Collioure
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Collioure is a commune in the southern French department of Pyrénées-Orientales.
The Church of Our Lady of the Angels in Collioure
Collioure's church, Notre-Dame-des-Anges
Château Royal de Collioure
Fort Carré
Château Royal de Collioure
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The Château Royal de Collioure is a massive French beach fortified royal castle in the town of Collioure, a few kilometers north of the Spanish border in the French département of Pyrénées-Orientales.
Collioure
…town was officially surrendered to France by the 1659 Treaty of Pyrenees. Because of its highly strategic importance, the town's fortifications, the Château Royal de Collioure and the Fort Saint-Elme stronghold, were improved by the military engineer Vauban during the reign of Louis XIV. Nevertheless, Collioure was besieged…
Château Royal de Collioure
Jacques François Dugommier