Port-Vendres France, Perpignan
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Aurora Expeditions (1 Cruises)
CroisiEurope (1 Cruises)
Crystal Cruises (1 Cruises)
Emerald Waterways (2 Cruises)
Oceania Cruises (2 Cruises)
Ponant (1 Cruises)
Seabourn Cruise Line (65 Cruises)
Seabourn Ovation
60 Cruises
| 13 June | 25 days | One-way from Venice to Barcelona | |
| 21 June | 17 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Barcelona | |
| 29 June | 9 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Barcelona |
SeaDream Yacht Club (3 Cruises)
Silversea Cruises (7 Cruises)
Frequently Asked Questions
In the harbour itself, the only deep-water anchorage in Roussillon. Port-Vendres has stayed a genuine Mediterranean fishing port, set in an amphitheatre of vine-covered hills at the heart of the Côte Vermeille, a short hop from Spain.
Yes, everything is walkable. A circuit of the basin is enough to take in the town: stacked nets, the blue and red hulls of Catalan boats, ochre fishermen's houses, and on the central square the pink marble obelisk raised in honour of Louis XVI.
Three ways for barely three kilometres: the shuttle boat, the tourist train, or the coastal path on foot. The path is the finest option but it climbs and drops, so wear good shoes and carry water.
Collioure and back, without hesitating. The pink bell tower of Notre-Dame-des-Anges standing in the water, the royal castle of the kings of Majorca fortified by Vauban, lanes with vivid shutters. Matisse and Derain invented Fauvism here in the summer of 1905, and a trail of reproductions lets you compare canvas with landscape.
It is the auction sale of the day's catch, the last of its kind on this coast. In late afternoon the trawlers come in and crates of sea bream, anchovies and rockfish change hands within minutes under the quayside hall. Arrive a little early to watch the unloading.
Yes. The pebble beach in central Collioure invites a swim between paintings. Further south, the Anse de Paulilles, a former industrial site turned protected nature reserve, lines up three beaches under the pines.
The salted treasure of this coast, prepared here by methods handed down for centuries. The anchovy houses can be visited, and restaurants in both ports serve it marinated, salt-cured or as anchoiade, with a glass of Collioure or Banyuls from the terraced schist vineyards.
Yes. The coastal path links coves and headlands between Port-Vendres and Collioure. Higher up, terraced vineyards and watchtowers open panoramas running from the Albères to Cap Béar and its lighthouse.
The euro, and French, with Catalan in conversation and on signs. Cards are accepted throughout the quayside shops and restaurants.
May to October, for the hard clear light that drew Matisse and the Scottish painter Charles Rennie Mackintosh, who spent his last years here. Avoid mid-August if Collioure matters to you: its lanes are very busy then.
