Tuesday, July 8, 2014

SAINTES MARIES DE LA MER


Salt flats
This is a really lovely little town in the Camargue, France.  It is full of while houses with blue shutters similar to those in Greece.  It is very lively and is right on a long long beach.  There's lots of music in all the restaurants at night but the main emphasis here is the strong tradition of horse riding and shows of performance on horses usually white palominos.   Black bulls are also raised around here and there are many bull fights.  The whole area feels Spanish and the people have that look and often wear the tight, bolero type jackets with their spurs and loose riding pants.
The whole Camargue is a national region for wild life housing large amounts of breeding pink Flamingoes and lots of bird life besides the bulls and horses.  It is also a rice growing region and there's lots of salt flats.


The bulls are a bit distant sorry

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