Roses

Roses is a city of 19,000 people (2018) on the Costa Brava, in Catalonia. It is on the coast at the northern end of the Gulf of Roses, and is an important fishing port and tourist centre. Wikivoyage

Population 20,365 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Visas and entry What your passport needs for Spain
Daylight 9 h 07 in Dec, dark by 16:15 · 15 h 15 in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 26 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 35 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 53 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 21 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 34 of daylight
  6. June: 15 h 15 of daylight
  7. July: 14 h 59 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 55 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 32 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 07 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 49 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h 07 of daylight
Tourist office · 290 m Oficina de Turisme de Roses

Getting there

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Where you can go from Roses

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  • 2–3 h
  • 3–5 h
  • 5 h +

From Roses's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.

From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Mercat Municipal

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 08:30–14:00, 16:30–20:00
    2. Tuesday: 08:30–14:00, 16:30–20:00
    3. Wednesday: 08:30–14:00, 16:30–20:00
    4. Thursday: 08:30–14:00, 16:30–20:00
    5. Friday: 08:30–14:00, 16:30–20:00
    6. Saturday: 08:30–14:00, 16:30–20:00
    7. Sunday: 08:30–15:00
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    08:30–14:00, 16:30–20:00
    Tuesday
    08:30–14:00, 16:30–20:00
    Wednesday
    08:30–14:00, 16:30–20:00
    Thursday
    08:30–14:00, 16:30–20:00
    Friday
    08:30–14:00, 16:30–20:00
    Saturday
    08:30–14:00, 16:30–20:00
    Sunday
    08:30–15:00
    300 m from the centre

  • Mercadillo de Roses

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: 08:00–14:00

    08:00–14:00

    500 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 41 places to eat

Getting around

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