunya.com).
Platja de Gavà
2,730 metres of fine sand, about 61 metres wide on average, behind the seaside district of Gavà Mar (Catalunya.com). A pine forest 400 metres wide reaches the first line of the sea (Ajuntament de Gavà).
Platja de Garraf
345 metres long and about 29 metres wide, backed by Les Casetes del Garraf, refurbished wooden huts where fishermen once kept their tools (Diputació de Barcelona).
Sant Sebastià and La Ribera
Sant Sebastià lies at the foot of the hillock with the church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla; the Diputació gives it 210 by 24 metres (Diputació de Barcelona), Spain’s tourism portal 205 by 20 (Spain.info). La Ribera is 275 metres of fine sand and shallow water (Diputació de Barcelona).
Ribes Roges and La Farola
Ribes Roges, between the marina and Adarró beach, is 950 metres long; La Farola, by the Sant Cristòfol lighthouse at the eastern end of town, is 650 metres (Vilanova Turisme).
Mota de Sant Pere and Les Gavines
Cubelles has four beaches: Llarga, Mota de Sant Pere, Les Gavines and Les Salines. Mota de Sant Pere is the largest, and Les Gavines is a 250-metre semicircle (Turisme Cubelles).
Also worth knowing: Els Balmins in Sitges is 220 metres long, divided in two by rocks, barely 1 kilometre from the centre next to Aiguadolç port, and its part furthest from the port is nudist (Diputació de Barcelona). The other town beaches of Sitges include Aiguadolç, La Fragata, L’Estanyol and Terramar (Catalunya.com), and the seafront promenade runs to Les Anquines beach, lined with restaurants (Diputació de Barcelona). Catalonia’s tourist board lists Castelldefels and Sitges among the Blue Flag beaches of the Costa Barcelona (Catalunya.com). Vilanova’s tourist office counts more than 6 kilometres of fine-sand beaches (Vilanova Turisme), while a Diputació listing gives three and a half (Diputació de Barcelona).
Where to stay on the Costa del Garraf, town by town
Sitges and Vilanova i la Geltrú are the two main towns of the Garraf (Catalunya.com); Castelldefels and Gavà, in the Baix Llobregat, are the closest to Barcelona and the airport. The R2 Sud train links Castelldefels, Sitges and Vilanova.
Sitges
Town beaches, the Cau Ferrat and Maricel museums, a carnival with more than 100 years of history and the October film festival.
Culture and nightlife
Vilanova i la Geltrú
The capital of the Garraf comarca, with a fishing port, the Railway Museum of Catalonia and long sandy beaches.
Families and museums
Castelldefels
Kilometres of beach between the Llobregat delta and the Garraf hills, a hilltop castle and the 1992 Olympic canal.
Beach and watersports
Gavà
Gavà Mar, a 2,730-metre beach backed by pine forest, and the Neolithic variscite mines.
Quiet beach
Cubelles
Four beaches, a castle first documented in 1041 and the protected mouth of the river Foix.
Beaches and birdsCampsites on the Costa del Garraf
These campsites have a CostaMap page. HolaCamp Sitges Garrofer is at C-246a km 39 in the municipality of Sitges; the same page gives 900 metres to La Barra beach and 2 km to the centre of Sitges, and also 1.5 km to the beaches and 2.5 km to the centre (HolaCamp). Vilanova Park is at Ctra. Arboç (BV-2115) km 2.5 in the municipality of Vilanova i la Geltrú (Vilanova Park); its own FAQ gives both 2 miles and 1 mile to the centre of Vilanova and no distance to the beach (Vilanova Park), and the Diputació lists it among the province’s campsites (Diputació de Barcelona). Locations are as each source states them. Catalonia’s tourist tax also applies to stays at campsites (Agència Tributària de Catalunya).
HolaCamp Sitges Garrofer
At C-246a km 39 in the municipality of Sitges; the campsite gives 900 m to La Barra beach.
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Vilanova Park
At Ctra. Arboç (BV-2115) km 2.5, in the municipality of Vilanova i la Geltrú.
See the campsite →Things to do on the Costa del Garraf
Rusiñol, Maricel and the art of Sitges
Santiago Rusiñol made Sitges a meeting point for Modernista artists and built his house-studio there, the Cau Ferrat (Catalunya.com); the Cau Ferrat Museum became a public museum in 1933 (Museus de Sitges). Next to it, the Sitges museums date the Palau de Maricel to 1910–1921, built for the collector Charles Deering with Miquel Utrillo (Museus de Sitges); Catalonia’s tourist board describes a Noucentista building constructed between 1911 and 1915 (Catalunya.com).
The Can Llopis Romantic Museum opened in 1949 and holds Lola Anglada’s collection of more than 400 dolls and toys, but the Generalitat’s heritage site states that it is closed for renovations (Patrimoni Cultural). In the village of Garraf, which belongs to Sitges, the Celler Güell was commissioned by the industrialist Eusebi Güell; the original plan, kept in the Sitges Historical Archive, is signed by Gaudí, and the cellar is now run as a restaurant (Visit Sitges).
Trains, castles and prehistoric mines
The Railway Museum of Catalonia occupies the original steam-locomotive depot of Vilanova i la Geltrú and has more than fifty vehicles, including the Centenary Train, a replica of the first train in the Iberian Peninsula (1848), and the first Talgo (Ajuntament de Vilanova i la Geltrú). The Barcelona–Vilanova railway opened in 1881 (Rodalies de Catalunya). The Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer opened on 26 October 1884 in a building by the master builder Jeroni Granell (Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer) and is a declared Museum of National Interest, and Espai Far shows photographs, model boats and fishing gear (Vilanova Turisme).
Castelldefels Castle stands 60 m above sea level; in 1897 the banker Manuel Girona commissioned its restoration, the town council bought it in 1988, and its church of Santa Maria is an original 10th-century building (Ajuntament de Castelldefels). In 2026 entry costs €10 for adults and €6 for children aged 6–17 (Castell de Castelldefels), and it is reached by the R2 Sud to Castelldefels station or the E95 and L95 buses (Castell de Castelldefels). In Gavà, people dug mines about 6,000 years ago to extract variscite, a green mineral used for jewellery; the network covers 200 hectares, they are the oldest gallery mines in Europe for variscite and a Cultural Asset of National Interest (Ajuntament de Gavà). Gavà also has the 10th-century ruined castle of Eramprunyà and the 12th-century hermitage of Bruguers (Turisme Baix Llobregat).
The Castell de Ribes is documented in 990, was handed to the municipality in 1620 and has been listed since 1949 (Ajuntament de Sant Pere de Ribes). The Castell de Cubelles, first documented in 1041, was remodelled in the 17th century by Fra Josep de la Concepció, bought by the town council in 1988, and since 2006 has had a room with the Charlie Rivel exhibition (Turisme Cubelles).
Maricel Museum
The Palau de Maricel, built 1910–1921 for the collector Charles Deering with Miquel Utrillo, next to the Cau Ferrat.
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Cau Ferrat Museum
Santiago Rusiñol’s house-studio and Modernista meeting point, a public museum since 1933.
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Railway Museum of Catalonia
More than fifty vehicles, a replica of the first train in the Iberian Peninsula and the first Talgo.
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Garraf Massif
12,376 ha of rocky hills behind the coast; the GR-92 climbs about 3.5 km from Garraf station to La Pleta.
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Xató, Malvasia and Penedès cava
Xató is the dish of this coast: a sauce of almonds, hazelnuts, garlic, bread, ñora peppers, chilli, oil, salt and vinegar, eaten in the xatonades season from November to April, when more than fifty restaurants take part in the Ruta del Xató (Catalunya.com); the route has been held since 1997 (Ajuntament de Sitges). Vilafranca held its Festa del Xató on 15 March 2026, serving xató from Sitges, Vilanova, Cubelles, Sant Pere de Ribes and five other towns, including a certified gluten-free version (Turisme Vilafranca); it is the only festival on the route where other towns’ recipes can be tasted as well as the local one (Diputació de Barcelona).
Malvasia is the sweet wine of Sitges and a Slow Food Presidium, made in the cellar of the Hospital Sant Joan Baptista (Ajuntament de Sitges); the grape grows only in the fields around the town and the wine is mentioned in the medieval novel Tirant lo Blanc (Catalunya.com). The Malvasia Interpretation Centre opens on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (Ajuntament de Sitges), and the Llopis family made a Malvasia Llopis of their own (Patrimoni Cultural). Inland, the Penedès DO wines and cavas are the area’s star product (Catalunya.com): DO Penedès is Catalonia’s wine appellation with the longest history and is 100% organic from the 2025 vintage (DO Penedès), and cava is sold in more than 100 countries (DO Cava).
The Garraf park, Olèrdola and the Foix
Behind the coast, the Garraf massif is a natural park of more than 12,000 hectares of arid, rocky landscape with a system of caves (Catalunya.com). The park service gives 12,376 ha in the Garraf and Alt Penedès comarques (Parcs de la Diputació de Barcelona), and its fact sheet 12,374.32 ha across nine municipalities from Castelldefels and Gavà to Sitges and Vilanova, under a Special Plan approved in 1986 (Diputació de Barcelona). The park office and La Pleta information centre is on the Rat Penat–Plana Novella road, km 3.5 (Parcs de la Diputació de Barcelona). No public transport goes into the park, but from Garraf station the GR-92 leads about 3.5 km on foot to La Pleta (Parcs de la Diputació de Barcelona); the Sala d’Olivella centre opens at weekends and on holidays 10:00–14:00 and closes in August (Parcs de la Diputació de Barcelona).
Further inland, Olèrdola is a natural lookout crowned by walls built successively by Iberians, Romans and medieval settlers, with a 12th-century church of Sant Miquel (Parcs de la Diputació de Barcelona); its park protects 605.65 ha in Canyelles and Olèrdola (Diputació de Barcelona). At the southern end of the coast, the mouth of the river Foix in Cubelles is a Natura 2000 site and a bird protection area of about 10 hectares (Turisme Cubelles). On the water, the Canal Olímpic in Castelldefels was the canoeing venue of Barcelona ’92 and covers 43 hectares, 15 of them water (Turisme Baix Llobregat), and Port Ginesta, which describes itself as at the heart of the Garraf natural park, has 1,189 berths (Port Ginesta). The highest point of Castelldefels is the 300 m Turó del Fanxó, and the town keeps watchtowers from the era of pirate raids (Turisme Baix Llobregat).
When to go to the Costa del Garraf
Average temperature and rainfall at Barcelona Airport (AEMET station 0076), for 1981–2010 (AEMET). We found no AEMET normals for a station on the Garraf coast itself.
The annual mean at Barcelona Airport is 16.1 °C, with 588 mm of rain; July averages 305 hours of sunshine and January 151 (AEMET). The Sitges Carnival has its Rua de la Disbauxa parade on Carnival Sunday and the Rua de l’Extermini on Carnival Tuesday (Diputació de Barcelona), and the Vilanova Carnival, with more than 250 years of history, was declared a Heritage Festival of National Interest in October 2010 (Vilanova Turisme). On Corpus Sunday the streets of Sitges are covered with flower carpets (Diputació de Barcelona), the Festa Major of Sant Bartomeu ends with fireworks on Fragata beach at 11 pm on 23 August (Diputació de Barcelona), and the 59th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival runs from 8 to 18 October 2026 (Sitges Film Festival). Xató season runs from November to April.
Itineraries
Both plans use places with their own CostaMap page and the R2 Sud train, which stops in Castelldefels, Sitges and Vilanova i la Geltrú. The Penedès and the Anoia are reached by the R4 or by car.
Three days
Day 1
Sitges
Start the morning on Sant Sebastià beach, 210 metres of sand at the foot of the hillock topped by the church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla. Then visit the Cau Ferrat, the house-studio of Santiago Rusiñol and a public museum since 1933, and the Palau de Maricel, built 1910–1921 for the collector Charles Deering. In the afternoon swim at La Ribera, 275 metres of fine sand and shallow water, and spend the evening on the promenade towards Les Anquines, which is lined with restaurants. The R2 Sud stops in Sitges, with trains every 30 minutes off-peak.
Day 2
Garraf village and the massif
Start at Garraf station and walk to the beach, 345 metres long, where the wooden casetes once held fishermen’s tools. In the village stands the Celler Güell, commissioned by Eusebi Güell; its original plan, kept in the Sitges Historical Archive, is signed by Gaudí, and the cellar is now run as a restaurant. In the afternoon follow the GR-92 from the station for about 3.5 km to La Pleta, the information centre of the Garraf massif. No public transport goes into the park, so leave time to walk back before evening.
Day 3
Vilanova i la Geltrú
Spend the morning at the Railway Museum of Catalonia, in the original steam locomotive depot, with more than fifty vehicles, among them a replica of the peninsula’s first train of 1848 and the first Talgo. Then visit the Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer, opened on 26 October 1884 and a Museum of National Interest. In the afternoon head for Ribes Roges, a 950-metre beach between the marina and Adarró, and in the evening walk to the lighthouse of Vilanova i la Geltrú, which houses the Museu del Mar.
Seven days
Days 1–3: as above, based in Sitges or Vilanova i la Geltrú.
Day 4
Castelldefels and Gavà
Take the R2 Sud to Castelldefels station, or bus E95 or L95, for the castle, which stands 60 m above sea level and keeps the 10th-century church of Santa Maria. Entry costs €10 for adults and €6 for ages 6–17 (2026); outside July and August it opens on weekends and holidays, 11:00–19:00. Spend late morning on the beach of Castelldefels, then go on to Gavà for the prehistoric mines, where variscite was dug about 6,000 years ago. End the day on Gavà beach, 2,730 metres of fine sand behind Gavà Mar and a pine forest 400 metres wide.
Day 5
Cubelles and Sant Pere de Ribes
In Cubelles the castle, first documented in 1041 and remodelled in the 17th century, has housed the Charlie Rivel exhibition since 2006. Walk on to the mouth of the Foix, a wetland of about 10 hectares that is part of Natura 2000 and a Special Protection Area for birds, and spend the afternoon at Les Gavines, a 250-metre semicircle of beach. On the way back, stop at the Castell de Ribes in Sant Pere de Ribes, documented in 990 as the castle of Bell-lloc. The Bus Garraf line from Barcelona stops in Cubelles, Vilanova, Sitges and Ribes.
Day 6
The Penedès
Start at VINSEUM on Plaça Jaume I in Vilafranca del Penedès, a museum specialised in viticulture: general admission is €10 with an audio guide and a wine tasting, entry is free on the first Sunday of the month, and it is closed on Mondays. Take the R4 on to Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, considered the capital of cava, for the Codorníu cellars, built 1895–1915 to a design by Puig i Cadafalch, and the Cava Centre, an interpretive space on the history of cava. In the evening, the Penedès DO wines and cavas are the obvious thing to order.
Day 7
Piera and Igualada
The castle of Piera, on a small hill overlooking the valley of the Anoia, dates back to at least the 10th century; King James I stayed there several times between 1231 and 1276, and it was restored in 1916. Guided tours run on the first Sunday of each month, 12:00–14:00, so plan the morning around that. In the afternoon continue to Igualada, capital of the Anoia, to walk the Rec tanners’ quarter, whose water channel is about three thousand metres long, and visit the Museu de la Pell in the Cal Boyer factory, built in 1897.
Getting to and around the Costa del Garraf
By air
Barcelona–El Prat (IATA BCN, ICAO LEBL) is the airport for the whole coast (OurAirports), at 4 m above sea level (OurAirports). From it, bus 99 runs to Castelldefels via Sant Boi, Viladecans and Gavà, the N19 night bus links Castelldefels with terminals T1 and T2, and the Bus Garraf line Barcelona–El Vendrell stops at the airport, Ribes, Sitges, Vilanova and Cubelles, among others (Aena). Sitges Council lists Monbus buses from Sitges to the airport and to Plaça Universitat in Barcelona (Ajuntament de Sitges).
By train
The R2 Sud, from Sant Vicenç de Calders to Barcelona Estació de França, is known as the Garraf Line; its main stations include Vilanova i la Geltrú, Sitges and Castelldefels, with a train every 15 minutes at peak times and every 30 off-peak (Rodalies de Catalunya). For the Penedès, the R4, the longest line in the network at 143 km, serves Sant Sadurní d’Anoia and Vilafranca del Penedès (Rodalies de Catalunya).
By car
From Barcelona the C-32 motorway to Sitges runs through the Garraf tunnels and is tolled; the toll-free alternative is to leave it at Castelldefels platja and follow the C-31 coast road, the carretera de les Costes (Ajuntament de Sitges). Check current tolls before you drive.
Practical and safety
- Fire: from 15 March to 15 October any activity with fire risk within 500 m of forest land needs authorisation, and when very high or extreme danger is declared all such activities are banned (Generalitat de Catalunya). The Pla Alfa rates fire danger daily from 0 (low) to 4 (extreme), by comarca for levels 0–2 and by municipality for 3–4 (Generalitat de Catalunya).
- Emergencies: 112 is free and answers 24 hours a day (Generalitat de Catalunya), with assistance in 50 languages (112 Catalunya).
- Tourist tax: Catalonia’s tax applies at hotels, campsites and tourist apartments, for at most 7 days per stay, and under-17s are exempt; Castelldefels added a municipal surcharge from 1 October 2026 (Agència Tributària de Catalunya).
- Museums: VINSEUM in Vilafranca is closed on Mondays and free on the first Sunday of the month (Turisme Vilafranca); the Can Llopis museum in Sitges is closed for renovations.
- In the Garraf park: there is no public transport into the park, so plan the walk from Garraf station or bring a car.
Costa del Garraf FAQ
Where is the Costa del Garraf?
In Catalonia, Spain, south-west of Barcelona: it is the coast where the Garraf massif meets the sea, from Castelldefels and Gavà past Sitges and Vilanova i la Geltrú to Cubelles, on the boundary with the Costa Daurada.
Is there a map of the Costa del Garraf?
Yes, this page. The map above shows every place on this coast with a CostaMap page, and the areas below link the town guides for Castelldefels, Gavà, Sitges, Sant Pere de Ribes, Vilanova and Cubelles.
Is Sitges on the Costa Dorada?
No. Sitges is in the Garraf comarca, which Catalonia’s tourist board places in the Costa Barcelona brand; the Costa Daurada begins at Cunit, beyond Cubelles.
How do I get from Barcelona to Sitges?
By the R2 Sud train, the Garraf Line, which stops at Castelldefels, Sitges and Vilanova, by Monbus bus from Plaça Universitat or the airport, or by car on the tolled C-32 or the free C-31 coast road.
Which is the capital of the Garraf?
Vilanova i la Geltrú is the capital of the Garraf comarca. Castelldefels and Gavà, at the northern end of this coast, belong to the Baix Llobregat.
Are there campsites on the Costa del Garraf?
Yes. HolaCamp Sitges Garrofer is in the municipality of Sitges and Vilanova Park in the municipality of Vilanova i la Geltrú.
Neighbouring costas
Costa de Barcelona
The Costa Barcelona brand from Barcelona city to the Maresme and the Penedès, of which the Garraf is a part.
Costa de Barcelona guide →
Costa Dorada
Beyond Cubelles: Cunit Llevant is the most northerly beach of the Costa Daurada, on the boundary with Cubelles.
Costa Dorada guide →Sources and freshness
Checked 5 October 2026 · 74 sources Show
Checked 5 October 2026. Catalonia’s tourist board, Catalunya.com, on the Costa Barcelona, Gavà beach, the Alt Penedès, Piera Castle, the Codorníu cellars, the Ruta del Xató and Malvasia de Sitges; Costa Daurada on Cunit Llevant; Spain.info on Sant Sebastià. Diputació de Barcelona (Barcelona és molt més) on the beaches of Garraf, Sant Sebastià, La Ribera and Els Balmins, the Sitges Carnival, Corpus and Festa Major, Vilanova Park, Igualada, getaways from Barcelona and the Xató festival. Turisme Baix Llobregat on Castelldefels, Gavà and the Canal Olímpic; Port Ginesta; Visit Sitges on Garraf village. Town councils and their tourist offices: Castelldefels (the castle, castle visits, getting there, the beach), Gavà (the mines, the beaches), Sitges (beaches, buses, getting there, xató and Malvasia, the Malvasia centre), Sant Pere de Ribes on its castle, Vilanova (beaches, carnival, museums, the Railway Museum), Cubelles (heritage, nature, beaches), Vilafranca (tourism, VINSEUM, Festa del Xató, Festa Major), Sant Sadurní d’Anoia and Igualada on the Museu de la Pell; Anoia Turisme on Piera Castle. Museums: Museus de Sitges, Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer, Patrimoni Cultural on Can Llopis; Sitges Film Festival. Wine: DO Penedès, DO Cava. Parks: Parcs de la Diputació de Barcelona on the Garraf park, its office, access, Sala d’Olivella and Olèrdola; Diputació fact sheets for Garraf and Olèrdola. Comarques: Idescat municipal codes. Campsites, from their own websites: HolaCamp Sitges Garrofer, Vilanova Park (FAQ). Transport: Rodalies (R2 Sud, R4), Aena on airport buses, OurAirports (BCN, LEBL details). Tax: Agència Tributària de Catalunya. Safety: Generalitat on fire, the Pla Alfa and 112; 112 Catalunya. Climate: AEMET normals 1981–2010 for Barcelona Airport.
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons, not altered except for cropping: Sitges by Dessources (CC BY-SA 4.0); Castelldefels by Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland (CC BY-SA 2.0); Garraf by Isidro Jabato (CC BY-SA 3.0); Cubelles by Isidro Jabato (CC BY-SA 3.0); Penedès by Arria Belli (CC BY 2.5); Sitges by Jorge Franganillo (CC BY 3.0); Sitges by Enric (CC BY-SA 4.0); Alt Penedès by Angela Llop (CC BY-SA 2.0); Garraf massif by MARIA ROSA FERRE ✿ (CC BY-SA 2.0); Penedès by Arria Belli (CC BY 2.5); Cubelles by Joandrés (CC BY-SA 4.0); Castelldefels by Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland (CC BY-SA 2.0); Gavà Mar by Mcuesta (Public domain); Garraf by Brian Adamson (CC BY 2.0); Sitges by Jordiferrer (CC BY-SA 4.0); Vilanova i la Geltrú by Pere López Brosa (CC BY-SA 4.0); Cubelles by Isidro Jabato (CC BY-SA 3.0); Sitges by Mike McBey (CC BY 2.0); Vilanova i la Geltrú by Ajuntament de Vilanova i la Geltrú (CC BY-SA 2.0); Castelldefels by Enric (CC BY-SA 4.0); Gavà by Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland (CC BY-SA 2.0); Sant Pere de Ribes by Pere López Brosa (CC BY-SA 4.0); Cubelles by Isidro Jabato (CC BY-SA 3.0); Sitges by Mike McBey (CC BY 2.0); Vilanova i la Geltrú by Pere López Brosa (CC BY-SA 4.0); Sitges by Kent Wang (CC BY 4.0); Vilanova i la Geltrú by Jordiferrer (CC BY-SA 3.0); Sitges by Kent Wang (CC BY 4.0); Sitges by Kent Wang (CC BY 4.0); Vilanova i la Geltrú by Jordiferrer (CC BY-SA 3.0); Garraf massif by MARIA ROSA FERRE ✿ (CC BY-SA 2.0); Garraf massif by MARIA ROSA FERRE ✿ (CC BY-SA 2.0); Garraf massif by MARIA ROSA FERRE ✿ (CC BY-SA 2.0); Sitges by Enric (CC BY-SA 4.0); Garraf by Isidro Jabato (CC BY-SA 3.0); Vilanova i la Geltrú by Jordiferrer (CC BY-SA 3.0); Castelldefels by Pere López Brosa (CC BY-SA 4.0); Cubelles by Jorge Franganillo (CC BY 3.0); Penedès by JopkeB (CC BY-SA 4.0); Piera by Angela Llop (CC BY-SA 2.0); Barcelona by DimiTalen (CC0); Segur de Calafell by Joandrés (CC BY-SA 4.0).