Collioure and the Côte Vermeille, Episode 262

Join Us in France Travel Podcast

Annie Sargent

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2019

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode is all about Collioure and the Côte Vermeille which is the last stretch of coastline between France and Spain on the Mediterranean side of the Pyrenees. Locals call that part of the Pyrenees the Albère.

This part of France (pretty close to the city of Perpignan) is part of Catalonia and local people speak Catalan as well as French today. Like all regions of France, the area enjoys strong local culture, it's a great place to enjoy beautiful views, good weather (all be it windy at times), and fantastic local food and wine too!

Are you ready to discover the best there is to see around Collioure and the Côte Vermeille? Click play and enjoy!

Discussed in this Episode

Elyse's Voicemap Tour of Toulouse [03:06]
Collioure on the Vermeil Coast [06:18]
Historical development of Collioure [08:31]
Catalonia and the Kings of Majorca [10:06]
Counts of Roussillon [11:15]
How this area became part of France [13:55]
General Vauban and the fort he built in Collioure [15:04]
Collioure as a Navy Base [15:43]
Spanish Refugees and the Retarida [17:41]
The arrival of artists in the 1870s [20:57]
Matisse and Derain [25:45]
Fauvist Movement [26:57]
Collioure Today and the Fauve Trail [31:40]
La Maison du Fauvisme [32:38]
Notre Dame des Anges [31:40]
Le Musée d'Art Moderne de Collioure (outside the old village) is not as good [32:38]
Enjoying Collioure and the Bay [32:12]
Local Gastronomy and Wine [39:59]
Anchovies in the Catalonian style [39:59]
Port Vendres and why you should see it [39:05]
Driving to the Point Béar Lighthouse [41:04]
Anse de Paulilles and the Nobel dynamite factory [44:21]
German bunkers on the coastline [47:33]
Banyuls-sur-Mer [49:35]
Terraced wine fields [50:04]
Spas at Banyuls and La Table de Jordi Restaurant [50:04]

Show Notes and Transcript for this episode are here: https://joinusinfrance.com/262

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This is a join us in France episode 262.
0:05.0	Bonjou, I'm Annie Sergeant and join us in France is a podcast where you'll hear pragmatic advice
0:11.1	for your next trip to France. On the podcast we talk a lot about Paris, but we love to talk about the rest of France as well.
0:19.0	And today, Elis and I take you to the lovely city of Kullure and the Vermee Coast near the border of Spain.
0:27.0	I love interviewing regular visitors to France, but Elise brings her unique professional input and I always learned so much from her.
0:36.2	Today she'll tell us about the historical development of Kolioure, how this area became part of France, about Spanish refugees and the Retarida who came through
0:48.0	collure, German bunkers on the coastline, the arrival of artists, including Mathis and Durin in the 1870s, the Fauvist movement.
1:00.0	Of course, collier today, best ways to enjoy it and bay, local gastronomy and wine,
1:08.0	porvandre, and why you should stop there, it's very close to collier driving to the point be a lighthouse
1:16.7	the ounce of polil and the dynamite factory banules surules Surmer, she has a hard time saying that word, but it's really easy,
1:26.6	Bagnules, and Elis shares a great restaurant and hotel recommendations too.
1:34.4	If you enjoy listening to join us in France,
1:37.2	please consider supporting the show on Patreon
1:40.0	where you'll get exclusive content
1:42.4	or make a donation by clicking on the tip your guide
1:45.4	green button on any page on join us in France.com.
1:49.4	Details of how you can spread the Christmas cheer after my conversation with Elise.
1:56.8	I am not certain there will be an episode next Sunday on December 22nd.
2:01.6	I am trying to set up a recording about Christmas markets in
2:05.2	Amiens, Ghent in Belgium and France but it's not quite buckled down yet so I'm
2:11.7	not sure I'll be able to get the interview. So if you don't hear from me on December
2:16.4	22nd next week, I'll be back on December 29th, and have a wonderful Christmas with family and friends.
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