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EUR 110 - 150 La Calignado Rue Jean Monnet, 84200 Carpentras GBP 88 - 120 guest review score: N/A The hotel is situated in the Vaucluse region in a quiet garden planted with olive trees and palm trees. La Calignado features 10 charming and fully-… More EUR 65 - 125 Les Trois Colombes 148 Avenue des Garrigues, 84210 Carpentras GBP 52 - 100 guest review score: N/A This hotel is located in the heart of the Provencal countryside, near St Didier village. It offers an outdoor swimming pool with fully furnished terra… More EUR 70 - 230 Logis Safari Hotel Restaurant Hibiscus 1060, Av. Jean-Henri Fabre, 84200 Carpentras GBP 56 - 184 guest review score: N/A This hotel is located at the foot of Mont Ventoux, in the outskirts of Carpentras. It has an outdoor swimming pool and a wellness centre offering a ha… More EUR 55 - 90 Inter-Hotel Forum 24 Rue Du Forum, 84200 Carpentras GBP 44 - 72 guest review score: N/A Located in the Provence region, in the heart of Carpentras between Avignon and Orange with the Côtes du Rhône vineyards stretching across the horizo… More EUR 41 - 56 Hôtel Le Coq Hardi 36 Place de la Marotte, 84200 Carpentras GBP 33 - 45 guest review score: N/A Located in the heart of Carpentras, this former post house has retained its original period charm and, today, it welcomes you as an elegant 2-star hot… More EUR 190 - 460 Château Du Martinet Route De Mazan, 84200 Carpentras GBP 152 - 368 guest review score: N/A Chateau du Martinet is a genuine chateau located in the heart of Provence, just outside of Carpentras. The chateau has a park and swimming pool. Free … More EUR 63 - 140 Hôtel du Fiacre 153, Rue Vigne, 84200 Carpentras GBP 50 - 112 guest review score: N/A Hotel du Fiacre is located in the central Carpentras in Vaucluse, at the foot of Mont Ventoux. Its rooms overlook the patio and have TV and free Wi-Fi… More EUR 60 - 135 Best Western Le Comtadin 65 Bd Albin Durand, 84200 Carpentras GBP 48 - 108 guest review score: N/A A short walk from the historical centre of Carpentras, Best Western Le Comtadin is set in a beautifully restored 18th century building. The hotel is… More Page 1

 

Carpentras: Guide

Carpentras (département of Avignon popes; the Papal States retained possession of the Venaissin until the French Revolution. Nowadays, carpentras is a commercial center for Comtat Venaissin.

History

Carpentras was a commercial site used by Roman triumphal arch, that has been enclosed by the bishops' palace, rebuilt in 1640, now a law court, and a machiolation|machiolated city gate, the Porte d'Orange. It was the seat of a bishop and its Church of St Siffrein, Gothic with some Romanesque remains, was formerly a cathedral.

Carpentras has been an important center of French Judaism, and is home to the oldest synagogue in France (1367), which still holds services.

In May of 1990, there was a desecration of the Jewish cemetery.

Miscellaneous

Its traditional confectionery is the berlingot, a small hard candy with thin white stripes, originally made from the syrup left over from conservation of fruits.

Births

Carpentras was the birthplace of:
Carpentras (composer)|Carpentras (also known as Elzéar Genet) (c.1470-1548), prominent early Renaissance music|Renaissance composer
Joseph Duplessis, (1725-1802) portraitist
Alexis-Vincent-Charles Berbiguier de Terre-Neuve du Thym, (1765-1851), author and Demonology|demonologist
François-Vincent Raspail (1794-1878), chemist, physiologist, and socialist
Édouard Daladier (1884-1970) politician and Prime Minister of France at the start of the Second World War

Twin towns

Vevey, Switzerland
Seesen, Germany

External links

Carpentras

(in French)
"Carpentras"
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