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| The Island in between two canals |
On the northern side of Marseilles, just past the coastal range [La Côte Bleue], there is a vast salty lake called Étang de Berre. On the eastern side of this shallow lake, there is Marseille-Provence
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| Fisherman's nest on boat |
Airport and on the western side, a picturesque fishermen's town called Martigues.
A canal links the lake to the Mediterranean Sea at the major port facilities of Fos-sur-Mer. The old fisherman community is lying on the shores of the lake and is spread out on a few canals giving the impression it has been built on water. This accounts why it is is nicknamed 'The Venice of Provence'.
Recently, the city held an Italian Festival for a few days. They opened an Italian village in a park by the lake. There, a group of Italians sold gourmet foods, ice-creams, wines, limoncello, and even truffles. But most interestingly, they also were having a silent procession of masked-clad costumes that looked like a copycat of the Venice Carnival.
1.The town atmosphere along its canals.
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| Quay sculpture |
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| Fishermen's boats |
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| View from a bridge |
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| Island fountain |
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| Townhouses |
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| Canal reflection |
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| Le Miroir aux Oiseaux (Bird Mirror) |
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| The story of 'Bird Mirror' |
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| Fishermen houses |
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| At the Bird Mirror |
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| Fish boat |
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| A Venetian atmosphere |
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| Island square |
2.The Italian Village.
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| Italian pork delicacies |
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| Giant salami |
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| The festival poster |
3.The Venetian mask parade.
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| White & Red |
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| Color Purple |
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| Orange & green |
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| The green knight |
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| Royal red |
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| Royal courtesans |
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| The lady with the green mask |
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| Her Whiteness |
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| Double brown |
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| Pierrot |
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| Hidden sisters |
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| Blue & purple |
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