The holy town, Stes-Maries-de-la-Mer, is situated in the midst of the big marshland, La Camarque, at the edge of the Mediterranean. It was at this place that the holy three Marys landed, according to the legend. – After having fled Egypt, Mary Jacoby (the sister of Virgin Mary), Mary Magdelene and Mary Salome (the mother of Jacob and John) as well as Martha, the resurrected Lazarus and their servant Sarah, were shipwrecked and brought safely ashore at the coast just off La Camarque. After their death Saintes Maries de la Mer became a site for pilgrimage for both believing Catholics and Romanies who, every year on the 24th and 25th of May, come to venerate Sainte Sarah. Saintes Maries de la Mer has a fantastic sandy beach.