I had not done any real planning, but ended up in Sète by recommendation of a tour guide a week earlier...and it just so happened that my visit to Sète coincided with the Fête de la Saint-Pierre (Festival of Saint Pierre), the patron saint of fishing. Which...in a fish town is...a decently big deal. I was in my apartment when I heard nonstop playing of a brass band, so I went on a little stroll to Rue Mario Roustan, where I was greeted by this lively, lovely procession!
Groups of boys and men in blue and white stripes, carrying wooden models of boats with effigies of the saint and lots of florals, through little streets lined with crowds of people. Leading to Église Saint-Joseph. Such a wonderful thing to randomly discover by chance! I probably should've been more diligent in my visit to the Tourism Bureau earlier that day...
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