A short, unhurried visit to the pink-domed seafront church built on a rock, with its rare Baroque gilded retables and lighthouse bell tower.
What to expect
You step off the beach path into a dim, cool nave dominated by a towering gilded altarpiece, one of the finest Catalan Baroque retables anywhere, carved by Josep Sunyer. The church's bell tower, built on the base of an old harbor lighthouse, is visible from nearly every angle of Collioure and gives the building its odd, wonderful silhouette. A few minutes of quiet here, ideally with the doors open to the sea breeze, says more about this town than any monument.
Good to know
Open daily, roughly 9am-6pm, closed during Mass. Go right at opening or late afternoon to have it to yourself.
Sail there
Luxury cruises that call at Collioure — book through us, the fare is identical and your concierge stays on your side.