The Desalpe. Swiss woman in traditional costume bringing cows down from the alps and through town

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Swiss 'desalpe' festivals are held in many villages when the farmers bring their cattle down from the mountain pastures in autumn. This photograph waken during the one in Lenk, in the Simmental Valley Switzerland and, dressed in traditional costumes the farmers are parading their decorated cows through the town.

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Size: 3427px × 5150px
Location: Lenk, Bernese Oberland, Canton Bern, Berne, Switzerland
Photo credit: © Alistair Scott / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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