Collioure

Collioure is a charming seaside mediterraen town and commune a few kilometers north of the Spanish border in the French d?partement of Pyr?n?es-Orientales, a part of the ancient Roussillon province and the present-day Languedoc-Roussillon r?gion. The town has a strong Catalan culture. Population (1999): 2,763.

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In the early 1900s Collioure became a center of artistic activity, with several Fauve artists making it their meeting place. Andr? Derain, Georges Braque, Othon Friesz, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Tsuguharu Foujita have all used the medieval streets and mediterranean light of Collioure in their paintings.

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Commune: A commune or comune is a system of social and economic organization which involves the common ownership of resources and/or shared obligations. Within that framework, the word can have various meanings:...

Roussillon: Roussillon (Catalan Rossell?; Spanish Rosell?n) is one of the historical Catalan Countries corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French d?partement of Pyr?n?es-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees). It is also called French Catalonia, but only a minority (40%) of its inhabitants now speak Catala...

Languedoc-Roussillon: Languedoc-Roussillon (Occitan: Lengad?c-Rosselhon; Catalan: Llenguadoc-Rossell?) is one of the 26 r?gions of France....

Collioure related Images and Photos (experimental)

Collioure

Collioure Landscape

Open Window Collioure 1905

Boats in the Port of Collioure 1905