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  3. Occitanie
  4. Pyrénées-Orientales
  5. 66190 Collioure

  6. Tower of the Star of Collioure

 Tower of the Star of Collioure dans les Pyrénées-Orientales

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Tour
Pyrénées-Orientales

Tower of the Star of Collioure

    Lulle
    66190 Collioure
Photo de Tower of the Star of Collioure

Timeline

Époque contemporaine
2000
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

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Origin and history

The Collioure Star Tower is a monument located in the municipality of Collioure, in the Occitan region. Although its exact construction period is not specified in the available sources, this type of building is often associated with defensive or symbolic functions in Mediterranean coastal cities. Its name evokes a possible vocation of observation or signposting, typical of the coastal towers of the region.

In the general historical context of Collioure, a city marked by its Catalan heritage and its strategic role in the Mediterranean, towers such as that of the Star could be used for coastal surveillance or for the protection of the inhabitants. The region, rich in maritime exchanges and border conflicts, has seen the development of numerous military or symbolic works, reflecting the local stakes between defence, trade and cultural identity.