Valencian Roses Invade Europe

Castell d’Alaquàs is a rose created by the Valencian nursery businesswoman and researcher Matilde Ferrer. She could have called it by any other name, but wanted to pay homage to her home town.

Today her rose can be found adorning some of the most important European monuments and palaces, which is most appropriate, as the castle after which the rose was named has been declared a national monument itself.

Alaquàs has been producing roses for more than a century, and Matilde has added to that prestige by becoming President of the Asociación Española de la Rosa.

Among the locations where Matilde’s rose can be found are the palace of Fronteira in Lisbon, as well as Casa Mateus in Oporto.

The Roeulx convent in Belgium, and various churches along the German Camino de Santiago such as Lengerich in Westphalia also bring a little Valencian colour to some otherwise coldish places.