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Ancienne Cathédrale Ste-Anne
(rue Ste-Anne; 9.30am-12.30pm & 2.30-6pm Mon-Fri, 2.30-6pm Sun)
The 11th-cen-
tury Ancienne Cathédrale Ste-Anne houses the relics of St Anne, and 11th- and 12th-cen-
tury illuminated manuscripts.
CHURCH
Confiserie Kerry Aptunion
SWEETS FACTORY
( 04 90 76 31 43;
www.lesfleurons-apt.com
; D900, Quartier Salignan;
shop 9am-12.30pm & 1.30-6.30pm Mon-Sat Apr-Jun & Sep-Nov, 8.30am-7pm daily
Jul, Aug & Dec, closed Jan-Mar)
Thirty tonnes of cherries are candied daily at the world's
largest crystallised-fruits factory, 2.5km west of town. Free tastings and tours.
Fondation Blachère
GALLERY
( 04 32 52 06 15;
www.fondationblachere.org
;
384 av des Argiles; free;
2-6.30pm Tue-Sun)
A well-curated collection of contemporary African art. Worthwhile
'boutik' with fabrics, jewellery, beads and crafts.
Sleeping
Le Couvent €€
B&B
( 04 90 04 55 36;
www.loucouvent.com
;
36 rue Louis Rousset; d €95-130;
)
Behind a garden wall in the cobbled town centre, this enormous five-room
maison
d'hôte
occupies a c 17th-century former convent, and offers exceptional value and sense
of place; breakfast is served in a vaulted stone dining room. One room has air-con.
Hôtel Sainte-Anne €€
HOTEL
( 04 90 74 18 04;
www.apt-hotel.fr
; 62 place Faubourg-du-Ballet; r €79-109;
)
Lovely seven-room hotel in a 19th-century dwelling, completely redone in 2010.
Spotless, crisp-at-the-edges rooms mix modern and traditional furnishings, with excep-
tional beds and big bathtubs (if small toilets). Little extras include homemade jams and
breads, made by the charming proprietor, served at copious breakfasts (€10). Parking €10.
Hôtel le Palais €
HOTEL
