What to see on the Costa Brava?

The city of Roses, in the Empordà, is located in an area where there are a large number of recreational and cultural offers that will allow you to enjoy a splendid vacation.

From the Hotel Marina we propose you some offers that will allow you to discover the wonderful surroundings of Roses and the Costa Brava.

Ciutadella de Roses

The Ciutadella de Roses is an archaeological site with more than 25 centuries of history located northwest of the current city of Roses, in the Upper Empordà.

After many years closed and abandoned, this walled enclosure of 139,000 m2 was opened to the public and, in 1993, was considered a Cultural Asset of National Interest (BCIN) in 1993.

Currently, inside you can see the remains of the Hellenistic quarter of the Greek colony of "Rhode", the Roman villa, the paleo-Christian necropolis, buildings from the Visigothic era, the Lombard Romanesque monastery of Santa Maria and remains of the medieval fortified urban center, military buildings of the last occupation of the sixteenth century.

Today it also houses the Museum of History of the Ciutadella, a museum where visitors can learn about the history and cultural heritage of Roses from prehistory to the most recent time, and an Exhibition Hall.

If you want more information about this mythical monument, you can ask the Hotel Marina de Roses.

Cap de Creus Natural Park

Located in the easternmost part of the Iberian Peninsula, between Roses and Llançà (in the Alt Empordà region), the Cap de Creus Natural Park was the first maritime-terrestrial park in Catalonia.

This protected natural space occupies more than 13,000 ha and forms a unique geological configuration in the world. In addition to its unquestionable biological and geological value in the area, its wild scenic beauty caused by the erosion caused by the tramontana (north wind) and the sea also stands out: cliffs, rocks crossed by the north wind, coves and islets...

It stands out for the diversity of its vegetation and the presence of numerous unique species, some endemic. It is a privileged place for bird watching, especially when migratory movements occur in the spring and autumn seasons.

It is worth visiting some towns in the area, such as Cadaqués, Port de la Selva or Portlligat, which still retain their seafaring essence. Cap de Creus Lighthouse and Sant Pere de Rodes Monastery are also two essentials in the area.

Natural park of the Aiguamolls de l'Empordà

Natural park of the Aiguamolls de l'Empordà (Empordà's marshes) is located north of the Costa Brava, between the towns of Castelló d’Empúries and Sant Pere Pescador.

It was declared a natural site of national interest for comprehensive zoological and botanical reserves in 1983 and constitutes the second most important wetland in Catalonia, after the Ebro Delta.

This humid territory of more than 4,500 ha, generated by the course of the Muga, Fluviá, Ter and Daró rivers, offers the visitor the opportunity to see a great diversity of vegetation and fauna, especially migratory birds.

In addition, this diversity, together with other elements, makes the park a mosaic of ecosystems in which visitors will find: areas of the sea, sandy areas and lagoons, cereal crops and inhabited and uninhabited farmhouses that serve to shelter flora and fauna.

Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes

The Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes is an architectural monument dating from the 9th century, located on one of the peaks of Rodes mountain range, on the seafront.

Although the fact of not knowing the true origin of this set has given rise to several speculations and legend, which yes is demonstrated is that it was a Benedictine monastery that enjoyed a century of splendor, where it was considered a place of pilgrimage, but which was later sacked on several occasions and finally abandoned by the monks in the 18th century.

Today, the monastery offers visitors a landscape of indisputable majesty and a space from which to enjoy one of the best views of the Cap de Creus Natural Park.

TICKETS TO THE MONASTERY OF SANT PERE DE RODES

Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres

Dalí Theater-Museum in Figueres is a building previously considered as the Municipal Theater of the city and that in the 60s began to be restored to turn it into a space dedicated to the painter Salvador Dalí.

In it, you can find the works made by the Catalan artist, along with works by other great artists that were part of his private collection.

Currently, Dalí Theater-Museum in Figueres is one of the most visited museums in Spain and one of the most visited art museums in the world.

If you also want to be one of the visitors to this museum, Hotel Marina gives you the possibility to buy your tickets through its website.

BUY YOUR TICKETS FOR DALÍ THEATRE-MUSEUM

Dalí House-Museum

Dalí Hause-Museum is an old fisherman's house located in a small cove in Portlligat, Cadaqués, the charming town par excellence of Alt Empordà, closely linked to the painter Salvador Dalí.

This was the only stable house where the artist usually lived and worked, until the death of his wife, Gala, in 1982.

Currently it is also a museum, where the different rooms with various objects of the artist are exhibited and it is considered an Asset of Cultural Interest.

La Garrotxa Volcanic Natural Park

La Garrotxa Volcanic Natural Park is a protected natural area located between the Girona region of La Garrotxa and the eastern Pyrenees.

In this natural space, the visitor will be able to enjoy various itineraries and activities carried out from craters and inactive volcanoes of 100,000 years old.

The park, with more than 15,000 hectares of extension and made up of 11 municipalities surrounded by volcanoes and nature, is the greatest exponent of the volcanic landscape of the Iberian Peninsula.