Port-Vendres

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION		CLOSEST TOWNS
Town	Port-Vendres	Collioure at 2 km
Insee code	66148	Banyuls-sur-Mer at 4.3 km
Postcode	66660	Argelès-sur-Mer at 7.5 km
Latitude	42.5184870	Cerbère at 9.9 km
Longitude	3.1065920	Saint-André at 11.7 km
Altitude	From 0 to 655 meters	Sorède at 12.4 km
Surface	14.77 km²	Latour-Bas-Elne at 12.7 km
Population	4414 inhabitants	Palau-del-Vidre at 13.3 km
Density	311 inhabitants/km²	Saint-Cyprien at 13.9 km
Chief town	Perpignan (at 33 km, 37 min)	Saint-Cyprien-Plage at 13.9 km
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales	Laroque-des-Albères at 14.1 km
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon	Search another town

LOCATION

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TOWN PRESENTATION

Located on the rocky coast of the Mediterranean (called the Vermilion Coast) at the gates of Spain, Port-Vendres is a natural port in deep water. Here the sea has rendezvous with the mountains and offers beautiful scenery ... Sandy beaches, pebble coves, lipids are assessing water swimming and underwater activities. The back country, culminating at 650 m to the Tower Madeloc, offers magnificent views of the Catalan coast and varied walks through the terraced vineyards and picturesque hamlet.

The city owes its name "Portus Veneris" in the presence of a temple dedicated to Venus, who had dominated the creek.

For his situation privileged maritime, port the role of Port-Vendres is intimately linked to the history of Roussillon. After the reign of the Kings of Mallorca and its dependence on Spain, Roussillon is permanently attached to France by the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659. Natural shelter, the only deepwater port on the coast, near Spain, Port-Vendres develops and, fortified by Vauban, is classified "Port War" by Louis XIV.

Then under Louis XVI, De Mailly, Count of Roussillon, decides to make Port-Vendres a new city and a port open to all nations. It makes the buildings of the Obelisk. The Obelisk, its bas-reliefs and allegorical trophies are dedicated to the King during his lifetime.

Today Port-Vendres is a fishing port (trawlers lamparos, small businesses), craft and trade (2nd Mediterranean fruit port) and welcomes cruise ships.

SIGHTSEEING

A visit Port-Vendres invites you to discover its history, its maritime tradition around a marina, a commercial port (Port Orchard 2nd Mediterranean), and a fishing port with authentic colors Mediterranean.

Detailed information
Transport	Seaport of Port-Vendres, Train station of Port-Vendres
Information points	Tourist Office of Port-Vendres
Leisure centres	Beach Bernadi, Beach Sainte-Catherine, Beach of En Baux, Beach of L'Oli, Beach of La Jetée, Beach of La crique, Marina of Port-Vendres
Monuments	Fort Béar, Lighthouse of the Cap Béar
Natural sites	Bay of the Mauresque, Cape Béar, Cape Oullestreil, Headland of the Bains

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