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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

The French team aboard Aquilon, a VLC 35 skippered by Benoit Gautier of Club de Vela Golfus, claimed overall victory in the 33rd edition of La Ruta de la Tramuntana, the third scoring event of the 2026 Ausmar Regattas Circuit.

On June 5 and 6, the 33rd edition of La Ruta de la Tramuntana was held. Co-organized by Enregata, Club Nàutic El Balís and Club d'Esports Nàutics GEN Roses, the regatta was sponsored by the Costa Brava Girona Tourism Board and maritime security company AUSMAR, with the collaboration of the Catalan Sailing Federation, Port Roses and Roses Town Council. The competition once again linked the Mares…

Renovation of the beach lifeguard service modules, which begins tomorrow, June 6

The lifeguard service on the beaches of Roses is incorporating new care modules this season. Specifically, six modules are being installed on the beaches of Santa Margarida, Rastrell, Nova, Punta, Canyelles and Almadrava, equipped with the necessary spaces and equipment to care for users and provide care.

The Environment and Beaches Department of the Roses City Council is finalizing preparations to launch the lifeguard service on the town's urban beaches. As in the last two years, the council continues to focus this season on expanding the service, with the aim of responding to new bathing habits and ensuring the safety of bathers and beach users.   In this way, the service will remain active from…

La Ruta de la Tramuntana Returns to Roses After Seventeen Years

The third event of the Ausmar Regattas Circuit will once again connect the Maresme coast and the Costa Brava in a competition featuring a 60-nautical-mile coastal passage and a short inshore race in the Bay of Roses.

The 33rd edition of La Ruta de la Tramuntana will take place on June 5 and 6. With more than three decades of history, the regatta has become one of the most renowned events in Mediterranean cruiser racing thanks to a course that combines strategy, tactics and some of the most attractive sailing grounds on the Costa Brava. Co-organized by Enregata, Club Nàutic El Balís and Club d'Esports Nàutic…

Roses is once again the setting for the departure of Transpyr Coast to Coast

Roses was yesterday, Sunday 31 May, the starting point of the Transpyr Coast to Coast 2026, bringing together hundreds of cyclists who began the challenge of crossing the Pyrenees. The streets of the town were bustling with activity from the first hour, on a day marked by the excitement and spectacular image of the great international caravan leaving behind the blue of the Mediterranean.

A showcase of active tourism and Empordà identity The departure from Roses represents a unique opportunity for the municipality to establish itself as a leading area in active and cycling tourism. The event projects an image of Roses as a versatile destination, capable of combining coastal tourism with the most demanding adventure sports. What participants see when they begin their journey is a v…

Roses says hello to summer with a weekend of music and gastronomy by the sea

The Economic Promotion Area is renewing its programming this year, with a new proposal to welcome summer: HolaEstiu, an event that takes over from the Fira de la Rosa and where music, gastronomy and the seaside atmosphere will be the main protagonists. It will be held on the weekend of June 5, 6 and 7 and will also feature advantages in shops, activities and accommodation.

The HolaEstiu activities will take place on the Paseo M arítim, in front of Plaça de Catalunya, and will make Roses the first municipality on the Costa Brava to inaugurate the summer season, with a program designed to enjoy the sea, gastronomy , local commerce and summer evenings . With this new proposal, Roses is committed to a fresh and participatory event to kick off summer in a pr…

Archaeological interventions uncover the site of the Visigothic monastery of Magrigul

This Saturday, the presentation of the discovery of the site of the Visigothic monastery of Magrigul took place in the church of Santa Maria de la Ciutadella, a complex of which until now there were only documentary references, and whose existence has now been confirmed thanks to the archaeological campaign carried out in recent years. The intervention carried out in the Mas de Montjoi de Baix area has uncovered two Visigothic churches and several tombs.

The presentation event was attended by Larry Williams Pi-Sunyer, owner of the farmhouse; archaeologists Marcel Pujol, Xavi Aguero and Gemma Vieyra; the director of the Cap de Creus National Park, Montserrat Pascual; the director of the Territorial Cultural Services, Maria Isabel Bernal; and, closing the event, the mayor of Roses, Josep M. Martínez. Historical and archival information spoke of the…

Roses will once again kick off the Transpyr Coast to Coast, this time with four categories

Last Thursday, 14th, Oriol Sallent, director of Transpyr, Fèlix Llorens, Councillor for Tourism and Economic Development in Roses, and Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Councillor for Sport, presented the 16th edition of the international Transpyr Coast to Coast race. Roses will once again be the starting point for this cycling race, which connects the Mediterranean with the Atlantic across the Pyrenees from coast to coast, and which over the years has established itself as one of Europe’s major stage races.

Gravel joins the crossing The event, now firmly established on the international cycling and adventure calendar, offers four participation categories: MTB, gravel, road, and e-bike. This variety allows the route to be adapted to different rider profiles, from mountain bike enthusiasts to those who prefer smoother or assisted formats. Starting from the Costa Brava, cyclists will begin a multi-stage…

24 ports and 101 beaches awarded with the Blue Flag 2026

On May 5th, the 2026 Blue Flag awards were officially announced, and the Port of Roses continues to receive this prestigious distinction. This marks the 40th consecutive edition, with the award now present in 51 countries across all 5 continents. Catalonia maintains its leading position within the 2026 Blue Flag programme with a total of 101 awarded beaches across 40 municipalities, consolidating …

Roses hosts the 22nd technical conference of Ports de Catalunya-ACPET with more than 200 industry professionals.

The 22nd Ports de Catalunya-ACPET Technical Conference brought together more than 200 attendees and over 30 speakers in Roses this week in a new edition of the leading event for Catalonia’s marinas and tourist ports. Organised by Ports de Catalunya-ACPET, with the Port of Roses serving as host port, the conference turned Roses into a meeting point for the Catalan nautical and port sector during …

Port of Roses and GEN strengthen their collaboration to promote nautical sports.

Last December, Port of Roses and the Grup d’Esports Nàutics de Roses (GEN) renewed their collaboration agreement for the 2026–2029 period, with a clear commitment to promoting rowing as one of the key disciplines within the port’s sporting activity. With this agreement, Port of Roses aims to continue supporting the growth of rowing, both at a training and competitive level, together with GE…