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Roses proposes discovering its heritage with immersive activities, games and night visits for all audiences

Taking advantage of the summer holidays and the arrival of the tourist season, the Roses Culture Area is once again offering this summer a wide program of activities to discover, or rediscover, its two heritage emblems: the Citadel of Roses and the Castell de la Trinitat. The program is aimed at all types of public and offers, from classic guided tours, to immersive activities with 3D technology, family games, or night experiences under the moonlight.

This summer the heritage spaces of Roses will once again become the setting for an extensive range of activities designed for audiences of all ages to discover the history and heritage of the municipality in a participatory and immersive way. All activities are offered in different languages ​​to facilitate access for both the local public and the numerous visitors who choose Roses as a touris…

The promenade is filled with free activities to enjoy the summer with the family, right on the beach

The City Council is once again offering a family entertainment programme on the beach for summer evenings during the months of July and August. Foam parties, discomobiles, zumba and children's shows alternate on different days of the week on the stages located along the Santa Margarita promenade, to become meeting points for leisure and entertainment and to make young and old enjoy themselves.

The stage located in the area of ​​the Hotel Montecarlo hosts the fun Discomóbils with foam party , which take place every Thursday from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. The Zumba classes , led by Zumbamics , are held on the same stage every Friday from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. These sessions are open to all ages and levels and invite the public to practice physical activity outdoors in a participa…

The Roses barracks will be filled with music and dancing on the nights of the Festa Major with a free program

This morning the mayor of Roses and councilor for Culture and Festivities, Sílvia Ripoll, presented the concert lineup for the 2026 Festa Major. As every year, the program will take place at the Càmping Bahia site, which will host six days of free concerts, from August 11 to 16, with leading artists such as Els Catarres and Miki Núñez, the best tribute bands, DJ sessions and an afternoon dedicated to family audiences.

The program will start on Tuesday, August 11th with a night headlined by Els Catarres , one of the most emblematic bands of Catalan pop, responsible for hits like Jenifer, and a great youth reference thanks to their festive energy and direct connection with the audience. The evening will begin and end with DJ Lia Jensen 's sessions , in charge of warming up the engines and keeping the …

The fishermen of Roses celebrate the feast of Sant Pere with suquet, habaneras, dancing and a light show

This morning the celebration of the Feast of Saint Peter, patron saint of fishermen, took place, organized by the Fishermen's Brotherhood of Roses and the City Council. This year's program aimed to highlight the memory and maritime culture of Roses with various activities and maintaining the fish stew, the habaneras and the popular revetlla dance as protagonists.

The party took place on the commercial dock of the port, starting with a song of habaneras that gave way to the preparation and traditional tasting of fish stew prepared by the Fishermen's Brotherhood. The day will culminate tonight with a dance by the La Montecarlo orchestra (starting at 10 p.m.) and, at 10:30 p.m., the performance of a light show.   In addition to today's central events, last W…

From July 1 to August 31, traffic in the Cap de Creus Natural Park from Roses is restricted

Today, Wednesday 1 July, the period of traffic restrictions begins in the coves of Cap de Creus located within the municipality of Roses, and will remain in place until 31 August. The restrictions are in force from 9.30 am to 4 pm, every day of the week. The access restrictions apply to vehicles with four or more wheels, whilst access by motorbike, on foot or by bicycle is permitted throughout the day. During the restricted hours, only authorised four-wheeled vehicles and people who can prove they have a booking for an activity within the park will be allowed access.

The Roses City Council is once again applying this season the plan to restrict motorized access to the Cap de Creus Natural Park, previously agreed upon with the management body of the Natural Park. This plan has been applied since the summer of 2021 and aims to avoid the saturation that the coves and natural spaces of the Cap de Creus Natural Park receive during the summer season, an overload tha…

The City Council consolidates the bathing area adapted for people with reduced mobility and the elderly

This summer, the City Council is maintaining the adapted bathing area installed on La Punta beach, a space designed to facilitate access to the sea and guarantee safe enjoyment of the beach for people with reduced mobility, dependent people and groups of the elderly. The facility has a rest area with seats and safe swimming channels, with a floating and modular structure. Access is free.

After the good experience of last season, the council has decided to continue this service, which expands the accessibility of the municipality's urban beaches and contributes to making Roses an increasingly inclusive destination.   The facility offers a central shaded area with seating for relaxation, support rails and a shallow swimming area that allows users to stand or sit safely in the wat…

ILCA 6 CATALAN CHAMPIONS!

Two weekends, 11 races and all the excitement of sailing in the Bay of Roses! The Catalan Championship has come to an end with an outstanding level of competition and changing conditions: from the Tramuntana wind during the first weekend to the sea breeze during the second. Overall Podiums: Women: 1st Cristina Guillén (CN Cambrils), 2nd Nerea Obeso (CN L'Escala), 3rd Laura Molina (CN Arenys de M…

Summer is filled with cinema, stories and games for the whole family at the Roses Library

The Jaume Vicens Vives Municipal Library in Roses presents a new edition of summer activities aimed at families, with a special program that will take place throughout the months of July and August. The proposals will focus on three main activities: cinema, stories and puzzles, and are designed to encourage reading habits, imagination and shared play between young and old.

The Library continues for another summer promoting culture and education in leisure, offering free and accessible activities that invite families to enjoy a lively, participatory space open to everyone during the school holidays. This year's offer is structured into three different programs: Petit Cinema, Contes d'estiu and Tardes de puzzle.   Petit Cinema is a series of children's films tha…

The Sant Pere Festival reclaims the maritime memory with cinema, habaneras and the traditional suquet

The Roses Fishermen's Guild and Roses City Council will celebrate a new edition of the Festival of Sant Pere, patron saint of fishermen, on July 1st and 3rd. The program highlights the memory and maritime culture of Roses with various activities and maintaining the fish suquet, the habaneras and the popular revetlla dance as protagonists.

The celebration will begin on Wednesday, July 1, at 6:30 p.m., at the Teatre Municipal de Roses, with the screening of the documentary Aiguallum Lamparo , a short film dedicated to the last spider web in Roses. The session will be completed with a subsequent round table that will allow us to delve deeper into the history and evolution of the local fishing world, as well as pay tribute to the peo…

Roses incorporates DJ sessions on the beach into the celebration of Sant Joan's Eve

Roses will once again celebrate the Sant Joan festival on June 23rd with a program that will merge tradition, popular culture and fun, and this year includes a new proposal: a DJ session on the beach of La Perola. Another novelty will be the reception of the Canigó Flame, which this year is more open to citizen participation by moving it to the street. The night will also feature the traditional parade and lighting of the bonfire, the Fireworks Castle and dancing on the promenade.

The program will begin around 8 p.m., when the traditional arrival of the Canigó Flame is scheduled, a ritual that evokes the common identity and brotherhood between all Catalan-speaking territories, and which represents the culmination of the summer solstice. This year, the ceremony of receiving the flame and reading the manifesto will be modified and will take place publicly in Plaça Catalunya…

Marina Day'26

Participants enjoyed a guided tour along the coastline of the Cap de Creus Natural Park aboard the catamaran Magic, led by the guided-tour company Terramar. We learned fascinating facts and interesting details about the natural surroundings that many of us did not know. Upon returning to the port, and before enjoying the special menus prepared by the port restaurants Bitàkora and Sódemar, which …

Activities to discover all the facets of Roses through history, sports and well-being

Turisme de Roses already has its summer program ready, which this year once again offers a combination of activities aimed at different audiences and interests, focused on its heritage, its history and its natural environment. Visitors and locals will be able to enjoy this summer theatrical family visits enlivened by characters from different eras, salting workshops, water walking, snorkeling, or the Dedins cycle, with meditation sessions designed for well-being and connection with oneself.

Continuing with the offer that combines nature, sport and well-being, the Roses Tourism Area is once again programming this summer guided snorkeling activities, to discover the Mediterranean species, meadows and rock formations of the underwater world of Roses, and water walking . Water walking is a gentle sporting practice where, with water up to the waist and guided by an expert monitor, y…

Sílvia Ripoll, new mayor of Roses

Sílvia Ripoll Cayuela (Junts per Roses) has been elected mayor of Roses during the plenary session of the Roses City Council held this afternoon in the council chamber. The candidate has achieved the absolute majority of the vote, obtaining a total of 9 votes from the 17 councilors who make up the corporation.

The extraordinary session to elect the new mayor began promptly at 1 p.m., with the assembly hall full. The first item on the agenda was the presentation of the resignation of the outgoing mayor, Josep Maria Martínez Chinchilla, who stated that " in compliance with the 2023-2027 legislative term agreement between the political groups PSC-CP, Junts per Roses and Gent del Poble, after 3 years of m…

INTERNATIONAL DUEL MARKS THE RETURN OF LA RUTA DE LA TRAMUNTANA TO ROSES