Wednesday, October 10, 2012

ROSES and the bay of Platja Canyelles in the Costa Brava

ROSES at the northern point of the "Gulf of Roses", with its Greek and Roman historical origins, today with more than 20,000 inhabitants, with its long sandy beaches and beautiful bays, is the largest tourism center in the northern Costa Brava, has an important fishing port and the largest fishing fleet of Catalonia.
The video to the right: The "Platja Canyelles", is one of the most beautiful bays in and near ROSES. Here in July 2012 in the high season, it is popular for the French tourists.

Center of the city ROSES is the old town - begins at "Plaça de Sant Pere" - with its winding streets and the many shops and restaurants: today it is characterized mainly by the tourism. The large hotels and apartment complexes are located outside the town at the "Playa Salatar" and in Santa Margarida. The hotels are connected through the more than 3 km long promenade of Roses: it is the longest beach promenade in the Costa Brava.

ROSES and its surrounding: ROSES is located more than 155 km north of Barcelona, about 20 km east of Figueres and about 50 km northeast of Girona with its "Girona Costa Brava Airport"
ROSES at the Costa Brava is at the 18 km wide sweeping bay of the "Golf de Roses" in the backland are the Pyrenees foothills and south towards Girona and Barcelona is flat plains.
The Costa Brava - also referred as "wild coast" - are the small beaches and coves around Llançà, the steep and rugged coast of peninsula "Cap de Creus" with the fishing town Cadaqués, south then the long bay of "Golf de Roses", then the promontory "Massís de Montgri" with the islands "Illes Medes", and then the 11 km long beach "Platja de Pals".

History to ROSES, the citadel "Ciudadela de Rosas" and the museum:
There is a museum in ROSES, in which the glorious history of the city is documented. The settlement and economy of the town RHODES as an ancient Greek colony on the "Cap de Creus" from a period around 776 v.Chr. - the modern name ROSES is derived from the Greek name RHODES. RHODES in the period of Roman imperialism, the rebuilding of the town by the Roman Empire and its decline.
The town of ROSES in the Middle Ages: The construction of the current attraction Ciutadella "Ciutadella de Rosas" (English: Citadel of Roses), a military fortress from the 16th Century under "King Carlos I." Beside the Ciutadella the old castle ruin "Castell de la Trinitat" from the year 1544, also built in the 16th Century under "King Carlos I." to defense the bay.
Slightly north along the promenade at the current urbanization "Puig Rom" is the lighthouse, which was built in the year 1864.

Travelling to ROSES by car, by bus or train and over the "Girona Costa Brava Airport"
Aircraft: since 2003 the Costa Brava is well and cheaply reachable by RYANAIR, over the "Girona Costa Brava Airport", that is about 12 km south from Girona . From the Airport buses go directly to "the central bus station in Girona", directly to Barcelona, directly to "Llorett de Mar", directly to "Sant Feliu de Guíxols", etc.
Trains and buses: beside the "central bus station in Girona" is the central train-station. The trains (RENFE train) drive from Barcelona, over Blanes, then Girona and Figueres continue over Portbou to South France. Or the trains drive from Portbou over Figueres to Girona and go on over Blanes to Barcelona. The buses run from Gironas central bus station in all directions: to Figueres and from there to ROSES, from Girona to "Llorett de Mar", from Girona to "Sant Feliu de Guíxols", etc.
From "Girona Costa Brava Airport" to ROSES: first from Girona Airport by bus to Girona, then Girona-Figueres by train or bus, finally Figueres-Roses only by bus.
Car or travel coach: In a 12-hour journey through Switzerland and through South France, with tolls on French motorways and high fuel costs.

Adventure and active holiday in and near ROSES
AquaBrava an adventure park and waterpark is only 2 km far away from the center of Roses, provides amazing water attractions and tropical environments, as surprising water slides, the largest wave pool in Europe, crazy rivers, slide with free fall, relaxing pools, kid’s lagoon, etc. ...
Go-karting track: Karting Roses with a track length of about 850 meters.
Boat tours by catamaran to Cadaqués and up to the Cape of the "Cap de Creus" along the coast.
Diving: "Roses Sub Diving" in "Santa Margarida" and diving at the Cape of "Cap de Creus".
Express mini-train: the "Roses Express" a small tractor decorated as locomotive with two small waggons, provides 1 to 3 hour tours around ROSES, and drives along the coast and at the slopes of the "Puig Rom". The tours begin and end at the tourist office in Roses at the beach promenade.
Hiking on the "Cap de Creus": Tourist office in ROSES gives information and brochures to the various walking routes. The quiet and hilly, green, rocky mountains of the Pyrenees foothill "Cap de Creus" is varied, and the hiker will discover an old ruin or will see a lonley cove at the sea. The route from "Port de la Selva" across the "Cap de Creus" to the lonley cove "Cala Taballera" and finally up to Cadaqués takes at least 4 hours.

Cheep accommodation in the high season - Camping in ROSES
ROSES has four campings, three of them are located centrally and are only middle class:
First is Camping Rodas in the district of "Santa Margarida", second is Camping "Joncar Mar", third is Camping Salata, and the fourth is Camping Canyelles at "Platja Canyelles".

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