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| Collioure |
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| Les Templiers |
By Maryanna Gabriel
Collioure, the famous seaside town in Languedoc is where we went to on the next leg of our journey. Languedoc is a word derived from the “language of the Occitans”. Here we are moving into a more Spanish or Catalan influence, the food has red peppers, and there is a more fiery and colourful aspect to the culture. Matisse painted in Collioure which is very pretty with boats, beach, and many visiting European tourists enjoying the scene, the light fairly bouncing off of the Mediterranean. I found myself in a famous historic cafe “Les
Templiers”. I parked myself in a corner and read international
newspapers, then perused the art which covered every square inch of wall, up
the stairwell, along all hallways. Some of the names I recognized. I fought off
a cold and braced myself weakly as we prepared to walk the “Cote Vermeille” to the west.
Collioure, the famous seaside town in Languedoc is where we went to on the next leg of our journey. Languedoc is a word derived from the “language of the Occitans”. Here we are moving into a more Spanish or Catalan influence, the food has red peppers, and there is a more fiery and colourful aspect to the culture. Matisse painted in Collioure which is very pretty with boats, beach, and many visiting European tourists enjoying the scene, the light fairly bouncing off of the Mediterranean. I found myself in a famous historic cafe “Les
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| Cote Vermeille |