Saintes Maries De La Mer France

Li santi mario de la mar is the capital of the camargue provençal occitan camarga in the south of france it is a commune in the bouches du rhône department by the mediterranean sea its 2012 population was 2 495 though it can swell to 500 000 during the summer holidays.
Saintes maries de la mer france. Located on the shore of camargue it has a rich history dating back to the beginnings of christianity. Saintes maries de la mer also called les saintes maries village in the camargue bouches du rhône département provence alpes côte d azur région southern france along the mediterranean coast its name originates in the ancient provençal tradition that the early christian figures mary sister of the virgin and mary mother of st. Archaeological excavations and local legends indicate that the site has been venerated as a holy place by a succession of cultures including the celts romans christians and most recently the romania gypsies. Cité balnéaire camarguaise the saintes maries de la mer take place in the heart of bouches du rhône in provence alpes côte d azur.
This important place of pilgrimage is not far from the city of arles on the shores of the mediterranean sea. This beautiful fishing town on the mediterranean sea glimmers with sunshine and charm so much so that vincent van gogh captured the streets and seascape of saintes marie de la mer. The three maries in saintes maries de la mer. Les saintes maries de la mer is one of the most emblematic towns in southern france.
The original village was grouped around the notre dame de la mer church spreading out as it grew. It was indeed the place where mary jacobe mary salomeandmary magdalene landed after their flight from palestine. Saintes maries de la mer the saint marys of the sea is a small fishing village located on the south central coast of mediterranean france in the camargue region of bouches du rhone. Ste maries de la mer was a fishing village built on an island in the heart of the camargue where the petit rhône joins the sea.
Saintes maries de la mer lit saint marys of the sea provençal occitan.