Tarascon

Tarascon, sometimes called Tarascon-sur-Rhône, is a city in the south of France. The city is about 20 km from either Arles or Avignon. The city was founded by the Romans in the year 48. Some people know the city from the book Tartarin de Tarascon by Alphonse Daudet. There is also a castle near the city. About 14.000 people lived in Tarascon in 2003.

The castle of Tarascon
Another view of the castle

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Bridges across the Rhone after the Allied bombings of 1944
Castle of King René at Tarascon en Provence
Tarascon and St. Martha's Church from top of Castle.
Tarascon
Saint-Michel de Frigolet Abbey is a Premonstratensian monastery in Provence.
Facade of Théâtre de Tarascon
Tarasque parade in Tarascon.
Festival celebrating Tartarin.
Entrance of Gare de Tarascon. Viewed from Place du Colonel Berrurier
Bridges across the Rhone between Tarascon and Beaucaire (right).