Port Vendres 

Port-Vendres is one of the few deep water ports in this part of the French Mediterranean coast. It carries cargo ships and cruises, as well as large and small fishing vessels that can be seen arriving with their daily catches. The geomorphology of Port-Vendres means that it has developed differently from the nearby port of Collioure. While Collioure has two beaches that slowly descend to a relatively shallow sandy bottom, Port-Vendres is deeper and more rocky. Collioure and Port-Vendres, therefore, were used for different purposes: Collioure for small commercial ships and Port-Vendres for larger ships and military transport. During the 20th century, this made it an important point of embarkation for the French troops who were to serve in Algeria.