The city of Collioure, the jewel of the Ruby Rib(coast) is situated on the road leading to Spain among Argelès-sur-Mer and Port-Vendres

As you advance(move) in the direction of this ancient(former) Spanish town, you will be really enchanted with the natural beauty.

This mixture of colours, the impressive vestiges of past, the port(bearing) separated in two with its Catalan boats, the pink houses in the green shutters(sectors), the walk at the edge of sea are really a delight for eyes.

It is not accidentally that a lot of painters immortalized this small ground Paradise.
From 1910, the inhabitants cross painters as Matisse, Turns the wheel, Derrain, Dufy, Othon...

One very beautiful trail round said "road of the fauvisme" will make for you discover the fauvisme in twenty stages where are posted(shown) Matisse and Derrain's reproductions.

to visit :
the church Notre-Dame-des-Anges and the Royal castle as well as the district Mouré . After the cultural pleasures, you can relax and you devote in the nautical pleasures on one of three beaches (Saint Vincent, Boramar, Boutiqué).

For any information, please, contact the Office of Collioure's tourism.

Credit photo : P. Leugleu - Text : Tourinfos.com