Melusine – France

Nearest city: Lusignan, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Melusine is a legendary French water spirit, often depicted as a beautiful woman with a serpent’s or mermaid’s tail. According to legend, she married Raymondin of Lusignan under the condition he never see her in her bath; when he broke the promise, she transformed and fled, condemned to haunt the castle forever. Her wailing apparition is said to appear in Lusignan Castle before a death in the family line. Melusine remains a powerful symbol of European folklore, influencing literature, heraldry, and even modern fantasy depictions of serpentine women.

Pin: Cryptid
Spookiness Rating: 2.0

Featured on the Youtube Channel: Extra History (2021)- Melusine – The Serpent of Woe – European – Extra Mythology

@ 00:01:00

Useful Links

Tours & Tickets: 

Book Your Stay:

Article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melusine

Read Visitors Reviews:

Podcast:

Expedia: