Camargue

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Camargue

 

the fields of Camargue

Rhône (river), river of southeastern France, with a length of 813 km (505 mi). The principal river of the region, it rises in the Rhône Glacier in the Swiss Alps and flows generally southwest across southern Switzerland, entering the eastern end of Lake Geneva near Montreux, and leaving the western end of the lake at Geneva. It then follows a twisting course through the Jura Mountains of eastern France. At Lyon, where it is joined by the Saône River, the Rhône turns south and flows to the Gulf of Lion in the Mediterranean Sea. On this last section of its course the river flows through a valley that separates the uplands of the Massif Central on the west from the French Alps on the east. It forms a marshy delta at its mouth, part of which is known as the Camargue.

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visit to a Mas

 

the gardians on their white horses

 

working the Camargue bulls

 

the bulls are black with horns coming up from their heads

 

the brand of this Mas

 

the gardian holding a bunch of Camargue flowers
which he will try to keep the other horsemen from taking from him

 

the game in action

 

now defending from the group

 

enter the Camargue bull

 

surveying the situation

 

hoofing the ground

 

charging

 

hitting the side of the wall where the tormentor is standing

 

horse says "Come to Lunch"

 

the residence

 

the elegant dining area

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