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Roses can offer a coast full
of contrasts, with cliffs and secluded coves with clear,
bright blue waters, fine sand, and shallow waters ideal for
families and for water sports |
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CAP DE CREUS NATURAL PARK BEACHES |
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Cala Jòncols |
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This is an unspoiled
cove with a wild
landscape backdrop,
running for a length of
some 190 meters and
located 12 kilometers
from the Roses town
centre. Access is by a
coast road running along
the entire coastline,
passing by the Norfeu
Cape and ending at the
Jòncols cove. This is a
beach formed by pebbles,
also to be found on the
steeply shelving seabed.
This is an ideal spot
for diving (with a
specialized centre).
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Canadell |
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This is a wild, secluded
beach, formed of pebbles
and situated between the
Jòncols and the Pelosa
coves. It is only 60
meters long. It is
approximately 10
kilometers from Roses
and has no services
other than the essential
cleaning and coastal
surveillance services.
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La Pelosa |
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This is one of the most
popular coves in Roses.
It lies in the shelter
of Norfeu Cape
peninsula, 9 kilometers
from Roses, and runs for
some 90 meters. Here you
will find a fisherman’s
hut (a former sailors’
refuge) and a small
bar-restaurant where
visitors can sample all
the specialties offered
by the Mediterranean
sea. The cove has coarse
grain sand and the steep
seabed shelves. It is 8
kilometers from Roses,
with access along the
same road as the one
that goes to the Jòncols
and Montjoi coves.
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Calitjas |
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This is a little cove
with a 110-meter beach
surrounded by cliffs and
with transparent waters.
It is located a few 8
kilometers from Roses,
between the Pelosa and
the Montjoi coves.
Access is via the same
road running along the
coast and going on to
beyond the Norfeu Cape.
It is a cove with
medium-grain, grey sand.
The beach shelves
rapidly into deep
waters.
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Calís |
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Located
between the Montjoi cove
and the Rostella cove,
this is a short
(50-metre) beach with
medium grain sand. Some
consider it to be a
small prolongation of
the Montjoi cove, for
all that separates them
are some rocks that jut
out of the sea.
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Montjoi |
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It is located seven
kilometers from Roses,
between the Calitjàs and
Calís coves. It is a
broad, much-visited
cove, running 270 meters
in length, ideal for
underwater diving (with
a specialized centre).
It has coarse sand and
pebbles, and the seabed
shelves are quite steep.
There is a holiday
village here and the
famous El Bulli
restaurant, considered
one of the most select
in the world and awarded
three stars in the
Michelin guide.
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Rostella |
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These virgin coves are
quite small (100 meters)
and are of difficult
access. Very lonely,
they are surrounded by
cliffs, so the best way
to access them is by
boat. This difficulty to
access them turns them
into a absolute paradise.
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Murtra |
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These coves are highly
secluded, unspoiled and
with a cliffy backdrop.
The easiest way to get
to them is thus by boat,
which turns them into a
little paradise less
than seven kilometers
from the town. In order
to extend the
municipality’s tourist
provision and cater for
all kinds of tourists,
nudism is permitted in
the Murtra cove only.
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URBAN &
RESIDENTIAL BEACHES |
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L’Almadrava |
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A beach 450 meters long,
with fine sand and
turquoise blue water. It
is five kilometers from
Roses, along the road
that runs from the
lighthouse to the
Falconera point. It is
sheltered from the North
wind, which makes it
very popular with
swimmers. Apart from the
year 1993, ever since
1992 it has been awarded
the Blue Flag by the
European Union for the
quality of its waters
and services.
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Canyelles
Petites |
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It is located three
kilometers from the town
centre, in the Canyelles
residential estate,
along the road which
runs from Roses to the
Falconera point. This is
a beach 370 meters long,
with fine golden sand,
transparent water and a
sandy bottom, fully
sheltered from the North
wind. Year after year
since 1995 it has
proudly received the
European Union’s Blue
Flag award.
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The Bonifaci Beach |
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This is a small cove
between L’Almadrava and
Canyelles. It is only
100 meters long, but it
has all the charm of a
sheltered cove with its
clean and crystal clear
waters.
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The Palangres
Beach |
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One
kilometer from the Roses
town centre, just
beneath the road to the
lighthouse. It is a
small 140-metre beach
with fine grain sand and
a sandy and rocky
seabed. It has always
enjoyed considerable
popularity amongst the
Roses inhabitants, for
behind the beach there
is a small picnic zone
under the shade of the
tamarisk trees with
stone benches and tables
as well as a fountain.
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La Punta
Beach |
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The Punta beach is right
downtown Roses. It is a
550-meter beach with
very fine sand and
shallow and transparent
water, ideal for
families. It runs from
the fishing port to the
mouth of the Ginjolers
stream. Year after year
since 1996 it has been
awarded the European
Union’s Blue Flag.
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Roses
Beach |
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The
Roses’ main beach
is divided into three
sectors: the Nova beach,
the Rastrell beach and
the Salatar beach, each
one separated from the
next by a stream. It has
a total length of 1,790
meters and runs from the
mouth of the Ginjolers
stream to the Santa
Margarida beach. It is a
very broad and much-used
beach, with fine sand
and shallow waters,
ideal for families and
for engaging in water
sports. Ever since 1994
it has been awarded the
European Union’s Blue
Flag for the quality of
its waters, sand and the
services available to
visitors.
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Santa Margarita
Beach |
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It
runs from the Salatar
beach up to the end of
the Santa Margarida
residential marina. It
is a long (some 650
meters) and broad beach
with fine golden sand
and clean and shallow
waters. It is a beach
used by a good number of
foreigners, many of whom
have second homes in the
area. The Santa
Margarida residential
estate is a first-rate
tourist centre, made up
of a marina with over 16
kilometers of navigable
canals and a peerless
range of accommodation
(hotels, campgrounds and
apartments), together
with a varied choice of
cuisines, shops, leisure
activities and an
intense night life. This
runs from the Salatar
beach up to the outlet
of Santa Margarida
residential marina.
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