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ular, so reserve ahead (
menus
from €19, closed Wed year-round, closed Sun and Tue for
dinner in winter).
Surroundedbyless-appealing resorts,lovely Collioure isblessed withaprivileged climate
and a romantic setting. By Mediterranean standards, this seaside village should be
slammed with tourists—it has everything. Like an ice-cream shop, Collioure offers 31 fla-
vors of pastel houses and 6 petite, scooped-out, pebbled beaches sprinkled with visitors.
This sweet scene, capped by a winking lighthouse, sits under a once-mighty castle in the
shade of the Pyrenees.
Just 15 miles from the Spanish border, Collioure (Cotlliure in Catalan) shares a com-
mon history and independent attitude with its Catalan siblings across the border. Undeni-
ably French yet proudly Catalan, it flies the yellow-and-red flag of Catalunya, displays
street names in French and Catalan, and sports business names with
el
and
els,
rather than
le
and
les
.Sixty years ago,most villagers spoke Catalan; today that language is enjoying a
resurgence as Collioure rediscovers its roots.
