Posted 08 Mar, 2024

VIII Roses Tapas and DO Empordà Wine Route

As a novelty in this year's edition, in addition to the Best Tapa Award, the special mentions awarded by the jury will also be added

From March 8 to 17, Roses will celebrate a new edition of the Ruta de les Tapas and DO Empordà wine. This year, La Ruta will have a total of 81 participating establishments that will offer the attending public a wide range of tastings, showing, once again, the good know-how of local restaurateurs and the excellence of Rosin cuisine.

The tapas that each participating establishment will prepare in this edition will be presented next Thursday, February 29, at a reception that will take place at the Municipal Theatre. During the event, diplomas will also be awarded to restaurateurs who have participated in the DO Empordà wine course organized by the Economic Promotion Area.

As a novelty in this year's edition, in addition to the Best Tapa Award (in its public and jury categories), there will also be special mentions that the members of the jury will be able to award freely.

Posted 07 Mar, 2024

First municipalities to enter phase 2 of the drought emergency

The 12 Alt Empordà municipalities that depend on the Darnius-Boadella reservoir are now in emergency phase 2 due to drought, which entails further restrictions. They are Figueres, Roses, Cadaqués, Castelló d'Empúries, Cabanes, El Far d'Empordà, Fortià, Llers, Riumors, Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema, Vila-sacra and Vilamalla. Consumption drops to 180 liters per person per day. In emergency phase 2 the available liters per person per day drop from 200 to 180, including economic and commercial activities. Irrigation of private gardens is prohibited, while the public can be irrigated solely for the survival of the trees and only with reclaimed or phreatic water. As for the sports fields of federated sports, they can be irrigated with regenerated or phreatic water with equivalent conservation measures, and it is not n can use the showers. Water cannot be used to fill swimming pools, but there are exceptions: the most important is that water can be added to federated sports indoor and outdoor pools that need it. In these pools, however, neither can the showers be used without exceptions, and they must apply savings measures equivalent to the volume of water used. Therapeutic swimming pools in hospitals, residences and special education ...

Posted 23 Jan, 2024

Boat fair in Empuriabrava, from March 23rd to 31st 2024

From March 23rd to 31st, the harbour of Empuriabrava will once again host the Fira del Vaixell d'Ocasió.This event, which will be held for the 34th time in 2024, is already a classic among second-hand boat shows and has become the largest nautical showcase in the north of Spain.Empuriabrava brings up professional companies, brokers and nautical dealers of most of the brands currently present on the market to exhibit a wide selection of new and second-hand boats for sale.Motor boats from 4 to 18 metres, sailing ships from 9 to 12 metres, dinghies and a variety of jet skis. All in one space for the convenience of the visitor.Throughout the week, the professional agents move their offices to the Fair and are at the disposal of the visitors to help them make the best choice.The Empuriabrava Trade Fair suffered a technical halt due to the pandemic and was restarted in 2022 in a small format.The quantity and kind of boats that will be exhibited in the 2024 edition will not be known until a few weeks before its opening, but everything leads one to believe that in this edition most of the usual exhibitors will be present and that normality will definitely prevail.While the spirit of the event was to offer second-hand boats, the reduction in the availability of boats in recent ...