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Carpentras |
More about Carpentras |
| Population: | 28,000 |
| Amenities: | Good shopping centre with several supermarkets Huge market every Friday morning Truffle market every Friday 8-10am from 27 November until March |
| Events: | Foire de St Siffrein (3 days around 27th November) Les Estivales de Carpentras in July (festival of music, dance, plays and exhibitions) |
| Sights: | Cathedral of St-Siffrein Hôtel Dieu (18th century Hospice with its ancient apothecary preserved) 14th century synagogue, the oldest in France still in use Porte d'Orange and remnants of the ancient city's ramparts The Inguimbertine Library with over 100,000 ancient volumes and manuscripts Museums (Comtadin / Duplessis / Sobirats / Lapidary / Sacred Art) Roman arch Many fine mansions within the Old Town from the 17th and 18th centuries |