Roses is a town generous to tourists visiting it, for it affords a choice of the type of tourism best-suited to each traveller. There is the pleasure of "dolce far niente", which consists in taking a dip in a delightful little cove, savouring true sea cooking, sailing around a millenary bay or simply contemplating the marvellous sunsets. Then there is a more active and dynamic kind of tourism, with a choice of countless possibilities: discovering Roses’ history and heritage, going for trips in the surrounding area and along the signposted coast and mountain paths, engaging in water sports or simply enjoying fun, cultural and festive activities. The town of Roses has a Mediterranean essence and a marked tourist and marine tradition. It is set amongst rich landscape and unsurpassable nature, in the north of the Costa Brava, less than 30 km from the French border, 65 km from Girona and 160 km from Barcelona. Roses is an essentially Mediterranean town with a notable tourist and seafaring tradition. It is situated in a unique natural setting, at the north of the Costa Brava, less than 30 kilometres from the frontier with France, 65 kilometres from Girona and 160 kilometres from Barcelona.

Costa Brava Information

The Costa Brava has high-rise Spanish beachfront developments with excellent sandy beaches, unspoilt fishing villages, sheltered rocky coves and medieval towns with ancient castles. Some cities on the Costa Brava, like Barcelona, are popular for those looking for beachfront apartments for sale or new developments, and elsewhere townhouses in the suburbs and private villas for rent.