In the year 40 AD
Legend has it that a miraculous voyage ended here. Where the endless flatlands and lagoons of the Camargue meet the ancient Rhône delta and the Mediterranean.

A boat without sail or oar carrying St. Mary Jacobé (sister of the Virgin Mary) ; St. Mary Magdalene (the whore whom Jesus forgave) ; St. Mary Salomé (mother of the apostles James & John) ; St. Lazarus (whom Jesus brought back to life) later to became Bishop of Marseille; St. Marthe, his sister; St. Maximin ; St. Sidonius (to whom Jesus gave sight) and Sara, their black servant - Landed.

Lost as if in the midst of the gates to the underworld

OA n t i q u i t é                I n f a m y           Mi d d l e A g e s
OA g e n d a           F o r W h o m              P r a c t i c a l            M e            H e r e          P r o v e n c e            L e a r n         C o m m e n t        E n r o l m e n t