page_title: Tarascon
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Tarascon / Culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Facade of Théâtre de Tarascon
context_page_description: Tarascon, sometimes referred to as Tarascon-sur-Rhône, is a commune situated at the extreme west of the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Inhabitants are referred to as Tarasconnais or Tarasconnaises. The patron saint of the city is Martha of Bethany, whose motto is "Concordia Felix".
context_section_description: Municipal theater.
  A mythological monster, the Tarasque, is said to have lived there at the beginning of the 1st century.  It was purportedly tamed by Martha in 48 AD. See Tarasque for details.
  The novel Tartarin de Tarascon (1872) and its two sequels Tartarin sur les Alpes (1885) and Port-Tarascon (1890), by Alphonse Daudet, were set here. Since 1985, there has been a small museum in the town, dedicated to the fictional character Tartarin.
  A festival is held every year on the last Sunday of June to remember Tartarin and the Tarasque.
  Private museum Souleiado. Opened in 1988 in the 17th century hôtel d'Ayminy.
caption: Theater
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