We passed by this equipage* in the town square during a visit to Olargues** in 2011. We were there for their annual Fête Médiévale, one of the many events throughout France celebrating European Heritage Days.
[Les Calèche de Monsherie; from my personal collection]
*Close inspection of the sign on the carriage reveals the name of the company Les Calèches de Monshérie but I wasn't able to find them on the internet. A calèche is a light vehicle pulled by one or two horses and seating two or four passengers.
**Officially one of the most beautiful villages in France.
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There are lots of these Caleche around, some in use at all of the "fetes" and there are also a lot sitting in unused barns. We looked at a property that had 2 of them in a shed!
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