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Royal Castle of Collioure

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royal castle of collioure

Attribution: By Marek Slusarczyk, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10459607

Location
Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales department, France
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Built
13th century

The Chateau Royal de Collioure is a massive French royal castle in the town of Collioure, a few kilometers north of the Spanish border.
Property of the General Council of the Pyrenees-Orientales since 1951, the castle is one of the major tourist spots in the region.

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