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Work to restore the beaches and promenade affected by the storms

The City Council's Infrastructure and Public Services Department has been working since Monday to clean and recover the beaches and sections of the promenade affected by the storms of recent days. In addition to the usual displacement and accumulation of sand during storms, this time there has been a massive arrival of jellyfish of the 'Barquetes de Sant Pere' species, which will also be removed as soon as weather conditions allow the sand to dry.

The City Council's Infrastructure and Public Services Department has been working since Monday to clean and recover the beaches and sections of the promenade affected by the storms of recent days. In addition to the usual displacement and accumulation of sand during storms, this time there has been a massive arrival of jellyfish of the 'Barquetes de Sant Pere' species , which will also be remove…

Start of the great gastronomic festival of Roses

From yesterday, Friday March 21, and until March 30, the streets and premises of Roses will be filled with the public who, faithful to the appointment, will participate in the gastronomic party that every year becomes the Route of the Tapas of Roses and the DO Empordà wine. On this occasion, there are 84 bars, restaurants and pastries of the population adhered to the campaign, joining forces to promote local gastronomy. This year, in addition to the show of flavors, smells and textures, there will be a light show dedicated to the sea and fishing that will take place on March 28 and 29.

Artichoke croquette with truffle cream , fillet with foie gras shavings and shrimp and seafood ball, calçot hamburger, artichoke filled puff pastry with foie gras foam and quail egg, octopus cannelloni with la Vera paprika velouté, ribeye nigiri, beef with spherification of Roses shrimp reduction on millefeuilles, brunyols with Catalan cream ice cream... these are just some of the 84 creati…

Installation of a meteorological station with real-time data

In the Port of Roses we have implemented a new meteorological station that allows us to offer detailed and real-time information on weather conditions, as well as local predictions for the next six days. This innovation is designed to facilitate access to accurate and updated data to all users who need to know the state of the time, either to plan maritime activities, sports or simply to be inform…

Roses adds three schools and the La Vinyassa football field to bioenergy

Roses has begun work on expanding the biomass heating network, which will allow the number of facilities in the town to be powered by this renewable and environmentally friendly energy to increase. The new installation will supply hot water and heating to the Montserrat Vayreda and Vicens Vives schools, the El Franquet kindergarten and the La Vinyassa football field, which will join the Municipal Swimming Pool, the Sports Pavilion and the Mas Oliva Municipal Stadium.

The construction work on the biomass heating network that supplies the sports facilities of Roses was completed in 2020. Since then, the thermal energy used in the municipal swimming pool, the multi-sports hall and the municipal stadium for the production of sanitary hot water for showers, for heating and for heating the swimming pools, comes from this biomass network, achieving an annual savin…

The international agenda of the Ports of Catalonia starts in 2025 with Boot Düsseldorf

2024 was marked by an intense international promotion of the marinas of Catalonia through Ports de Catalunya-ACPET (Catalan Association of Marinas and Tourist Ports) and 2025 begins with its participation, from 18 to 21 January, in one of the world's leading nautical fairs, Boot Düsseldorf.  The 47 ports of the Catalan Association of Marinas and Tourist Ports (Ports Catalunya-ACPET) will have th…

120 drones will welcome 2025 in Roses with a technological show followed by the Castell de Focs

Roses will experience a brilliant, technological and creative New Year's Eve with the inclusion in its programming, for the first time in the municipality, of a spectacular drone show that will light up the bay on the night of December 31. It will start at 11.45pm on La Punta beach and will give way, at midnight sharp, to the 12 rockets that will mark the 12 bells of the beginning of the new year and, with it, the start of the Castle of Fireworks.

The New Year's Eve show in Roses will feature 120 drones that, combining dances and acrobatics and with the accompaniment of a bespoke soundtrack, will create a unique piece of light and technological art, which will lead the viewer through a magical Christmas journey. "With this novelty, - points out Sílvia Ripoll, Councilor for Festivals and Culture of Roses -, we want to continue surprising …

24 companies and entities in Alt Empordà accredited with the Cuidem Roses seal

The label Cuidem Roses grows year after year. There are already 24 companies and entities in Alt Empordà, in the accommodation, trade, catering, activities and services sectors, accredited with this certification promoted by the Roses-Cap de Creus Business Association, in collaboration with Roses City Council.

In an event held at the Hotel Spa Terraza in Roses, yesterday, Wednesday, December 11, the delivery of the stamps obtained by the companies this 2024 took place, an event that was attended by the mayor Josep Maria Martínez , from the councilor for Promotion and Economic and Tourism of Roses, Fèlix Llorens, and from the president of the Roses-Cap de Creus Business Association, Miquel Gotanegra. T…

Port of Roses reaffirms its commitment to the environment and obtains the international EMAS certification

For the sixteenth consecutive year, the Port of Roses obtains the renewal of the international and EMAS certification, attesting to its good environmental management, after successfully passing the external audit that has evaluated various aspects of the port's management quality in different areas such as accessibility, security, sustainability, information and education, legal compliance,...

To guarantee this good environmental policy, Port de Roses establishes measures in its management to minimize the impacts of its activity on the environment, reducing the consumption of energy and water resources and promoting the correct management of waste, both domestic and special, which are generated at the port. Disclosure, training and awareness goals are also set among port users, through …

Vehicle access to the Cap de Creus National Park from Roses, closed from June 22 to September 11

Roses is bringing forward this season the period of limitation of access to vehicles with four wheels or more in the Cap de Creus Natural Park, which will take place from June 22 to September 11. The hours of the traffic ban will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., every day of the week. The aim of the limitation is to avoid saturations, a harmful impact on the natural environment and possible risks in cases of emergencies that require the activation of civil protection protocols.

The Rosinca coves located in the Natural Park of Cap de Creus receive strong pressure during the summer season, which is not compatible with the conservation objectives of the natural space, nor with the safety of the users. The data collected in previous years show - with an average of 300 vehicles returned from the access point per day during the month of July and nearly 700 in August - the need…

Marina Day’24.

Last Sunday, we celebrated Marina Day'24 and we would like to share with you some of the highlights and photographs of this special event. The day began with an exciting departure on the Roses Express Train from the Port to Punta Falconera, where the company Terramar gave us a guided tour of the bunkers and the surrounding natural environment. After exploring this historic and fascinating area, we…

Lovers of fish sauce have an appointment in Roses from June 21 to 30

From June 21 to 30, Roses celebrates a new edition of the Suquet de Peix gastronomic campaign, the star dish of local gastronomy. A total of twelve Rosin restaurants will offer menus that will have suquet as the main course, accompanied by a wide variety of starters and desserts, always paired with DO Empordà wines.

With monkfish, squid, prawns, scorpora, sea bream, turbot, sea bass, sea bream... the fish stew is adapted to the tastes and requirements of all palates and lovers of this traditional fisherman's dish have the opportunity to check - it in Roses, being able to choose between thirteen different proposals throughout the ten days that the campaign will last. The suquet campaign thus offers in each new…

XX Technical Conference of the Ports of Catalonia

On 9 and 10 May, the Port of Tarragona hosted the 20th Technical Conference of the Ports of Catalonia organised by the Catalan Association of Marinas and Tourist Ports (Ports de Catalunya-ACPET). This is an event that brings together every year the main representatives of the Catalan nautical sector as well as other guests from the rest of Spain. The Port of Tarragona was the host of this year's e…

The Port of Roses Marina obtains, once again, the Blue Flag award

The Sports Port of Roses has just revalidated the Blue Flag award which recognizes the facility's commitment to the protection of the marine environment. Blue Flag is awarded by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) through the qualifications of an international jury that scores various aspects of the quality of a marina: safety, accessibility, sustainability, information and education.

In its section corresponding to Sports Ports, Bandera Blava promotes the rational use of resources in nautical facilities and activities and the awareness of people who use these facilities about the need to protect the marine environment and sustainable navigation. To guarantee a good environmental policy, the Port of Roses establishes different measures in its management in order to minimiz…

4 mobile desalination plants will be installed in Roses to guarantee and strengthen the water service

Roses will have 4 mobile desalination plants this summer that will cover 35% of the population's water consumption. The action will be funded in equal parts by the Catalan Water Agency and the Costa Brava Girona Water Consortium, and is the result of meetings and studies carried out in recent weeks, together with Roses City Council.

In total, it is planned to install 12 small-sized mobile desalination plants in the northern area of ​​Costa Brava Nord, which will contribute 1,000 m3 per day, 4 of which will be installed in Roses. The Councilor for Infrastructure and Public Services of Roses, Lluís Espada, points out that  "the destination of the water produced in the desalination plants installed in Roses will be the …