Though the Camargue area boasts its many flamingos, there are numerous other beautiful birds. I captured images of a few. These love birds doing their...
Read MoreThe Camargue area of France is in the South of the country and looking at a map you will see that it is quite close to Spain. So much of what we saw h...
Read MoreCowgirls & Cowboys of the Camargue
These white horses of the Camargue used to roam the marshes and wetlands and have adapted to that environment. The ones we “met” are no lo...
Read MoreThe Magical Camargue Horses
These young male horses graze all day in the same field. When they were brought out to this marshy area in the Camargue they began to show their ̶...
Read MoreYoung Stallions Playfighting in the Camargue
The sky is beautiful at the beginning and the end of the day and that is especially true in the Camargue region of France. Sunrises, sunsets, and love...
Read MoreSunrises and Sunsets in the Camargue
After the church service, the parade, the procession to the sea, and the entrance to the sea, the statues of the Marys are returned to the church. Dev...
Read MoreGypsy Pilgrimage – the statues return to the church
Pilgrims carry the statues and relics of the Marys to the shore, accompanied by music, singing, and dancing. The statues are then blessed in a symboli...
Read MoreGypsy Pilgrimage – Entrance to the Sea – May 2024
The Romani pilgrims, dressed in their traditional attire, make a lively and colorful procession through the streets, carrying the statues and relics o...
Read MoreGypsy Pilgrimage – The Parade – France May 2024
Inside the Church Also known as the Pèlerinage des Saintes Maries, this takes place in France each year in late May. This celebration is deeply roote...
Read MoreThe Gypsy Pilgrimage – Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
This bull fighting ring is rather small and colorful. A single bull is let out into the ring as young men called razeteurs try to grab ribbons from ar...
Read MoreLa Course Camarguaise, Bloodless Bull Fighting in Camargue, France
Local people in the South of France share the culture, traditions, dress, and food of the Arlesiens....
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Flamingos in large groups. Flamingos soaring in the air morning and evening. Flamingos in pairs. Flamingos mating. All are sights to behold. Flamingos...
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