Collioure

Collioure is a seaside resort on the Languedoc coast, just north of the border with Spain and on the 'Vermeille Coast'. Collioure has been a trading port since 673 and the village began to develop more fully in the 10th century. Between 1276 and 1344 it was a summer residence for the court of Majorca. Later in the 13th century it was visited by crusaders ranging from the Knights Templars to the Dominicans. Though Collioure spent some time as a Spanish town it was French in the mid 17th century and at this time Vauban added to the defenses of Colliure. Collioure began to attract the artistic community including such renowned artists as Matisse and Derain in the early 20th century. Captation : ZOOMH6