2 markets tracked in Roses.
Market life in Roses divides between two things: a compact indoor municipal market that trades through the week in the town centre, and a Sunday street market of around 220 stalls, known as the Roses markt to the Dutch visitors who search for it while planning a trip to Spanje. Roses sits at the northern tip of the Gulf of Roses in the Alt Empordà, on the Costa Brava coast of north-east Spain, and both markets reflect the area's fishing port and the farmland of the Empordà plain behind it. Across the two, the usual pattern is an 8am start with stalls packing up around 1.30pm.
Staying in Town Centre puts you within easy walking distance of the main market areas, with plenty of cafes and restaurants to fuel your browsing. The seafront is compact enough that most accommodation options keep you close to the action.
For something comfortable and well-located, Hotel Montecarlo Roses and Hotel Port Roses are solid choices close to the centre. If you prefer a quieter base, look for places along Platja de Roses where you can enjoy the beach and still reach the markets on foot.
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The Roses Weekly Market is the bigger of the two by a wide margin, running on Sundays with around 220 outdoor stalls. The range here shifts away from fresh food towards clothing and textiles, footwear and leather, handicrafts and jewellery, though fruit and vegetable stalls, flowers and plants and prepared food are all part of the mix.
At that size it is worth planning a morning around rather than dropping in on, and Sunday is the one day in Roses when both markets are trading at once. See the province page for what else is on elsewhere in Girona that day.
220 stalls along Ronda Miquel Oliva Prat, every Sunday from 9am to 2pm, selling produce, clothing, footwear, flowers and handicrafts.
Fresh Fruits · Fresh Vegetables · Clothing & Textiles · Footwear & Leather · Handicrafts · Flowers & Plants · Jewelry · Meat & Poultry · Bread & Bakery · Spices & Herbs · Prepared Foods
The Roses Municipal Market, Mercat Municipal de Roses in Catalan, is an indoor hall of around 25 stalls in the centre of town, and it is the market you can rely on any day of the week rather than only at the weekend. Its focus is squarely on fresh food: fish and seafood, meat and poultry, cheese and dairy, and seasonal fruit and vegetables from the surrounding Empordà farmland, alongside bread, prepared foods and spices and herbs.
Because it opens early and closes at lunchtime, it works best as a morning stop, and it is the practical choice if you are self-catering on this stretch of coast. The Visit Roses tourism office can confirm current hours and any seasonal changes.
A 25-stall covered municipal market in central Roses, open every day from 8am with fish and seafood, fruit and vegetables, meat, cheese and fresh bread.
Fresh Fruits · Fresh Vegetables · Meat & Poultry · Fish & Seafood · Cheese & Dairy · Bread & Bakery
Market day in Roses is Sunday, when the Roses Weekly Market sets up with around 220 outdoor stalls. That is also the only day both of the town's markets trade together, since the indoor Mercat Municipal de Roses is open through the rest of the week as well. Either way, get there in the morning: the usual pattern in Roses is an 8am start and a 1.30pm finish.
Yes, the Roses Weekly Market is a big one, with around 220 stalls spread through the streets on a Sunday morning. The town's other market, the indoor Roses Municipal Market, is a far smaller affair at about 25 stalls, so the two are worth treating as separate outings rather than one trip.
Roses markets sell fresh fish and seafood, meat and poultry, cheese and dairy, fruit and vegetables, bread, prepared foods and spices and herbs, with the indoor municipal market carrying most of the food side. The Sunday street market adds clothing and textiles, footwear and leather, handicrafts, jewellery, and flowers and plants.
