Port-Vendres in the Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Painting by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Port-Vendres (Catalan: Portvendres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. A painting by Charles Rennie Mackintosh shows the same scene. A typical Mediterranean fishing port, situated near the Spanish border on the Côte Vermeille in south west France, Port-Vendres is renowned for its numerous fish and sea food restaurants. The Scottish Art Nouveau architect, interior designer, textile designer and water colourist Charles Rennie Mackintosh lived and painted in Port-Vendres from 1923 until 1927, when he was forced by ill health to return to London, where he died in 1928. During his stay in Port-Vendres Mackintosh painted many water colours of the town and the surrounding area. Port-Vendres is one of the few deep-water ports in this part of the French Mediterranean coast. It takes freighters and cruise ships, as well as large and small fishing boats which may be seen arriving with their daily catch.
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Location: Port-Vendres, Pyrenees-Orientales, France
Photo credit: © David Jones / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: fishing, france, mediterranean, port-vendres, pyrenees-orientales, tourism, travel
