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Barcelona Events 2023CANCELLEDBarcelona Sitges Rally 2020Vintage car rallyThis event has been cancelled for 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak. Read announcement Event date: Sunday 22nd March 2020 Event time: 11:00 Event start: Plaça de Sant Jaume in gothic area Event finish: Marina Port d'Aiguadolç in Sitges Rally Sitges 2020. Vintage car rally from Barcelona to Sitges. The full name of this vintage car rallye is 'El Rallye Internacional de Coches de Época Barcelona-Sitges'. ![]() This is the 62nd edition of Sitges Barcelona Vintage Car Rally. Around 70 classic cars, all manufactured before 1928, "race" the 45km windy and scenic stretch on the Garraf seaside corniche road from Barcelona to finish at Port Aiguadolc in the coastal resort of Sitges just south of Barcelona. The oldest car in the Sitges Rally is a Darracq from 1905. The Barcelona city council owns its own vintage car nicknamed 'La Genoveva' which is a Renault 11HP from 1908 which also takes part in the Sitges Rally along with many other beautifully preserved and much loved vintage cars. To complete the fun and make the day festive for all, the drivers and their companions dress up in period costumes to compete for the 'Elegance Grand Prix' award. The Barcelona-Sitges rally is a lovely event for participants and spectators alike. The rally starts at 11:00 from Plaça de Sant Jaume in the gothic quarter of Barcelona. Route from Barcelona From Castelldefells along the coast on the C-246 sea road. The Sitges Rally cars make their first stop in Port d'Aiguadolç marina just before Sitges village and then drive through the streets of Sitges to end on display on la Plaza de la Fragata in Sitges in front of the church Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla, where prizes are awarded for best costumes. © Copyright Barcelonayellow.com. All rights reserved. Do not copy text on this page without permission |
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How to get to Plaça de Sant JaumeAddress: Plaça de Sant Jaume 08002 Barcelona, Spain Plaça de Sant Jaume is the main square in the Gothic quarter of Barcelona. Placa de Sant Jaume is often used for festivals and procession - and also for demonstrations. Plaça de Sant Jaume is located on the ancient site of the Roman forum in Roman town called Barcino which later became Barcelona. In Roman times this plaza was the city center and was on the junction of the Roman citys main streets Cardo Maximus and Decumanus Maximus. Barcino's four city gates were at the end of these two streets which today are called Carrer Ciutat / Carrer del Bisbe ( = Decumanus Maximus) and Carrer Llibreteria (= Cardo Maximus). Barcino was a small city but even today there are impressive remnants of Barcelona Roman city walls in the gothic area. Plaça de Sant Jaume houses two government buildings. One is the renaissance palace El Palau de la Generalitat which is the home of the regional government of Catalonia region - called the Generalitat de Catalunya. Opposite you can see the neo-classical town hall building of the ciy council of Barcelona called Ajuntament de Barcelona Open FULLSCREEN map version How to get to Placa de Sant JaumeBy Metro Nearest Metro station is: Jaume I - yellow line L4 By Bus Bus lines: (on nearby Via Laietana) 17, 19, 45, 120, N8 By Taxi Taxi Barcelona Useful links and hotels near Plaça Sant Jaume Public transport travel planner Barcelona Metro map Barcelona travel cards Hotel Avinyo near Plaça de Sant Jaume Hotel Grand Central near Plaça de Sant Jaume Hotels near Plaça de Sant Jaume |
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