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Programming in Roses on 25th November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

The City Council has prepared a special program for the occasion of 25N, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The events will consist of an information table that will take place on November 23, and a participatory floral workshop and reading of Manifesto, which will be held on the same day 25. Registrations to participate in the floral workshop open next Monday, November 16.

The first activity will consist of an informational awareness table , jointly organized by the SIAD (Women's Information and Care Service) of Alt Empordà and Figueres, the SIE (Specialized Intervention Service) and the Basic Regional Health Areas. During the activity, information will be provided on which resources and safe health spaces are available to women. It will be offered on November 23, …

SUP RACE ROSES 2026: LONG DISTANCE AND IDYLLIC CONDITIONS!

Last Saturday, 7 November, the waters of Roses Bay provided the setting for the now traditional SUP Race Roses 2026, a major long-distance event on the Catalan stand-up paddleboarding circuit. We enjoyed a truly spectacular day: glorious sunshine and, as a bonus for the competitors, no wind at all, providing a smooth, perfect surface for racing against the clock and enjoying the paddle, from the v…

Naturalization of Canyelles beach to improve the landscape and prevent erosion of the slope

The municipal services company Rosersa is carrying out various tasks of slope conditioning and naturalization of the Canyelles Petites beach. The action aims to reduce erosion of the existing slope, promote revegetation and recover the natural and landscape integration of the space.

The first phases of the project are currently being carried out, with the aim of minimising the problems caused by erosion at different points on the existing slope, mainly caused by runoff water that descends with force and causes the wear and tear of the land. This situation leads to soil loss, slope degradation and a deterioration in the landscape quality of the space.   The project that is cu…

Roses closes a Mediterranean meeting that aims to extract more value from fishing, without fishing more

The Mediterranean Blue Economy Workshop: Rethinking Seafood Valorization meeting closed today at the Castell de la Trinitat in Roses, after three days of work on the comprehensive use of seafood products and the reduction of waste.

More than fifty participants from more than ten countries, many of them from the south and east of the Mediterranean, worked for three days on how to take advantage of what is currently discarded or undervalued. The conclusions point out that much of the loss occurs on land, after disembarkation, and that cooking, education and cooperation are keys to creating demand. The participants highligh…

Roses revalidates the Fourth Flower of Honor of the Vilas Florides movement

Last Friday, October 2, the city of Reus hosted the ceremony for the presentation of the Flowers of Honor of the Viles Florides movement, an initiative that recognizes the towns, groups and people who, with their dedication to gardening and urban greenery, contribute to making towns and cities more pleasant, healthy and blooming. Roses has revalidated the Fourth Flower of Honor for another year and during the ceremony it obtained a special mention for the landscaping of the flower beds of the Passeig Marítim.

This was the fifteenth edition of the competition, in which the municipality of Roses has participated since the first edition. In 2021, Roses won the Fourth Flower of Honor, an award it has held until the current edition. In addition, this year it has obtained special recognition for the renovation of the flowerbeds on the Passeig Marítim, in front of Plaça Catalunya, with the introduction of s…

The authentic fish stew returns to Roses from October 16 to 25

From October 16 to 25, Roses is celebrating a new edition of the Suquet de Peix gastronomic campaign, the star dish of local gastronomy. A total of thirteen restaurants in Roses will offer menus featuring the suquet as the star dish, accompanied by a wide variety of starters and desserts, and paired with DO Empordà wines.

With monkfish, squid, shrimp, scorpion fish, sea bream, turbot, sea bass, calamari... the fish suquet adapts to the tastes and demands of all palates and lovers of this traditional fishermen's dish have the opportunity to check it out 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 …

The eighth edition of the Roses Craft Beer & Music Fair, on October 9, 10 and 11

Roses will celebrate the 8th Craft Beer & Music Fair on October 9, 10 and 11, a proposal that will combine the tasting of craft beers with a program of live music, DJ sessions, tastings and a popular fideuada throughout the weekend. The Plaça de l'Illa d'Ítaca will once again host the marquee where the venue will be set up and where the activities will take place.

The fair will feature the participation of five craft breweries from different municipalities: Cerveses L'Escumatent (Sabadell), Cerveses Canetenca (Canet de Mar), Cervesa de Roses (Roses), Cervesa No T'enfadis (Figueres) and Cervesa Cadaqués (Cadaqués) . Three days of music and craft beer The program will begin on Friday, October 9 , from 6:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., with the opening of the Fai…

Roses commemorates September 11 with traditional music, sardanas and a solidarity botifarrada

Roses is preparing to celebrate the National Day of Catalonia with a program that will begin on Thursday, September 10 and continue on Friday, September 11, with cultural and festive proposals open to the public. The program includes a concert of Catalan songs, the reading of the manifesto, a sardana audition and a charity botifarrada for the benefit of the FADIR Association.

The events will begin on Thursday , September 10, at 8:30 p.m., at the Teatre Municipal de Roses , with the concert “Dreams of poets. Catalan song by author” , by Meritxell Puigdevall, voice, and Andrés Bastian, guitar .   'Somnis de Poetes' arises from the union of two artistic sensibilities with a clear purpose: to reclaim and give new life to a musical genre full of history and e…

Turisme de Roses resumes activities and continues to offer experiences to experience Roses from different perspectives

With the arrival of September, Turisme de Roses resumes some of its most emblematic activities and continues to offer residents and visitors during the autumn, a wide program of experiences and activities to discover, enjoy and rediscover the municipality. The first to return this September are the activities of the Roses a Peu cycle, which this year celebrates its 7th edition, the Gastro Tour and the workshop "Let's become herbalists of Cap de Creus!", which are added to many other activities.

Return of successful activities The Gastro Tour returns this autumn with four new sessions offering the opportunity to discover Roses through the gastronomy and products of the territory. The workshop " Let's become herbalists of Cap de Creus! " is also back , an activity to delve into the knowledge of plants and their traditional uses in the Cap de Creus area. For its part, the Roses a Pe…

Roses will be the venue for the third edition of the Cursa Entrepobles de l'Alt Empordà

Roses will be the venue for the third edition of the Cursa Entrepobles de l'Alt Empordà, which will be held next May 2027. The municipality will take over from Llançà in an event that, in just two editions, has experienced extraordinary growth and has already become a classic event in the region's sporting and popular calendar.

The last edition, held on May 10, 2026 in Llançà, brought together more than 2,500 participants, consolidating a project that goes far beyond a race. Entrepobles was born with the desire to bring together the municipalities of the region around sport and a strong sense of belonging and community. Sport, territory, community and solidarity The Cursa Entrepobles has defended very clear values ​�…

Roses carries out a pilot test based on artificial intelligence to prevent drownings on the beach

The Roses City Council has incorporated a drowning detection system based on artificial intelligence into its beach surveillance and lifeguard service, which helps and alerts professional lifeguards to risky situations so that they can act in time. A first pilot test is being carried out on Santa Margarida beach which, if successful, will be gradually expanded to the rest of the municipality's urban beaches.

The new service is a project led by Pro-activa Serveis Aquàtics, a company responsible for surveillance, rescue and first aid on the beaches of Roses. It is called LAIF and consists of an innovative digitalization system that, through the application of artificial intelligence and the installation of cameras that analyze the situation on the coast in real time (without recording), sends …

Nits de Circ reaches its sixth edition with a show that will bring the best flying trapeze artists in the world to Roses

Roses is once again hosting the Nits de Circ festival for another summer, which will bring the world's leading circus figures to the Ciutadella. A total of six performances will be held, from Tuesday 18 August to Sunday 23 August, featuring spectacular acrobatics, juggling and balancing acts under the stars by 29 international artists. Tickets are now on sale.

Taking advantage of the annual break that some of the largest traveling circuses take in the middle of their tour, Circus Arts Foundation, proposes a show that brings together under the same open-air arena a selection of the main figures of the world's great circuses . The headliners of prestigious circuses such as Arlette Gruss, Bouglione, Knie or Krone will occupy the arena under the stars. …

The City Council is finalizing preparations for the Festa Major and already has the program for the new Barraquetes space ready

Next Friday, August 7, Roses begins the celebration of its Festa Major, with a program that will last until the 16th and that will once again combine tradition and new proposals to offer activities aimed at all audiences. Music, popular culture, shows, sports and family activities will fill the streets and squares of the municipality for ten days, which will also feature two outstanding novelties: a theatrical opening speech and the creation of the Barraquetes children's space.

The celebration will begin on Friday, August 7th with an opening ceremony that this year will surprise everyone. The Roses Theatre Group will be in charge of officially opening the Festa Major with a theatrical opening speech , an innovative proposal created especially for the occasion that will turn the facade of the City Hall, in Plaça de Catalunya, into a vertical stage. Throughout the …

ECONàutic: Sailing Towards a More Sustainable Future

Committed to protecting the marine environment and promoting responsible boating, Port Roses takes part in the ECONàutic project, an initiative led by the Catalan Association of Marinas and Tourist Ports (ACPET) that promotes environmentally responsible practices throughout the recreational boating sector. To encourage better waste management on board, berth holders at the marina can now collect …