The Tarascon castle - Rene d'Anjou Art Center - is built on a rocky island on the banks of the Rhone, while a ditch cut into the rock that can receive the waters of the river separates it from the city. With its remarkable state of conservation, this monument is one of the most beautiful medieval castles of France and Europe. It was built in the early fifteenth century. by architect Jean Robert, modeled on the castle of the Bastille.