Gypsies, pilgrims and participants of Saintes Maries de la Mer festival, Camargue, France

The procession of the two Saintes Maries, Marie Jacobe and Marie Salome, arrives at the seashore, surrounded by thousands of Roma, Gypsy, Gitan and Manouche pligrims, and flanked by Traditional Camargaise Guardians and their horses.

Europe, France, Camargue, Saintes Maries de la Mer. The seaside town in the Camargue hosts a Gypsy festival once a year during May, where its landscape undergoes great changes. Otherwise it is a land bordered by sea, lakes and ponds, populated by flamengos, bulls and horses.

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The procession of the two Saintes Maries, Marie Jacobe and Marie Salome, arrives at the seashore, surrounded by thousands of Roma, Gypsy, Gitan and Manouche pligrims, and flanked by Traditional Camargaise Guardians and their horses. <br />
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Europe, France, Camargue, Saintes Maries de la Mer. The seaside town in the Camargue hosts a Gypsy festival once a year during May, where its landscape undergoes great changes. Otherwise it is a land bordered by sea, lakes and ponds, populated by flamengos, bulls and horses.