Collioure holiday villa: Collioure

5th-12th September 2009.

Fantastic accommodation, pool and absolutely perfect weather. The villa was well laid out, clean and spacious but cosy. The kitchen was very well equipped and led onto a lovely outside eating area where we had breakfast and several BBQ's. The pool now has protective railings around it which aren't shown on the photos, this makes it much safer for anyone taking small children. My parents enjoyed their daily walks into town to pick up supplies, visit the beach and wander around the shops. The pool area with kitchen, eating area, ice machine and "beer fridge" worked really well for us. We've stayed in similar types of accommodation in Hawaii and Barbados but this was the cleanest pool so far with great views and very private. We ate at the Neptune restuarant which was lovely with fantastic views, quite pricey though. There is also a great little takeaway pizza place in town worth a visit just to see the lady throw the pizza base around! We had a car for the week and went to a few of the surrounding towns, also Barcelona. Unfortunately it was a Bank Holiday in Barcelona so most of the shops were closed. Beware of pickpockets, even though I'd been before so knew to be careful I still had a girl walking behind me with her hand in my bag :( On the way back to Carcassone airport we called in at the walled castle for lunch which was well worth the visit and had some lovely little jewellery shops. I would definitely recommend the villa and the area to family and friends.