Val and I look forward to our next rendezvous!Fête de la Transhumance sounds like a great experience! That video of the goats going through town is priceless!This is the kind of thing I love most about travel.
Mit den drei „Mare a Mare“-Wegen (Nord, Centre, Sud) und dem Sentier de la Transhumance beschreibt dieser Wanderführer vier besonders schöne Mehrtagestouren durch die korsische Bergwelt. Near our family ranch in San Vicente Guatemala they still take the cows up to pasture each day and it’s quite a sight to see age-old traditions being preservedThat’s interesting that they do that daily.
Sheep, goats, and donkeys are the main beasts that are herded from one pasture to another and often in great numbers. It’s hard to believe the sheepdogs can keep all those sheep moving along together — I imagine them bolting and heading off in all directions!I love those old traditions.
I know it seems wrong in view of what I had just witnessed, but I had a delicious lamb dish. The sheep were coming!So what was the herding of the sheep like? Fête de la Transhumance – SénasClick the link to check out my article about this sheep transhumance from the plains in the winter to the cooler mountains in the summer. 11, rue de la Transhumance 13310 Saint-Martin-de-Crau Frankreich +33490182970. And done especially by and for the local people, not just for tourists. bells, leather harnesses and “very well used” boules being sold. Fabulous, but it was over quickly. It was one of the highlights of that trip!I'm Jan and I can't stop going to France! It’s too bad you weren’t able to see the sheep dog training exhibition as that would have been interesting and fun to see too! They generate a small income to me if you choose to use them, at no cost to you.One of the highlights of my recent trip to France had to be attending the Fête de la Transhumance. Vendors had set up a market at Place de la République. The Transhumance is simply the migrating of livestock led by a shepherd to either the green mountains in the summer or the plains in the winter. It would typically take 10 days to get them high into the mountains. If you are unaware of a Transhumance passing through your town- you’ll be in for quite the surprise! So, no leisurely stroll for the sheep.As quickly as it started, it was over but my fun had just begun. Help keep this site looking pretty and Google-ad free. watching in any town that happens to be situated in the middle of a transhumance route. But as we talked I also realized that they love France as much as I do.
Gratis-Leistungen für HRS Gäste im Hotel Hotel & Résidence de la Transhumance Saint-Martin-de-Crau: Mineralwasser Parkplatz WLAN 100% Rückerstattung im Kulanzfall Meilen- & Punkte sammeln Mobile Check-In Geprüfte Hotelbewertungen Kostenlose Stornierung bis 18 Uhr Mit Business Tarif 30% Rabatt I’ll be sad to see the sheep go! Keith, Valerie and I walked around St-Rémy before heading for lunch at Brasserie Les Variétés. Instead of saying “goodbye” we said, “à bientot”, as I am sure I will be seeing Keith and Valerie sooner than later. St-Rémy has created a whole festival surrounding this annual event and on that day, I arrived a bit early so I could see what kind of festivities might be going on.
Your photos sure capture the excitement of a beautiful day!Felt so lucky to be in Provence just at the right time!How fun! Château des Baux . 1. It’s quite the spectacle. 5. Weitere. 2. It was really good.Over lunch I peppered Keith and Valerie with questions about how they found their house that they rent and how they have immersed themselves in the language and culture. Reply Jan June 20, 2017 at 9:30 pm. It’s quite the spectacle. I “get” them. (and traffic jam)This migration is celebrated in many Provencal towns. zu Anforderungen, Reisezeit und Waldbrandgefahr) und liefert dann detaillierte Wegbeschreibungen. It’s a rather unique thing when you meet up and start talking with people who truly love a country and culture as much as you do. That would be cool to see as well.Transhumance looks like fun! […]Photographer, Guide, Artist and Foodie. It’s a nod to the traditions of the It’s a great day for people (and animal!) I’ll be sad to see the sheep go! They are no longer “walked” up the roads to the mountains as it creates a traffic jam and in our modern era, sadly, we have impatient drivers who need to get to their destinations quickly. It’s too bad you weren’t able to see the sheep dog training exhibition as that would have been interesting and fun to see too!Yes, I kind of regret not seeing the sheep dog training; however, there’s always next time!Well worth planning your visit around the Transhumance – I’d love to see it someday!How wonderful to be in St. Remy during the Festival. There’s no need to defend why I keep returning to France. There were hundreds of spectators lining the streets and before the big parade of sheep, people were browsing the market.There were a lot of brocante (flea market) dealers with items such as old cow (and sheep?)