The Côte Vermeille is about as unknown in Germany as the Costa Brava is notorious. Who doesn't associate Costa Brava with hotel complexes and party strips? However, the northern part of the Catalan coast, from the artists' village of Collioure to the Cap de Creus nature reserve, offers coastal hikes that are among the most beautiful in the Mediterranean. The area around today's French-Spanish border is a landscape and culturally exciting travel destination and, especially outside the high season, a fantastic hiking region. This cross-border travel guide offers: 22 detailed hiking tours with detailed maps and elevation profiles, including 12 stages of coastal hiking from Argelès-sur-Mer to Roses. All hikes come with GPS tracks for download. Many tips and addresses around the wild coast of Catalonia. Art: Salvador Dalí and Henri Matisse, Surrealism and Fauvism.