Location type
Categories
Environment
Seaside,
Roadside,
Countryside,
Mountain,
Village
General presentation
Location Condition Type
Well maintained
Location History
Collioure has always been a coveted place because of its opening to the Mediterranean Sea and its two bays which are easily defended.From 981, the counts of Roussillon and the kings of Majorca began to develop Collioure and build a fortress which was used as the summer residence for the kings of Majorca from 1276 to 1344. In 1642, after the Catalans had freed themselves from Spanish supremacy, Collioure fell again into French hands. During that period, Sébastien le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), a French officer who built fortresses under Louis XIV, altered the fortifications giving Collioure its current appearance. Through the Pyrenean Peace Treaty of 1659, the Roussillon definitively fell to the French crown. In 1905 Collioure is at a turning point, which will contribute greatly to the development of tourism : Matisse comes to paint to Collioure, where, accompanied by Derain, he creates Fauvism. Other painters followed, including Albert Marquet, Juan Gris, Braque, Picasso.
Dominant style
Traditionnal regional architecture
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N°
52896