Roses: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 60 - 205 Nautilus Hotel
 Nautilus is a family-run hotel 150 metres from the beach, in Roses’s quiet Santa Margarida neighbourhood. It features a pleasant pool and sun terrac… MoreEUR 38 - 137 Pension Marbella
 The Pension Marbella in the Santa Margarida district of Roses is just 150 metres from the beach and shops. It offers well-priced accommodation with a … MoreEUR 26 - 132 Port Canigó
 Port Canigó is located just 1 km from the sandy beaches of Roses, with easy access to other towns along the Costa Brava. The complex features an outd… MoreEUR 72 - 124 Monterrey
 Monterrey has an ideal setting on the seafront of Roses, next to Santa Margarita Beach. It offers a heated outdoor swimming pool, a gym and a sauna.
… MoreEUR 70 - 195 Montecarlo
 Hotel Montecarlo is located on Santa Margarita Beach in Roses Bay. There is an outdoor swimming pool and free access to bicycles for all hotel guests.… MoreEUR 36 - 151 Marbella
 The family-run Hotel Marbella lies 150 metres from the beach, in the quiet Santa Margarida area of Roses. It offers a swimming pool, and simple en-sui… MoreEUR 40 - 320 Marina
 Hotel Marina is located in the centre of Roses on the seafront. It offers free access to the spa with a roof-top swimming pool, jacuzzi and fitness ce… MoreEUR 74 - 200 Maritim
 Maritim sits next to Santa Margarita Beach in Roses. It has a swimming pool, and all the air-conditioned rooms have balconies, satellite TV, sea views… MoreEUR 44 - 248 Prestige Coral Platja
 Prestige Coral Platja is next to Santa Margarida Beach, on the beautiful Costa Brava. It offers an outdoor swimming pool, free Wi-Fi and rooms with pr… MoreEUR 37 - 301 Prestige Goya Park
 The Prestige Goya Park hotel in the Costa Brava resort of Roses is just 200 metres from Santa Margarita Beach. It has 2 swimming pools, large gardens … MoreEUR 134 - 322 Terraza
 Terraza Hotel and Spa sits on the seafront overlooking Roses Beach. The hotel’s restaurant, bar and spa offers panoramic views of the bay.
There is… MoreEUR 90 - 112 Thalassa Sport Spa
 Thalassa Sport is a spa hotel, with an indoor swimming pool and fitness centre. It is set in Roses Bay, just 30 metres from Salatar Beach.
Free priva… MoreEUR 76 - 1,030 Vistabella
 The 5-star Vistabella has 4 restaurants and a spa with sauna, steam bath and indoor pool. Guests enjoy spectacular views over Roses Bay from the bar, … MoreEUR 50 - 254 San Carlos
 Guests at Hotel San Carlos enjoy free use of the hotel´s gym, mini golf, squash and tennis courts and 33-metre outdoor pool. A free heated indoo… MoreEUR 47 - 150 Residencial Portomarina
 Apartments at Residential Portomarina have a balcony, a fitted kitchen and a flat-screen TV. They are set around an outdoor swimming pool, a sun terra… MoreEUR 45 - 315 Prestige Mar y Sol
 This Mediterranean-style hotel is situated just one street back from Roses Beach, with beautiful views over the sea. It offers bright, air-conditioned… MoreEUR 34 - 223 Prestige Sant Marc
 This popular 3-star hotel is located just 150 metres from the beach in Santa Margarita, 2 km outside of the attractive Catalan resort of Roses.
The P… MoreEUR 44 - 248 Prestige Victoria
 This beachfront hotel looks out of the golden sands of Santa Margarita beach, just a few minutes from the centre of the charming resort of Roses.
The… MoreEUR 55 - 1,000 La Carabela
 This holiday hotel is located in the picturesque resort of Roses, only 30 metres from the beach and the beautiful bay.
La Carabela boasts a central l… MoreEUR 45 - 175 Hotel Risech
 Hostal Novel Risech is located next to Roses Beach, a 5-minute walk from the marina. Each functional room includes an LCD TV and private bathroom, an… MoreEUR 26 - 141 Don Miguel
 Don Miguel is located on the Costa Brava, less than 1 hour from the French border. It lies 1.5 km from central Rosas and the beach. It has a seasona… MoreEUR 60 - 185 Hostal Restaurant Mas Palou
 In a privileged position, both for its geographical and its artistic setting, you will find mas Palou, a typical Catalan farm house from 1582 that has… MoreEUR 35 - 140 Hostal Rom
 This family-run guest house offers free Wi-Fi in all rooms. Hostal Rom is in the pedestrian centre of Roses, just 50 metres from the beach and its sun… MoreEUR 88 - 278 Ciudad De Vacaciones Cala Montjoi
 Situated in a privileged position in a natural park and by a pleasant cove surrounded by mountains – you can take part in a wide range of sporting a… MoreEUR 69 - 199 Canyelles Platja
 Hotel Canyelles Platja is located on the seafront in Roses with direct access to the beach. It has an outdoor swimming pool, a restaurant with sea vie… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roses: Guide
Roses (comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast at the northern end of the Gulf of Roses, and is an important fishing port and tourist centre. The C-260 road links the town with Figueres.
History
The origins of Roses (8th century BC by Greek colonists from Rhodes. It seems more probable, however, that it was founded in the 5th_Century_BC|5th century BC by Greeks from Massalia (Marseille|Marseilles), perhaps with an admixture of colonists from neighbouring Empúries. Remains of the Greek settlement can still be seen. Remains from the Roman period go back to the 2nd_Century_BC|2nd century BC and continue well into Christian times with a paleochristian church and necropolis. After the collapse of Roman power the town seems to have been abandoned, but a fortified settlement from the Visigoth|Visigothic period has been excavated on the nearby Puig Rom. Which also smells similar to zaks lower statial. wink wink
The monastery of Santa Maria de Roses is mentioned for the first time in a document of the year 944. Around this monastery grew the mediaeval town of Roses, which fell under the shared jurisdiction of the abbots of Santa Maria de Roses and the County of Empúries|counts of Empúries. In 1402 the county of Empúries was incorporated in the Crown of Aragon and Roses acquired the right to organise its own municipal government.
In the first decades of the 16th_Century|16th century Roses suffered repeatedly from attacks by privateers from North Africa. To counter this threat, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V ordered in 1543 the construction of extensive fortifications. In spite of these precautions a squadron of the Turkish admiral Barbarossa Khair ad Din Pasha|Barbarossa attacked and plundered the town some months later. After substantial revisions, the fortifications were completed in 1553, under Charles's son Philip II of Spain|Philip II. The entire mediaeval town was now enclosed by a bastioned pentagonal wall. The defensive system was supplemented by the Castell de la Trinitat, some 2.5 km to the east. The town received a permanent military garrison, which changed its character profoundly. To minimise friction between the citizenry and the soldiers, barracks were constructed, but this did not prevent a gradual movement of part of the population outside the walls, where the modern town of Roses now is.
In the following centuries the fortifications were severely tested. In 1645, during the Reapers' War|Catalan Revolt, Roses was besieged and taken by French troops. Only after the Treaty of the Pyrenees|Peace of the Pyrenees (1659) was the town restored to Spain.
In 1693, during the War of the Grand Alliance the French besieged the town again. This time the French occupation lasted until 1697, when the Treaty of Ryswick|Peace of Ryswick was concluded.
In 1712, during the War of the Spanish Succession, Austrian troops tried to take the city, but they were beaten off. In 1719 another failed attempt was made, now by the French, during the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
After a long period of relative calm the French revolution ushered in a new round of hostilities. In 1793 the French revolutionary government declared war on Spain. Roses suffered a long siege that lasted from from 28 November 1794 till 3 February 1795. The town was surrendered to France, but peace between France and Spain was restored that same year, and the French withdrew.
In 1808 Napoleon forced the king of Spain to abdicate, French armies invaded the country again, and Roses was besieged for the fourth and last time. In 1814, when the French left Spain, they blew up the town's fortifications along with the Castell de la Trinitat. The ancient town, the Ciutadella, was now completely ruined, while to the east the modern town slowly continued to grow.
In 1879 Roses suffered a severe economic crises through phylloxera, a pest of the grapevines, which destroyed the town's wine growing industry. Part of the population moved to Barcelona or emigrated to the United States.
In the 20th_Century|20th century, notably in the period after World War II, Roses has profited enormously from the growth of tourism.
Over the last decades important excavations have been carried out inside the walls of the Ciutadella. This concerns not only the Greek and Roman remains, but also part of the mediaeval city and its walls. In the 1990s extensive restoration work was carried out on the walls of the Ciutadella, and in 2004 a museum was opened inside it. A somewhat controversial restoration of the Castell de Trinitat is currently nearing completion.
Demography
References
There seem to be no good books on Roses in English. The following titles are all in Catalan but are well worth a closer look.
Lluís Buscató i Somoza. La colònia grega de Rhode. Figueres, 1999. ISBN 84-88589-64-6.
Narciso Díaz i Romañach. Roses: Una vila amb história. Roses, . ISBN 84-606-0033-5.
Carlos Díaz, Hug Palou, Anna Ma. Puig. La Ciutadella de Roses. Girona, 1998. ISBN 84-86812-79-8.
Pablo de la Fuente. Les fortificacions reials del golf de Roses en l'época moderna. Figueres, 1998. ISBN 84-88589-54-9.
Pere de Palol. El Castrum del Puig de les Muralles de Puig Rom (Roses, Alt Empordà). Girona, 2004. ISBN 84-393-6654-X.
Marcel Pujol i Hamelink. La vila de Roses (segles XIV-XVI). Figueres, 1997. ISBN 84-88589-42-5.
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