Practical info

Type of location: Tourist Center

Tourist office of Pernes-les-Fontaines

Place Gabriel Moutte, 84210 Pernes-les-Fontaines

Tel : +33 (0) 4 90 61 31 04

Pernes-les-Fontaines : Perle du Vaucluse, au pied du Mont Ventoux

Historical description

Pernes-les-Fontaines

Pernes-les-Fontaines remained the capital of Comtat Venaissin until Pope John XXII bought back the rights over Carpentras from its bishop. Two elements reveal the Jewish presence in this town: the name Place de la Juiverie and the traditional identification of the ... Read more

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