Young people from Figueres and the wider Empordà can take part in a new escape room set inside the underground cisterns of the Castell de Sant Ferran, the large fortress on the edge of Figueres.
The activity is called La Rovirada, and the organisers describe it as "L'escapeboat del Castell". It is open to young people aged between 18 and 29.
What is on offer
The format is an escape room, a game in which a group has to solve a series of puzzles and challenges to "escape" from a themed space. The organisers use the term "escapeboat" for this edition, a play on the usual "escape room".
A shuttle minibus linking the centre of Figueres with the Castell de Sant Ferran carried 907 passengers in its first month. Figueres City Council says the result shows the pilot scheme was well received.
The shuttle was one of several measures the council introduced this summer to promote tourism in the capital of the Alt Empordà. The others were a combined ticket for four cultural sites, a joint day-and-night Dalí offer, and permanent promotional displays in the town centre.
A cheap ride up the hill
The minibus ran from 20 July to 23 August. It linked the Rambla and the Teatre-Museu Dalí with the Castell de Sant Ferran, the fortress above the town, in both directions.
The Mostra del Vi de l'Empordà, the Empordà wine fair in Figueres, will feature 11 wineries this year, three more than in 2025. It is the fair's 40th edition. For the first time it will share a single space with the Fòrum Gastronòmic Ciutat, the town's food forum, on the Rambla from 2 to 4 October.
All participating wineries belong to the DO Empordà, the denominació d'origen (protected designation of origin) that certifies wines from the area. The list is Celler Cooperatiu d'Espolla, La Vinyeta (Mollet de Peralada), Mas Llunes and Masetplana (Garriguella), Espelt Viticultors (Vilajuïga), Pere Guardiola (Capmany), AV Bodeguers (Vilamaniscle), Terra Remota (Sant Climent Sescebes), Empordàlia (Vilajuïga/Pau), Vinyes dels Aspres (Cantallops) and Mas Vida (Cistella).
Figueres has started fitting number plate recognition cameras at the main roads into the town. The first 30 cameras will cover 14 points and are expected to start operating in November.
The local council (Ajuntament) began installing the equipment this week. The project costs €400,670.80. Its stated aims are to monitor traffic and improve public safety.
The cameras will not go live until the council finishes expanding the data and image processing centre at the headquarters of the Guàrdia Urbana, the town's municipal police force. That control room is where footage and alerts will be viewed and managed.
The gardens of Figueres' former prison will officially open to the public on Saturday 3 October, with a ceremony starting at 5pm.
Figueres City Council (the Ajuntament) announced the date. It is organising a public event to mark the end of the works on the site, and residents are invited to attend.
The project has turned the grounds of the old prison into a park. Alongside the green space, the site now includes a new children's play area, a basketball court and table tennis facilities.
Walls and fences come down
One of the biggest changes on the site is the removal of barriers. Fences have been taken away, and part of the existing wall has been demolished. This opens up a space that had long been closed off from the surrounding streets.
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