Camargue

Like many others, Katharina had a romantic picture of the Camargue with wild white horses in her head. So we decided to make a few additional kilometres and visit them instead of going directly to Sète on the last part of the Via Rhona. And so, after we had mastered the somewhat claustrophobic city exit - the cyclist’s bridge is led below between the two tracks of the motorway bridge - we cycled on first dry, little frequented roads and then on the dam between sea and lagoon through the Camargue. And yes, in fact there are still white horses. However, they are no longer wild, but used for local riding. Every now and then, we saw one standing between the bushes at the roadside, where one does not really know if there is still a wire in between or where the next stable is - half wild? Wild and free are in any case the vast numbers of birds. Unfortunately, we are not ornitologists, but even we were enthusiastic about the large schools of flamingos. Furthermore there are colourful insects - especially big red and blue dragonflies.

The landscape of the “big Camargue” is a mixture of lagoons and steppes with lots of reeds, high grasses and bushes and reminded us of the native Neusiedlersee - but it is much bigger. In between, dry salt spots shimmer out in white again and again. The “little Camargue” is characterized by rice cultivation and horse farming. Around Stes-Maries-de-la-Mer there are also some beach sections with the possibility of bathing in the sea. The whole area is crossed by several rivers of the Rhone, which can be crossed in two places with free ferries. We took advantage of the opportunity to leave the Camargue, as well as to shop at one of the roadside shops selling delicious regional products (rice, wine, fish soups, fruit …).

This time we wish you a beautiful nature experience at the photo gallery.