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Some of the Camargue's famous black cattle

Exploring on Horseback: Promenade à Cheval

Written by artsnletters on June 16, 2007

  • I confess that ever since I’d seen the movie Friends, which is set in the Camargue, I knew I’d have to come here one day and go horseback riding to get out into the...
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Marshland and farmhouse

Exploring on Wheels: A Scenic Spin Along the Etang de Vaccarès

Written by artsnletters on June 16, 2007

  • The Camargue includes most of the extensive Rhône River delta, territory crisscrossed by canals but still with many wild areas. If you come here, you absolutely must venture out to view some of the renowned...
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Tower, bridge and moat

Aigues-Mortes: A Crusader Fortress

Written by artsnletters on June 16, 2007

  • "Our eyes set upon Aigues-Mortes . . .a jewel carefully set in a case of stone." -- Alexandre DumasPorte de Gardette, an impressive entrywayMy first view...
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Is this France or Greece?

Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer: Saints, Gypsies, Sand

Written by artsnletters on June 16, 2007

  • The drive south from Arles along the D570 road through the Rhone River delta passed by downy pastures, flooded rice fields, and beds of reeds under a muggy early-summer sun, a flat rural landscape dotted...
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Spit-roasted chicken, Provencal style - Yummm!

Adventures in Dining: In Which artsnletters Tries to Find a Decent Budget Meal in Stes-Maries, and Largely Fails

Written by artsnletters on June 16, 2007

  • Oh good, I thought as I pulled up to Place des Gitans, a market! I love Provençal markets, and I’d arrived at the tail end of one, just before noon. After a wander around looking...
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