If there is something elusive in the atmosphere of the city, which for centuries has inspired many creative people. So, Frederic Mistral, the famous Provencal poet, placed in Sainte-Marie the final denouement of his most famous work, Mireio. The classic story about the love of the daughter of a wealthy landowner Mireille and a poor weaver Vincent ends with the tragic death of Mireille in Sainte-Marie. The monument to the heroine of the novel was erected in 1920.→