ome distance away and also worth the visit are the spas of the Roussillon:
Port-Barcarès is the gateway to the Mediterranean of the French Catalonia and lies tucked in between a sea park of 7000 hectares and the Mediterranean Sea. The small port of Collioure in the beginning of the 20th century was the cradle of the Fauvism. This is the name of a school of painting, to which belong such famous representatives as Henri Matisse. Still today it is the home of many painters, who exhibit theirs works in numerous studios. Banyuls sur Mer lies at the foot of the Albères massif, where the terrace-shaped vineyards reach down to the sea and deliver the wonderful sweet wine of the same name ... >>>