Ciutadella de Roses (EN)

ARCHAEOLOGY SITE National Cultural Heritage Site with ongoing archeological excavations and a complete itinerary which allows the visitor to learn about the different historical settlements through the excavated ruins dating from the Greek foundation in the 4th century BC to the nineteenth century. / PUBLIC AREA With due respect and complicity for such a historic place, the visitor can enjoy an open space to walk in a relaxed atmosphere, to read in the open air surrounded by silence, use the Wi-Fi area or simply enjoy these unique surroundings. / EXHIBITION HALL A modern, light, flexible and multipurpose space which, with a balanced and coherent planning, allows to house exhibition proposals of the different artistic disciplines, educational exhibits of related subjects, institutional events, etc., to provide service to a wide public. / HISTORY MUSEUM Texts, photographs, engravings and archaeological materials along with interactive models and an audiovisual presentation which allow an immersion into the history and cultural patrimony of Roses from prehistory to present day. / SCENIC AREA The grounds of the Citadel are an ideal and unique setting that in summer turns into an ideal stage where people enjoy concerts, dance, theatre, performances and other proposals. /

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General information Opening times - From October to March: From Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am to 5pm. Sunday from 10am to 2pm. Mondays holidays from 10am to 2pm - Easter week: From 10am to 8pm - April & May: From Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 8 pm.

Mondays holidays from 10am to 2pm - June & September: From 10am to 8pm - July & August: From 10am to 9pm Closed December 25th and 26th January 1st and 6th Entrance Fees General entrance fee: 4€ Reduced entrance fee: 2,5€ (youth card, student card, teacher card, unemployed, adults over 65 years) Free entrance: under 16 years Group fees Services Educational activities group visits - Café - Shop Bookstore - Hall rentals - WiFi Address Espai Cultural La Ciutadella Av. Rhode, s/n 17480 Roses (Alt Empordà) www.roses.cat patrimoni@roses.cat Tél.: 972 151 466 Fax: 972 458 290

Patrimoni de Roses

La Ciutadella ARCHAEOLOGY SITE PUBLIC AREA EXHIBITION HALL HISTORY MUSEUM SCENIC AREA

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“Then, following the coast to the south, we find the Ligurian and Greek cities which were colonies founded by the Massalia Phoceans: the first is Emporion, the second, Rhode.”

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Pseudo-Escimno, s.II aC (s.III aC) ”But travelling along the coastline, not far away from Cervaria, there is the rock that takes the Pyrenees into the sea ; then River Ticis flows next to Roda.”

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”The town was surrounded by the ramparts, whose gate keys were kept by the abbot at night. On the seashore and at the mouth of the harbour, crowning the summits, there were several watch towers and to the west, standing on a hill, the monastery dominated the landscape. The dark walls of its Romanesque church divided into three naves, the towers, the walls and curtain walls, shaped it into a fortress.”

J. Pella i Forgas, 1883 Historia del Ampurdán

Pomponi Mela, s.I dC Chorographia II 6,89

5_ Fortress, 16th century

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3_ Medieval monastery and village

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1_ Greek settlement

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”It started in the 11th century as a scarcely inhabited place in the great loneliness which surrounded the monastery, master and usufructuary of the neighbouring mountains up to Cap de Creus and the fisheries, but in the 12th century and later in the 13th century Roses headed towards historic greatness with the development of fishing.”

J. Pella i Forgas, 1883 Historia del Ampurdán

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”Nowadays Roses is one of the most powerful and finest strongholds of Catalonia; King Carles I built and fortified it due to its privileged situation and the safety of its bay, where a whole fleet can be at anchor sheltered from both southern and northern winds.”

P. Le Pautre, 1693 Gravat “Plan de la ville de Rosas”

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