La Chapelle St Vincent Bell Tower - Collioure, France
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dtrebilc
N 42° 31.702 E 003° 05.245
31T E 507178 N 4708446
This simple bell tower is above the entrance of a small hermitage in Collioure.
Waymark Code: WMMHC8
Location: Occitanie, France
Date Posted: 09/22/2014
Views: 5
On a rocky promontory overlooking the sea, the Chapel of St. Vincent is located at the end of the esplanade of Collioure.
The small chapel dates from 1642 and at that time it was located on a very small rocky island. Sometime in the 19th Century, a dike was built that connects the mainland with the rock on which the chapel stands. According to legend it was on this rock that Saint Vincent was martyred.
The Chapel consists of a single small rectangular room with portal and above the entrance is the simple tower with the single bell.
Address of Tower:
Chapelle St. Vincent
Collioure, Pyrénées-Orientales France
Still Operational: yes
Number of bells in tower?: 1
Relevant website?: [Web Link]
Rate tower: 
Tours or visits allowed in tower?: No
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