Gypsies camping at Saintes Maries de la Mer, Camargue, France

Devout gypsy pilgrims collect water and sand from the mediterranean waters now deemed holy as Saint Sara and her procession of pilgrims has just passed through

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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Devout gypsy pilgrims collect water and sand from the mediterranean waters now deemed holy as Saint Sara and her procession of pilgrims has just passed through<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.