Located on the edge of the Rhone, at the crossroads between Avignon, the Camargue and the Lubéron, Tarascon is still today associated with tales and legends of which it was, it seems, the theatre in the 48’s AD.
During the guided tour, you will discover the Royal Collegiale Church of Sainte Marthe, the 17th century town hall, the Cloister of the Cordeliers which houses the Tartarin space and a cabinet of curiosities which revives the famous character from the imagination of Alphonse Daudet, the Cave of the Tarasque and the effigy of the famous monster, visible under the arcades of les Halles street…
In the afternoon, you will discover the legendary history of the rock on which stands the castle of Tarascon, one of the most beautiful fortresses in France.