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Roses is promoted at Expovacaciones in Bilbao, one of its main sending markets

Turisme de Roses was once again present at the Expovacaciones fair in Bilbao, held from May 9 to 11. Over the three days, it promoted the destination to the Basque public, loyal and interested in proposals such as those offered by the town: a privileged natural environment, rich gastronomy, hiking routes, outdoor activities, culture, oenology and a varied range of campsites.

With more than 31,000 visitors in its last edition, Expovacaciones is one of the main tourism fairs in the north of the State, and a key showcase for connecting with a market traditionally interested in destinations like Roses. In addition to direct attention to visitors to the fair, Roses has strengthened its presence in the Basque market with promotional actions in the media. Specifically, adver…

Roses is once again participating in the Women and Seafood Conference, which this year extends to four more municipalities

The GALP Costa Brava (Local Fishing Action Group), the Terres Gironines Cooperativa Ateneu and Inspira Gastronomia, are promoting the third edition of the Women and Seafood Cooking Conference, a project in which the Roses Economic Promotion Area has participated since the first edition and which aims to promote knowledge and the gastronomic heritage of women in the sea. This year, the initiative has the collaboration of the town councils of Roses, Llançà, l'Escala, Salt, Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Roses, as well as their fishermen's guilds.

The Rosinca session will take place on June 5th in the Gastronomic Classroom, at 7 p.m., and will consist of the dynamization of a group formed by older women and newcomers where they will share knowledge and cook together . Once the cooking session is over, the Classroom will open to the public who wishes to do so, who will be able to taste what has been previously cooked and will also…

The Roses Marina once again obtains the Blue Flag award

The Roses Marina has just been awarded the Blue Flag, which recognises the facility's commitment to protecting the marine environment. The 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: services and safety, cleanliness and water quality, accessibility, sustainability, environmental information and education.

The Blue Flag is an environmental quality award given to marinas that make a special effort in relation to the good environmental management of the port and the surrounding natural environment and that provide users with information on environmental issues. The Blue Flag promotes the rational use of resources in nautical facilities and activities and raises awareness among people who use these fac…

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Selective process of a legal and contracting technician for the municipal companies of Roses

The municipal companies of Roses (the marina, the municipal swimming pool of Roses and Rosersa) have made public the call for the selective process for access to a position of legal and contracting technician. You will find all the information in the regulatory bases of this selective process in this link.

MICFootball will bring more than 1,700 people to Roses

Between April 16 and 20, Roses will be the official home of the 23rd edition of the MICFootball tournament. This morning, the mayor of Roses, Josep María Martínez; the councilor for Sports, Miguel Ángel Muñoz; and the tournament director, Juanjo Rovira, presented the match schedule and the impact that the celebration of this sporting event will have on the population over the next week. The event was also attended by the president of AE Roses, Sergi López.

The Mas Oliva and La Vinyassa Stadium fields will host a total of 3-6 matches in the U13 (children) and U15 (cadet) categories over the course of the tournament, which will bring more than 1,700 people to the town who will be staying at different hotel establishments in the town. Renowned teams such as Arsenal, Marseille and PSG will play in Roses. The matches played at the Stadium will be br…

From Monday, the circulation of bicycles, tricycles, roller skates and scooters on the Passeig Marítim will be prohibited from 12 noon to midnight.

Starting next Monday, April 14, and until September 30, riding a scooter, bicycle, tricycle, roller skates or similar on the Roses promenade will be prohibited between 12 noon and midnight, every day of the week. The measure responds to the desire to prioritize pedestrians and avoid inconvenience and accidents during the period and time of greatest concentrations of people in this space.

The Roses promenade attracts a large number of people during the summer months and throughout the day, both to access the beaches or adjacent commercial, hotel and restaurant establishments, and to stroll along the sea. This intensity of use has led the Citizen Security Area to decide to implement, starting next Monday, coinciding with the Easter holidays, a pilot test that will eliminate the circ…

New parking conditions from Easter

With the start of Easter, from Monday, April 14th, the Port will implement changes to its parking policy. As of that date: The 20 minutes of free courtesy parking will remain in place, ideal for quick stops, pickups, or short errands. The two free hours of parking that were previously available will be removed. We recommend that all visitors arriving by private vehicle plan their visit in advanc…

PortRoses ended yesterday the payment of the loan contracted in 2005 worth 3.3 MEUR

Yesterday, Monday, March 31, PortRoses settled the last maturity of the bank loan signed in 2005 for an amount of ' 3,300,000. With this last payment, the Port Esportiu de Roses reaches zero debt, having not contracted any other type of loan with banks.

The 3.3 MEUR credit was formalized on 6 April 2005 with the entity “Caixa de Girona” -now integrated into CaixaBank-. With this amount, expenses and investments necessary for the construction and start-up of the Port Esportiu facilities were charged.With the payment of '49,215.95 of the last maturity that was made yesterday, March 31, the loan was fully liquidated, after having paid a total of…

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…