We took a trip to Carcassonne and Collioure ... two very different but equally beautiful destinations in the south of France.
The old cité, with its massive grey-stone walls and turrets, is perched imperiously above the town.
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| inside the cité |
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| sunlit sandstone and shadows |
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| Rainbow's full glory over Carcassonne |
Collioure is a romantic, colourful fishing village on the Mediterranean Sea, near the Spanish border.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, this picturesque spot drew artists from near and far. Many were unable to afford their accommodation and meals and so left their artworks as payment at the charismatic Templiers Hotel.
When we last visited, in November 2019, the town was empty, everything was shut. The place had an exhausted feel about it.
This time, it was late September and everything was still open. We stayed at the Templiers Hotel and ate in an excellent restaurant called La Bodeguita.
