Roquetes
Tarragona · Cataluña
Roquetes (Catalan pronunciation: [roˈketes]) is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Ebre, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 8,607 (register office, 2025) .
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Origins
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History
The formation of the city began with an Islamic farmhouse (Masada), donated by Ramon Berenguer IV in Tortosa after the conquest of this city (1149), which later became Mas d'en Ortiz (1603).
Roquetes was officially separated from Tortosa on 22 March 1850 by royal decree of Isabella II. A few days later, on April 14, the event was legalized in the form of a constitutional act of the first city council No. 43 Carrer de la Gaia, home of the first mayor of the municipality, Ramon Bosch y Rosell.
On July 25, 1857, the canal de la Dreta del Ebro was opened, although it did not operate until 1860. However, this canal was one of the key buildings that, over time, brought the greatest prosperity to the Roquetes economy.
In 1880 Alfonso XII granted Roquetes the title of town.
In 1885, a tram was opened to transport animals between the Ferreri and Roquetes area, with a branch to Jesus. It is this year that a cholera epidemic began in the city. This was the most tragic event of the nineteenth century. More than 200 people died, and there was also a moving of the population to other municipalities.
Today, Roquetes is a modern city with all the services and amenities needed by townspeople and visitors, and it is a symbiosis between an industrial city and services with rural Roquetes.
Monuments
•Monument a la Batalla de l’Ebre
•Antic Pont de la Val de Zafán
•Casa Greco
•Portal dels Jueus
•Portal de la Bassa
•bunquer número 4
•Castell de Tenaces
•Castell de La Suda
•Casa Brunet
•Avançades de Sant Joan
•Fort d'Orleans
•Torre del Cèlio
What to visit
•Casa Pallarés
•Locomotora FESA 1
•Casa Pinyana
•Palau Despuig
•Museo Exposición Catedral
•Casa de les Aigües. Comunitat de Regants
•Museu de l'Ebre
•Museu de Tortosa
La iglesia parroquial está dedicada a san Antonio de Padua. Fue construida en 1836 y tiene anexo un campanario de planta cuadrada.
En 1904, los jesuitas fundaron el Observatorio del Ebro (Observatori de l'Ebre) dedicado a estudiar las relaciones existentes entre la actividad del Sol y los fenómenos geofísicos.
Roquetas celebra su fiesta mayor en la primera semana del mes de julio, festividad de san Gregorio, patrón de la ciudad.
Deportes:
Cuenta con numerosas actividades deportivas, destacando el Club de Volei Roquetes, el Club Deportiu Roquetenc y el Club Fútbol Sala Roquetes.
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Festivals
September 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- February: Fiesta Mayor de Invierno (10)
- July: Fiesta Mayor de Roquetes (2) · Festes Majors de L´Eclipsi en Honor a Sant Gregori
What's on
Street market
•Mercat de Roquetes
•Mercat Central
Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
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Services
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Famous people
•Emma Martín Queralt, futbolista catalana
•Jaume Sorolla, baloncestista español
•Ignasi Blanch, ilustrador español
Town hall
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How to get there
- 🚗 89 km from Tarragona (about 63 min by car)
- 🚗 129 km from Castellón de la Plana/Castelló de la Plana (about 91 min by car)
- 🚗 183 km from Hospitalet de Llobregat, L' (about 129 min by car)
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- ✈️ 83 km from Reus airport (about 59 min by car)
- ✈️ 96 km from Castellón airport (about 68 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.4 km away
- Where to park · 0.5 km away
- Where to park · 0.5 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- BBVA · 2 km away
- BBVA · 7.9 km away
- Nearest cash machine · 9.6 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 1 km away
- Gasolinera Alcampo · 1.1 km away
- SOLDEBRE · 1.2 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Centre de Visitants del Parc Natural del Baix Ebre · 0.5 km away
- El pont del ferrocarril · 1.6 km away
- Oficina de Turisme · 1.7 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 1.9 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Aquaroquetes · 0.5 km away
- Piscina Municipal · 1.3 km away
Buses
10 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Plaça Inmaculada
•Tortosa estació d'autobusos
•Raval de Crist
•Roquetes - Av. del Port de Caro, 8
•Roquetes - Av. del Port de Caro, 1
•Mercat Municipal (marquesina), Tortosa
•C. Cristòfol Colom (Papereria Cid - Ferreries)
•Campus Terres Ebre - URV <1>
Pharmacy and health
•Farmacia Gamundi — Avinguda Cristòfol Colom 8
•Farmacia Farmacia Godofredo Capellá Arzo — Avinguda dels Mlins del Comte 50
•Centre d'Atenció Primària Baix Ebre
•Farmacia
•Mutua Universal — Passeig de Jaume I 12
•Farmacia Farmàcia Franch Franch, M. Teresa — rambla Catalunya 47
•Farmacia Farmàcia Sauras Pons, Rosa Blanca — carrer Adria D'Utrecht 16
•Farmacia Farmàcia Ruiz Franquet, Agustí Damià — carrer Sant Blai 17
•Farmacia Farmàcia Ferreres Puchol, M. Carme — plaça Agustí Querol 6
•Farmacia Farmàcia Barreda Duch - Barreda C - Sorli B — avinguda de la Generalitat 95
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