Garraf (Sitges) Explained

Garraf
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Garraf within Catalonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Catalonia
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Barcelona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Garraf
Subdivision Type4:Judicial district
Subdivision Name4:Vilanova i la Geltrú
Coordinates:41.2528°N 1.9017°W
Elevation M:10
Population Total:335
Population As Of:2014
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Official languages
Blank Info Sec1:Catalan
Spanish
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:08871
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:93

Garraf (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ɡəˈraf/) is a small seaside village located between Sitges and Castelldefels, in the Garraf comarca, Catalonia, Spain, surrounded by the area of the Garraf Natural Park.

Description

Administratively Garraf belongs to the Sitges municipality. It was formerly a small fishing settlement, but has grown to become a holiday resort and its beach is full in the summertime. It also has a small RENFE railway station.

Garraf has a sports marina (Port del Garraf) which was originally built in 1902 as a harbor for freighters loading stone from the nearby limestone quarries.

Garraf has a small whitewashed church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. There is a house known as Celler Güell (Guell Winery) that was built by Antoni Gaudí. Presently it houses the premises of a restaurant.

Garraf village is quite picturesque, being located at the foot of the Garraf Massif, but the quarries nearby can mean a lot of dust is blown about on windy days in the fall and in the winter.

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