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Montserrat

Montserrat is a mountain near Barcelona. It is the site of a Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary and which is identified by some with the location of the Holy Grail in Arthurian myth.
"Montserrat" literally means "jagged (serrated) mountain" in Catalan. It describes the peculiar aspect of the rock formation, which is visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock. The form and colours of Torre Agbar (Agbar Tower) in Barcelona were inspired by Montserrat.

To get there: There is a tour bus from Sitges: Tues to Sun. Depart 9am, return 5:30pm. 48€. Tel: +34 932853832 or go to the Tourist information office.

PortAventura

PortAventura is a theme park in Salou, Tarragona, Catalonia. It was conceived and built as a joint effort by the Tussauds group, who also built Alton Towers in England. It is the largest theme park in Europe. It has 2 airports within 30 minutes of it, including Reus Airport. There is a train station for PortAventura which has connections to Barcelona and Salou.

PortAventura is divided into five themes; Far West, China, Mediterranean. Polynesia, Mexico.

To get there: First take a train to Sant Vincenç de Calders station, then change to a train for Salou.
Travel time approximately 1 hour.

Train times
Web site

Salvador Dalí Theatre-Museum (Teatre-Museu Dalí)

The Dalí Theatre-Museum is a museum of the artist Salvador Dalí, in his home town of Figueres. It houses the single largest collection of his works. In addition to paintings, there are Dalí sculptures, 3-dimensional collages, mechanical devices, a living-room with custom furniture that looks like the face of Mae West when viewed from a certain spot, and other curiosities.

Gala-Salvador Dalí Square, 5. Figueres.
Tel: +34 972677500 - Fax: +34 972501666

To get there: First take a train to Barcelona Passeig de Gracia station, then change to a train for Girona/Figueres.
Travel time approximately 3 hours.

Train times
Web site

Ferrocarril Train Museum (Museu del Ferrocarril)

Museu del Ferrocarril. Pl. Eduard Maristany s/n. Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona. Tel.: +34 938158491.

The museum has many Spanish locamotive and diesel trains from the past.

Summer hours:
Open every day from 11am to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm.

To get there: It is in the first town west of Sitges, its a 5 minute train ride from Sitges. The museum is immediately on your right as you step out of Vilanova i la Geltrú train station. Trains leave Sitges every 20 minutes.

Web site (Only in Spanish and Catalan)

20th. (2009) Tarragona International Fireworks Display Competition (Castells de focs artificiales, Ciutat de Tarragona)

International Fireworks Display Tarragona

One of the world's 5 biggest firework events. Tarragona International Fireworks Display Competition is the most important fireworks contest in the Mediterranean area and is held every July in Tarragona, in a wonderful bay, Punta del Miracle, a place praised by the famous architect Antoni Gaudí.

Time: 10:30pm.

Place: Punta del Miracle, Tarragona.

Dates for 2009 to be released.

Web site

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