For one of our Thursday walk options of GOC goes to Sitges 2026, new for this year, we offer a moderate 9 mile linear coastal route from Altafulla to Tarragona. The route mostly follows the GR92 long-distance trail and is well sign-posted.  It is a little shorter than the previously announced route starting from Torrendembarra, the station before Altafulla.  For more photos, taken December 2025, see Google Photos.

After arriving in the charming resort town of Altafulla at around 10.15, we will walk along the beach for a mile or so until we reach Castell de Tamarit, now privately owned and operated as a wedding and events venue.

After passing behind the castle, we follow narrower forest paths for another mile or so to the beach at la Mora, where we will take a short rest stop, about a quarter way through our route. There is a popular beach front cafe bar here where drinks and snacks may be bought, if it is open and not too busy.

From here we pass the Torre de la Mora and its neighbouring campsite, on a headland with fabulous sea views.  Then we follow narrow forest trails for a mile or so past a succession of secluded coves and beaches.

We may have an early lunch stop at the naturist Cala de la Roca, or stop a little later at a Roman quarry, which is about half way through our route and next to another naturist beach. Bring a towel if you may want to have a dip.

After that we traverse Platja Llarga (long beach), which requires a good mile and half of walking on the sand, past a couple more campsites.

Then we skirt another headland and another naturist beach to arrive at the imposing, derelict children's sanitorium Preventori de la Savinosa, abandoned since it closed in 1966 - but now apparently being renovated, at least to some extent. As a result we must take a short diversion to get around it inland, including 10 minutes or so along the side of a highway, before returning to the sea at Playa Gorda.

Here there is another beach cafe that may be open, and we will take another short rest stop about three quarters through our route.

From here we pass one more beach and one more headland to reach the fort and city of Tarragona. We will end our route at the Roman Amphitheatre, just before the train station, hopefully in time to get a return train by around 4.30pm.

The return train to Sitges vía Vilanova will take about an hour, allowing just an hour to spare before Stories of Sitges through it’s music at 6.30pm.

Those that do not need to get back for that may wish to stay a little longer and see something of Tarragona, a World Heritage City, to at least whet their appetite for another visit.

Bookings opened on 1 July - please book as early as possible and by Friday 16 October at the latest.  Capacity will be limited, for a manageable group.