13 June 2021 | Tourism, Pure France
Collioure - beautiful coastal town and some holiday rental villas
This summer, rent a holiday home in Collioure in the south of France.
Birthplace of fauvism
Collioure, a small Catalan fishing port, is an emblematic village in the eastern Pyrenees. Matisse stayed there in 1905 and produced 15 canvases, around forty watercolors and a lot of drawings. His friend the painter André Derain joined him. In Paris, at the Salon d'Automne that the art critic Louis Vauxcelle, seeing the paintings of this summer spent in Collioure, launches the word "fauve". Thus was born Fauvism.
Collioure, postcard from the south
Many painters are still attracted to Collioure. Stroll through its colourful alleys and discover many galleries.
Rent a holiday home with swimming pool in Collioure.
Villa Imperiale - fabulous villa with sea views
Villa Colline - high quality holiday rental home with private pool
Collioure is an excellent base for visiting the Côte Vermeille and its surroundings. Not far from Cerbère, the last village before the Spanish border.
