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While the town of Sitges, a few miles away from Barcelona, offers beaches and a lively night scene, there are at least three museums in town that shouldn’t be overlooked.  If you’ve checked into one of the hotels Sitges offers, consider also checking out one of the following three museums: The Museu Romantic (“Can Llopis”), the Museu Cau Ferrat, and the Museu Maricel.

The Museu Romantic (“Can Llopis”) explores the 18th and 19th Centuries by recreating the world of a land-owning family in Sitges.  You’ll see the furniture of the time, objects of the house, and rooms the family in which the family lived.  Upstairs, you’ll find a collection of antique dolls, while downstairs, you’ll find the wine cellars, showing off the life of the family from child to adult.

In the Museu Cau Ferrat, you’ll find two cottages from the 16th Century, which the Santiago Rusinol, a Catalan artist, joined together to create the home in which he worked and lived.  He willed the home and its art collection to the the town of Sitges when he died in 1931.Rusinol’s house and art work are one of the chief reasons Sitges is such a favorite resort; this former home includes small Picassos, as well as The Bullfight, and a couple of paintings from El Greco.  And, of course, Rusinol’s own work is exhibited here.

Finally, we have the Museu Maricel.  The King and Queen of Spain opened this particular museum, and it displays art which Dr. Jesus Perez Rosales donated.  Originally built after World War One, or the Great War, the building was owned by American Charles Deering; it’s a palace in two parts, joined by a little bridge.  You may wish to visit this museum for the palace itself as well as three works by Santiago Rebull, as well as art work by Jose Maria Sert, whose painting is an allegory of World War One itself.

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