{"id":97975,"date":"2019-03-01T12:04:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T11:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=97975"},"modified":"2022-04-25T11:06:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T09:06:34","slug":"rally-barcelona-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/rally-barcelona-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Rally Barcelona 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many people are interested in rallies and automobile competitions, and in Spain they are becoming even more and more popular. The industry has evolved and in our country we have also been able to enjoy Formula 1. Ever since automobile sports have developed, the hobby of driving cars has grown as well. What you might not know, is that sports competitions, \u200b\u200bespecially rallies, have been held in Spain and in Barcelona for many years. One of them is the <strong>Rally Barcelona-Sitges<\/strong>, a competition that has been held for more than 60 years. Today <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> wants to tell you all about this very popular competition in Catalonia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/renting-a-car-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Renting a Car in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar uri = 'https:\/\/impes.tradedoubler.com\/imp?type(img)g(24466704)a(3079348)' + new String (Math.random()).substring (2, 11);\ndocument.write('<a href=\"https:\/\/clk.tradedoubler.com\/click?p=279796&#038;a=3079348&#038;g=24466704\" target=\"_BLANK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Rally Barcelona-Sitges, one of the best vintage car competitions in Spain<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_97978\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97978\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-97978\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/auto-3116534_1920-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-97978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The incentive of the <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.rallybarcelonasitges.com\/en\/\"><strong>Barcelona-Sitges Rally<\/strong><\/span>, in addition to the competition itself, is to be able to enjoy the beauty of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/car-dealers-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>cars<\/strong><\/a> that were built up until 1928 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/motorcycle-outlets-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>motorcycles<\/strong><\/a> up until 1938. The event will take place <strong>between March 16 and 18, 2019<\/strong>, and it will start at the <strong>Plaza Sant Jaume in Barcelona<\/strong> and will end at the <strong>Plaza de la Fragata in Sitges<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sitges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sitges<\/strong><\/a> is a well-known seaside town in the province of Barcelona. The provisional schedule of the competition is as follows: <strong>from February 25 to March 16<\/strong> (not on Sundays) you can see an exhibition at the <strong>Illa Diagonal Shopping Center<\/strong> of 6 vintage cars, from <strong>10:00 to 21:30<\/strong>. There will be a model of a <strong>Type A <\/strong>at the exhibition, the car which inspired the 2019 poster and which was the <strong>first car manufactured by Citro\u00ebn<\/strong>, celebrating its centenary this year. On Saturday<strong> March 16, 2019 at 10:00<\/strong>, \u200b\u200bparticipants will arrive at the <strong>Illa Diagonal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/shopping-mall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shopping Center<\/a><\/strong> in Barcelona and stay until <strong>17:00<\/strong>. On the <strong>Avinguda Diagonal<\/strong>, the park in front of the shopping center will be reserved for the <strong>technical control <\/strong>of all participating cars. It will take place from <strong>10:00 until 17:30<\/strong>. On Sunday, <strong>March 17<\/strong> there will be a <strong>breakfast<\/strong> from <strong>8:30 to 9:30<\/strong>\u00a0in the <strong>Plaza Sant Jaume<\/strong> with participants dressed in clothing originating from the time period of their car.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/motorcycle-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barcelona\u2019s Motorcycle Museum<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_97976\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97976\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-97976\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/vintage-ford-1209620_1920-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-97976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At <strong>10:30 <\/strong>the vehicles will depart and start the rally route.\u00a0 The race will be inaugurated by the Mayor of Barcelona <strong>Ada Colau<\/strong>. The route of the rally will be as follows: From Barcelona (Plaza Sant Jaume &#8211; Ferran &#8211; Ramblas &#8211; Plaza Catalunya &#8211; Ronda University &#8211; Ronda Sant Antoni &#8211; Sepulveda &#8211; Parallel &#8211; Plaza Espa\u00f1a &#8211; Plaza &#8211; Badal &#8211; Constituci\u00f3n), towards El Hospitalet de Llobregat (Santa Eulalia &#8211; Enric Prat de la Riba &#8211; Barcelona), Cornell\u00e0 de Llobregat (Carretera de L&#8217;Hospitalet &#8211; Av. De la Fama &#8211; Tirso de Molina &#8211; Av. Barcelona &#8211; onto the C-245), San Boi, Viladecans, Gav\u00e0, Castelldefels, onto the C-246, Costas del Garraf and arrival at the Port of Sitges-Aiguadol\u00e7, at approximately <strong>12.00<\/strong>. Once you arrive at the <strong>Plaza de la Fragata<\/strong>, which is estimated to be around <strong>12:30 hours<\/strong>, you can enjoy different activities, from a concert to tasting some food, and raffles for wine and champagne tastings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Have you ever visited this rally? 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