Camargue Sightseeing, Provence, The Rhone River Delta

The Camargue horses roam free in
the grasslands of the Camargue.
They are trained by the Camargue
Guardian or cowboy for use in
managing the black bulls used in
the bull rings.

Camargue Sightseeing In Provence, The Rhone River Delta

Camargue Sightseeing, Provence, The Towns of The Rhone River Delta

Camargue sightseeing in the South of France will reveal Gypsy legend,
salt, white horses, black bulls, pink Flamingos, and legends along the
Rhone River Delta about the Saintes Maries de la Mere.

Sightseeing

The horses of the Camargue can be seen
roaming the huge grasslands or within
enclosures. They are an indigenous
breed, some say, once wild and now
protected.

Camargue Horses

The Camargue horses are protected by
the government to keep the breed pure.
They do roam free in the Camargue as a
breeding stock and mate without
intervention. The horsemen and women of
the Camargue harvest them regularly for
saddle horses.

Gardians

The white horses are used by the
Camargue Cowboys, the Gardians when
they work the black bulls.

In the Camargue of Provence Caravans
head for the Rhone Delta and Camping in
the Camargue

When vacation sightseeing in the Camargue
you will see many Camargue Salt Works:
What looks like sand is actually Camargue sea salt
harvested from Mediterranean Sea water in huge
evaporation pools that continue a tradition that goes
back to Medieval times.

Sightseeing along the old canals north of the Camargue
see remnants of Roman agricultural endeavors and the
Medieval era salt works.
. Camargue Sea Salt is served at the table. Called
Fleur de Sel, by some packagers, this finishing salt is
sprinkled lightly on food to give the food a touch of salt
without salting the whole meal.

The Camargue cottage,
home of the Guardians, the
tenders of the Camargue
horses and bulls, is a
unique stucco and thatch
dwelling. Many of these are
rent to vacation sightseers.

Arles in Provence is the gateway to
the Camargue

White Horses

The Gardians cull the young horses for saddle horses.
They are a gentle and intelligent horse possessed of stamina and agility and a liking
for people.
One source claims that the Camargue horses are a millenniums-old breeding stock
used by Celtic people, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, and others who lived along the
Rhone or would come by ship to the mouth of the Rhone to cull out the young for war
horses.

Camargue Horse History

Some researchers believe that the Camargue horse is pure and indigenous to the
Rhone Delta and stems from a primitive breed found locally as fossilized bones.
Others link their traits to the Spanish war horse, their small size at 13 hands would
have made them excellent shipboard travelers and their stamina and strength would
have made them an ideal war horse. At 13 hands they are technically a pony.

The immature Camargue horse is black or brown in color but upon reaching
adulthood at about four years will turn to the familiar white color.
The Camargue Guardian uses the Camargue horse to manage the black Camargue
bulls that they raise in the vast grassland of the Camargue. Often they will pasture a
Camargue horse with a herd of young bulls.
Sightseeing Nature Preserves
When sightseeing on the back roads of the Camargue and the nature preserves you
will see the Camargue horses either roaming free in the grasslands or in enclosures
in woods and fields.

The Camargue,Provence, Sightseeing

Camargue sightseeing in the South of
France will involve a search for the white
horses of the Camargue. You will see the
horses roaming the flat grasslands. The
horses are an indigenous breed, some
say, once wild and now protected by the
government to keep the breed pure.

Camargue Provence in the South of
France sightseeing includes salt
production on the Rhone River
Delta, wild white horses in the flat
grasslands, and black bulls raised
for the bullrings of France and
Spain.