Gardian

A gardian is a boy cowherd (Cow-boy) exerting in the Camargue. The gardians are carrying clothing traditonnels. Of origin of Provence, the term gardian also gave the Gardiane , a dish typically camarguais meat of marinaded bull.

Tool of gardian

The tool of the gardian is the Trident of iron, put at the end of a long stick. It is with this instrument that the gardian is made obey bull.

Cant gardian

A Cabane of gardian is a summary construction, but extremely carefully adapted to rigorous climatic conditions. The huts camarguaises punctuate of their emblematic silhouette the flatness of the delta.

Heiresses of the first types of habitat appeared in the Camargue, they were built formerly using only materials available locally.

They sheltered Pêcheur S, Berger S, Agriculteur S, Vannier S, Salinier S or gardians, before currently knowing a mainly tourist vocation.

Given up with the profit of more modern and more comfortable living conditions, to which testify vast the Mas hones some, the visible huts today are not, for the majority, which modernized adaptations.

External bonds

article on the gardians
Photographs interior and external of a Hut of Gardian

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