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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…

Regulation of access to the Natural Park of Cap de Creus

Cape Creus Point Access for motorized vehicles, cars, and motorcycles will be restricted with video surveillance on the following days: March: 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31April: April 1st and all Saturdays and SundaysMay: all Saturdays and SundaysJune, July, August, and September: dailyOctober: all Saturdays and SundaysNovember: 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, and 11December: 6, 7 and 8 On these days, v…

The Roses Festival will once again seduce all the senses with music, gastronomy and sunsets

Sunset lovers have an appointment on November 9 and 10 in Roses with a new edition of the Festivalet, a proposal filled with good music, food and drink, to be able to enjoy the impressive chromaticism and plays of light that the Bay of Roses offers at this time of the year coinciding with the sunsets. This year, Triquell, Vanila Sound, Florida, Anna Murillo and dj's Eivi, Lia Jensen and Radio Cassette Nights, will be in charge of putting the soundtrack to the Rosinca posta, which will also have gastronomic tastings.

The Festivalet comes to a new edition coinciding, once again, with the summer festival of Sant Martí, and once again takes as its natural setting the Perola beach, where the immense mirror of water offered by the bay reflects spectacularly the sunsets that the sun offers. The Economic Promotion Area, for its part, will complete the sensory experience by offering the audience live music and gas…

The swimming area of ​​Almadrava beach will remain closed all weekend

The City Council will maintain the preventive closure of the bathing area of ​​the Almadrava beach throughout the entire day today, Friday, and also during Saturday and Sunday. On Monday morning, the council's security and environmental services will make a new assessment of the state of the water.

The sinking of a fishing vessel in front of the Almadrava beach that occurred yesterday, which caused a leak of diesel into the sea, activated the special emergency plan for accidental pollution at sea, known as CAMCAT. Firefighters from the Generalitat and Salvament Marítim placed containment barriers to prevent the diesel stain from spreading, while the underwater teams of the Special Action Gr…

Cleaning the seabed at the second pier collects 1,000 kg of rubbish

Last Sunday, a new day of cleaning the seabed took place, this time organized by the Badia de Roses Club at the second pier on Palangrers beach, which ended with the removal of 1,000 kg of rubbish, including twenty tires and a container.

In previous inspections, it had been detected that the seabed of the second pier and Palangrers beach accumulated waste that required crane-type means for its extraction. Last Sunday, the Club Badia de Roses put a thread on the needle and organized a cleaning action, which has the collaboration of the Port of Roses, the City Council and the Fishermen's Guild.   The Port of Roses provided human re…

The City Council offers a service for the coordination of claims to the PRUG

The Department of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition of the Generalitat de Catalunya announced this week the initial approval of the Master Plan for Use and Management (PRUG) of the Cap de Creus Natural Park, which establishes the regulation of professional uses, sporting, recreational, educational and scientific, focusing mainly on the marine area. Roses City Council, from its Environment area, offers to involved sectors and citizens to coordinate the presentation of possible allegations to the Plan.

The publication of the initial approval of the PRUG in the DOGC is scheduled for the next few days, from which time a period of public information will be opened where the allegations that are deemed appropriate can be presented. Once these have been resolved, the Generalitat expects to approve the Plan definitively in mid-2025. From Roses City Council, the Department of Environment is available t…

Turisme de Roses adds to the 'Roses a Peu' program new trips to observe the fauna and flora of Cap de Creus

The successful excursion program Roses a Peu que Turisme de Roses has been offering for several editions to deepen the knowledge of the natural and heritage environment of the municipality, it is expanded this year with new trips dedicated to the observation of the flora and fauna of the Natural Park of Cap de Creus. Between the months of October and December, the excursions 'Circular Montjoi-Cap Norfeu', 'Cadaqués-Roses: the Camí de les Dones', 'The dry stone and megalithism' and the observations 'Mammals of the Cape' have been scheduled de Creus' and 'Autumn plants and colors in Punta Falconera'. Tickets are already on sale at visitroses.cat.

New proposal: get to know the animals and plants of the Natural Park This autumn Turisme de Roses opens to the public a new activity aimed at getting to know the fauna and flora of the Natural Park of Cap de Creus. The first outing will take place next Sunday, October 20 , and will consist of a tour guided by Ignasi Batet, a great connoisseur of mammals in the natural park , which will allow…

Representatives of Roses' economic sectors participate in a session to plan future strategies

Last Saturday, a group session took place at the Teatre Municipal de Roses for the elaboration of the Strategic Plan for Local Economic Development and Employment of Roses, which was attended by representatives of different economic sectors of the municipality. The Plan, promoted by the Economic Promotion area of ​​the City Council, aims to frame the strategies and actions to boost the economy in the municipality during the period 2025-2029.

The 2024-2029 Strategic Plan will be the new road map that will mark the initiatives and projects that the Economic Promotion Area will implement in the coming years to continue reactivating the economy and dynamizing the local society of Roses. The basis is the utilization of the own resources existing in the territory and the cooperation of the different agents, in order to stimulate and di…

Port of Roses and Club Badia de Roses, united in cleaning the seabed

Once again, Port de Roses and Club Badia de Roses are once again joining their resources and efforts for the preservation of the seabed with the realization of two days of waste cleaning. The first of the actions took place last September 29 at the Almadrava beach with the extraction of 150 kg of rubbish, while on October 20 the XXI edition of the seabed cleaning organized by the Club Badia de Roses, which this time will take place on Palangrers beach.

The first of the cleaning days was organized by the Port of Roses and had the collaboration of the divers from the Club Badia de Roses and resulted in the extraction of a total of 150 kg of waste from the seabed of the Almadrava This is one of the actions that the marina carries out in compliance with the requirements required by the Blue Flag, EMAS and ISO 14001 certificates it has held for years…

Sharks and rays of Cap de Creus

Inside the Natural Park of Cap de Creus we can find a lot of biodiversity, both animal and plant. In this case, we bring you two infographics where you can see the different species of sharks and rays that can be found in the park.

Spanish Junior Sailing Skating Championships and EuroCup Waszp

This week, there is a lot of activity in our Bay with the Spanish Junior Patín Sailing Championship and the Waszp EuroCup Championship.

 

On September 5, 6, and 7, the Spanish Junior Patín Sailing Championship will take place, where Junior category sailors from all over Spain will gather, promising an exciting competition full of talent and sportsmanship. In the days leading up to the Championship, a preparatory concentration will take place on September 2, 3, and 4, where sailors can train in the Bay of Roses. This event is suppor…

America's Cup Barcelona 2024. Teams and calendar.

This week the America's Cup 2024 has started in Barcelona, here is a brief summary of the competition and the teams that make it up.

The competition, which will take place between August and October, includes seven different events in Catalan waters, where six prestigious teams will compete for the title, demonstrating a high level of skill and advanced technologies. This event positions Barcelona as an international reference point both in sports and tourism. The 2024 America's Cup in Barcelona will be an exceptional event, fe…

Port of Roses and UB collaborate on an acoustic telemetry project to study the movement of fish

The marking of 10 fish in the Port of Roses will allow us to obtain data to learn about the behavior of different species and the connectivity between the habitats they occupy throughout their lives. The studies are the result of the agreement signed between the Port of Roses and the University of Barcelona for the development on the Rosin coast of the Catalan Tracking Network, which analyzes the behavior of species and works on conservation of biodiversity.

Pollution, invasive species, overfishing, climate change and the impact of human activities are factors that threaten marine biodiversity throughout the Mediterranean. In order to improve the management of the conservation of marine habitats and species, it is essential to know the characteristics of each ecosystem. Knowledge provided by the Catalan Tracking Network, which Roses has just joined th…