Venue

The Cell Symposium: Exercise Metabolism will take place at the Meliá Sitges Hotel Congress Centre, in Sitges, Spain.

SITGES

Sitges enjoys a privileged location between the sea and the mountains and offers the visitor an endless array of leisure activities:

The Casa de la Vila, 19th century neo-gothic building, and the Palau Maricel, which bring together medieval, renaissance and Barroque elements
The modernist of the late 19th and beginning and early 20th centuries have left Sitges beautiful buildings such as Cau Ferrat, the studio of the writer and painter Santiago Rusiñol

The studio-home of Rusiñol with works by El Greco, Zuloaga and Picasso
The Maricel Museum with a collection of Romanesque, Gothic and Modern Art
The Romantic Museum through their work deepens our understanding of 19th century Catalan society

PLACES OF INTEREST IN THE CITY

The Casa de la Vila, 19th century neo-gothic building, and the Palau Maricel, which bring together medieval, renaissance and Barroque elements
The modernist of the late 19th and beginning and early 20th centuries have left Sitges beautiful buildings such as Cau Ferrat, the studio of the writer and painter Santiago Rusiñol
The studio-home of Rusiñol with works by El Greco, Zuloaga and Picasso
The Maricel Museum with a collection of Romanesque, Gothic and Modern Art
The Romantic Museum through their work deepens our understanding of 19th century Catalan society

GASTRONOMY

One of the most traditional dish is the xató, made from endive, cod, tuna, anchovies and olives, and dressed with a romescu sauce (roasted peppers, toasted almonds, garlic, oil and chilli)
Cuttlefish stew with potatoes and ali-oli (garlic mayonnaise), tuna casserole and fideuá are other delights prepared in Sitges

The designations of origin wines from Alella, Penedés and Pla de Bages are highly recommended to accompany these dishes.