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Carpentras (French pronunciation: [kaʁpɑ̃tʁa], formerly [kaʁpɑ̃tʁas]; Provençal Occitan: Carpentràs in classical norm or Carpentras in Mistralian norm; Latin: Carpentoracte) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
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Carpentras is an important regional town north-east of Avignon and towards the centre of the Vaucluse department of Provence. A bustling local town, Carpentras has much of interest to explore in its old centre - recognised in the town's official listing as a 'town of art and history'.
- Carpentras Synagogue. The city has had a Jewish community since 1276 when the Jews were expelled from France by Philip the Fair. This Papal Enclave was one of the only places to grant Jewish people freedom of worship at that time.
- Friday Market. Carpentras has been a centre of trade since ancient times, when the Phocaeans and Greeks would barter over grains, honey and livestock.
- Black Truffle Market. In winter Carpentras’ feted black truffle market trades on Friday mornings. There’s a private wholesale market in the courtyard of the Hôtel-Dieu, where these “black diamonds” fetch thousands of Euros per kilo.
- Carpentras Cathedral. This 15th-century Church of Saint-Siffrein actually lost its cathedral status back in 1801 when the Diocese of Carpentras was abolished after the Revolution.
Located in the Provence of the Rhone at the foot of the Mont Ventoux, in France, Carpentras, papal land from 1229 to 1791, offers to the visitor's gaze its spruce ochre façades, cool lanes and fountains.
Carpentras offers visitors, facets as colorful as the facades of its old center. Heir to the Gallic city of Memini, the double character of acropolis and market, the city becomes in the Middle Ages, the capital of Comtat Venaissin.
Located in northern Avignon, in the heart of the Vaucluse department and at the foot of Mont Ventoux, Carpentras can be discovered by strolling through its town center, its narrow streets, the fountains and colorful facades.
