Collioure

• Le Moré: This former district of fishermen and sailors is a maze of picturesque alleys joined by stairs where it is good to find freshness under the arbors during the summer.
• The royal castle: Built on the site of a former castrum, the stake of a victorious conquest by the Visigothic king Wamba in 673, the castle was built by the counts of Barcelona and the kings of Aragon and became the summer residence of the kings of Mallorca (1276- 1344). The castle underwent various arrangements during the Middle Ages, a more important extension in the 15th century and even more radical transformations between 1669 and 1673, with Vauban. Listed as a historical monument in 1922. Throughout the year, many events take place in its enclosure: theater festival, dance, exhibitions, Antiques fair, Christmas court...
• The Saint-Vincent chapel: The rock on which it is erected was once an islet. According to legend, this is where Saint-Vincent suffered martyrdom in 303. It was built in 1701, for the arrival of new relics of the Saint.
• Fort Miradou: Initially a simple turn, the fort became from the 14th century, with Charles Quint, an important element of the defensive system of Collioure. In 1672, Vauban gave it its current configuration.
• Fort Rond and Fort Carré (18th century) complete the defensive system. During the season, visit of Fort Carré (registration at the Tourist Office).
• The Church of Our Lady of the Angels: Built in 1684, the exterior gallery will be added in 1725. Despite its austere exterior appearance, the church benefits from exceptional richness and interior architecture, in particular the altarpiece of the high altar, work of the Catalan artist Joseph Sunyer, carved on wood and covered with a gold leaf.
• The bell tower: Its stones show the stages of its construction: the lower part dates from the 13th century, the upper part from the 14th and 15th centuries. The tower served as a lantern, then as a prison and will be connected to the church in 1693 to become its bell tower. In 1810, the pink dome will give it its current appearance.
• Fort Saint Elme: In 1552, Charles V had the old Guardia tower surrounded by a powerful redoubt, it became Fort Saint Elme, a defensive system to the south of Collioure.
• The Dominican Convent and Cloister: At the end of the 13th century, a wealthy bourgeois from the city donated a house surrounded by gardens to the Dominican order for the construction of the Convent. This will be closed in 1790. After being sold and moved to Anglet, the cloister returned to its land to be installed.
• The mill: Probably the oldest in Roussillon. Built in 1337, under the kingdom of Mallorca, it was originally intended for grinding cereals. Now restored (2001) using the techniques of the time, it is transformed into an oil mill.
• The Hermitage of Consolation: Accessible by the route des crêtes, it houses a 15th century chapel containing an altarpiece decorated with Our Lady of Consolation and ex-votos.
• The Madeloc tower (13th century): It rises to an altitude of 652 m and benefits from an exceptional panorama overlooking the plain and the coast of Roussillon. Former signal tower, it was once used to monitor the sea and Spain in order to ward off the slightest attacks.
• The Protestant temple: Work of the Danish architect Viggo Dorph-Petersen, it was inaugurated on March 4, 1906.
• The tomb of Antonio Machado: In 1939, the great Spanish poet and humanist Antonio Machado, committed republican, flees the Franco dictatorship and arrives at Collioure. He died on February 22, 1939. His tomb is the object of contemplation of thousands of Spaniards each year.
• The Museum of Modern Art: Created in 1930 by the artist Jean Peské, the museum contains the works of many modern and contemporary artists (Cocteau, Camoin, Pignon, Balbino Giner, Descossy...). Installed since 1980 in the house of Senator Pams, the museum has largely developed its collections in both historical art of the twentieth and contemporary art.
• Le chemin du Fauvisme: Walking tour in the old town, punctuated by 19 reproductions of paintings produced by Henri Matisse and André Derain during their stay at Collioure during the summer of 1905. Guided tours are available at the Maison du Fauvisme.
• Cinema, library, bridge-club, coach excursions, diving, snorkeling, sea walking and fishing, casino, nightclub, little tourist train, tennis, sailing, mountain biking, sailing trips, catamaran, kayaking sea, hiking, wine tourism experiences.

• February: Antonio Machado Days.
• Easter: Good Friday, Procession de la Sanch at 9 p.m. leaving the church.
• June 23: Feast of Saint John: Sardanas, Bonfires on the beaches.
• July 14: National Day.
• August 14-18: Feast of Saint-Vincent.
• Weekend of All Saints' Day: Antiques Fair at the royal castle.

Neighboring sites: Aristide Maillol Museum in Banyuls-sur-Mer, Museum of Modern Art in Céret, Little yellow train in Cerdagne, Dali Museum in Figueras, Village of Cadaques, farm discovered in Saint-André, Tropic of the Butterfly in Elne.