Charles Rennie Mackintosh Path
PORT-VENDRES
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Path
Easy
2h
6,7km
+181m
-183m
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A pleasant walk along the Port of Port-Vendres and up to Collioure, allowing you to discover 16 works by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a pioneer of 20th-century Modern Art.
3 points of interest
Redoute Béar - CCACVI 
HistoryRedoute Béar
Due to its strategic maritime position and its proximity to historical boundaries, Port-Vendres has received a great deal of attention from military builders. The historic turning point of the city is around 1659, when after the Treaty of the Pyrenees, King Louis XIV charged Vauban to make "Port-Vendres" a port of war. Go up to the Redoubt Béar built in the 18th century according to the plans of Vauban and immerse yourself in history.
Nostra Mar 
Nostra Mar
Club hiking webbed and environmental awareness. Discover the rich marine environment of the Côte Vermeille from the edge with fins, mask and snorkel! Marine, diving instructor and biologist, will guide you. All levels. Equipment provided: fins, mask, snorkel, combination.
Baie de Collioure - CCACVI 
PanoramaView of Collioure Bay
Collioure, with its rich history, offers various tourist sites, each with a unique but equally extraordinary perspective. The bay of Collioure is one of those stunning spots where the sea meets the mountains, providing a perfect place to relax for a moment. Whether you're down in the Catalan town or at a higher viewpoint, make the most of this one-of-a-kind location.
Description
Originally from Glasgow, and after an international career as an architect, Charles Rennie Mackintosh settled with his wife Margaret in Port-Vendres during the winter of 1925 at the former Hôtel de Commerce, where the owners, Mr. and Mrs. Dejean, treated them with care and kindness.
The dining room overlooked the busy port, which must have reminded them of memories from Glasgow. It is here that they would spend the most beautiful years of their life together. Upon his death, his ashes were scattered in the port by Margaret.
Inspired by the light of the place and away from the painters of Collioure and Céret, he created several watercolors depicting Port-Vendres.
Having left his career as an architect and designer behind, he dedicated the rest of his life to painting landscapes: isolated buildings, small villages, street corners; coastal or mountain landscapes became his favorite subjects.
At this time, Mackintosh had developed a confirmed realistic watercolor technique, which he had refined during a trip to Walberswick, England, where attention to detail and the rendering of light were already his priorities.
Mackintosh’s watercolors were greatly influenced by his work as an architect, sensitive to the articulation of volumes. The graphic quality predominates. Straight lines are balanced with a clever mix of curves. The shadows are very pronounced, creating varied surfaces in different shapes and sizes. As a colorist, Mackintosh juxtaposes planes of color. He always worked from life, but sometimes took liberties with his subjects. Some of his watercolors appear as an "assemblage" of two different viewpoints.
This walk invites you to discover 13 works by this pioneering artist of 20th-century Modern Art, while strolling around the port of Port-Vendres.
The dining room overlooked the busy port, which must have reminded them of memories from Glasgow. It is here that they would spend the most beautiful years of their life together. Upon his death, his ashes were scattered in the port by Margaret.
Inspired by the light of the place and away from the painters of Collioure and Céret, he created several watercolors depicting Port-Vendres.
Having left his career as an architect and designer behind, he dedicated the rest of his life to painting landscapes: isolated buildings, small villages, street corners; coastal or mountain landscapes became his favorite subjects.
At this time, Mackintosh had developed a confirmed realistic watercolor technique, which he had refined during a trip to Walberswick, England, where attention to detail and the rendering of light were already his priorities.
Mackintosh’s watercolors were greatly influenced by his work as an architect, sensitive to the articulation of volumes. The graphic quality predominates. Straight lines are balanced with a clever mix of curves. The shadows are very pronounced, creating varied surfaces in different shapes and sizes. As a colorist, Mackintosh juxtaposes planes of color. He always worked from life, but sometimes took liberties with his subjects. Some of his watercolors appear as an "assemblage" of two different viewpoints.
This walk invites you to discover 13 works by this pioneering artist of 20th-century Modern Art, while strolling around the port of Port-Vendres.
- Port-Vendres
- The Fort Mailly
- The Rock
- The Road Through The Rocks
- The Fort
- The Lighthouse
- La Rue du Soleil – The Street of the Sun
- A Southern Port
- Port Vendres Quai des Douanes – Port Vendres Customs Quay
- Steamer Moored at Quayside
- La Ville – The Town
- The Little Bay
- The Fort Mauresque
- Summer Palace of Queens of Aragon (Collioure)
- Collioure 1924 (Collioure)
- A Southern Town (Collioure)
- Departure : Quai du Mole-Abri - Port-Vendres
- Arrival : Faubourg district - Collioure
- Towns crossed : PORT-VENDRES and COLLIOURE
Altimetric profile
Recommandations
This route can be done along the coastal path from Collioure to Port-Vendres or in the opposite direction. Be sure to wear good shoes, bring water, and a cap or hat.
Transport
Bus 1€
Access and parking
D914
Parking :
Pier parking
Accessibility
- Emergency number :
- 114