Camargue The South of France, Provence
Camargue,
A Unique
Lifestyle
On the
Rhone
River Delta
In July and August France Seems to Tilt
Sideways and everybody tumbles one way
or another to the South.
The horses of the Camargue are not completely wild but
they do roam free and breed in the wild. The horsemen
and women of the Camargue harvest them regularly for
saddle horses. They are gentle and they do like people
Caravans head for the Rhone Delta
and Camping in the Camargue
Vacation cottages in St. Maries de la Mer
The Gypsy spirit in us all take over in the
Camargue. Biking, camping/Rving in the Camargue
The Camargue cottage is unique, a stucco
and thatch dwelling that hints at a Celtic
heritage with a north African influence
At the tip of the Rhone River Delta the land flattens and
becomes the sandy desert of the Camargue. Caravans
arrive during mid June for a long summer visit in a vast
unregulated campout. The Gypsy blood kicks in and the
vagabonds of Europe take to the roads and set up
summer quarters in the wilds of the Camargue.
With huge tracts of flat land planted in rice the Camargue is a ideal for
the generation of electricity by wind.
The estuarine flats of the Camargue attract Flamingos and
dozens of other species.
A family visiting from Italy gets the bikes ready for a ride on
the flat and nearly deserted roads of the Camargue
43°32′N, 4°30′E , At 360
Square miles the Camargue
is Europe's largest River
Delta (Wikipedia}
Spring festival in Provence includes
bull fighting and regional cuisine
White horses and Camargue bulls on the vast delta of the Rhone
Do You need an International Driving Permit to drive in Europe.
In France and Italy you can rent a car and do not need to show an International Permit, only your drivers
license from your home country and perhaps your passport.  Italian law requires that you carry an IDP as does
Spain, Portugal, Greece, and several of the former Soviet Union countries. The International driver's permit is
issued by the American Automobile Association AAA in the States and the CAA in Canada. The cost is $15
and not a bad bit of insurance against running into trouble while driving in Europe.
No Passing for
commercial
vehicles
No Passing
zone ends
Highway or
Expressway
Intersection
with right of
way to right
road
showing
right of way
Rotary
with yield to
traffic in
rotary
Speed limits will be clearly marked and the Rotary will be a welcome site with its directions to various
towns.  Gassing up is similar to US with credit card and automatic shut-off at modern pumps. Car rental are
available in all large cities and at many TGV Train Stations..
Information for those renting a vehicle in Provence
At the end of the Route de la Plage Napoléon camping at the mouth of the Rhone River