Sculpture by Pascal Demaumont at the initiative of Christian Guiot, the Tarasque, inaugurated in 2005. According to tradition, Marthe de Béthanie, from Judea, landed in Tarascon where the Tarasque, a terrible amphibian monster, was then rampant. The saint courageously and miraculously tamed the beast. Since then, many pilgrims have visited the royal Sainte-Marthe collegiate church, built in her honor up to the opposite side.

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The tarasque is an animal of Provencal folklore. It lived in the marshes near Tarascon and terrorized the population. This monster is a kind of dragon with six short legs …

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Location: Tarascon, Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France

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