From 21th February to 22th February takes place in the city of Bormes-les-Mimosas the most beautiful procession of floral floats of the French Riviera.
Called “Corso Fleuri”, this event celebrates each year the mimosa’s flowering. Indeed, this flower is one of the few plants those flower in winter, and begin to invade the hills and the village from February.
That’s why each year the procession of floral floats pays tribute to this lovely little flower that colours the French Riviera’s winter and portends the springtime. It’s a real pride for the population of Bormes les Mimosas and the participants prepare in secret the floats those will be decorated with flowers a very long time before the big day.
During months, the builders work on the animation and the structure of their floats, realizing the carcass and assembling the parts of the structure. It is sometimes necessary to spend three months only for the realisation of the structure!
And the dozen of floats obtained are covered by fresh flowers the day before the Corso. There again, it’s a slow and detailed work: each flower must be punctured one by one in the wire netting that recovers the structure. And after that they are ready to drive down the streets of the Old Village, followed by bands and traditional groups.
The event attracts each year about 16000 visitors. This year takes place the 71th edition of this procession of floral floats, and the program is rather promising: musical animations and dances on Saturday, floral floats Parade and the famous Flower fight on Sunday!
Take a good time during this 71th procession of floral floats!
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