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( tourist office 04 90 63 00 78;
www.carpentras-ventoux.com
)
Each Friday
morning, Carpentras' central streets overflow with hundreds of stalls laden with
breads, honeys, cheeses, olives, nuts, fruit and rainbow-coloured
berlingots
(stripy hard-boiled sweets).
2 NARBONNE
( tourist office 04 68 65 15 60;
www.narbonne-tourisme.com
)
This Languedoc
town was capital of the Roman region of Gallia Narbonensis. Its imposing art
nouveau covered market, Les Halles, is an architectural gem and a colourful
place to browse for fresh local produce.
3 VAISON-LA-ROMAINE
( tourist office 04 90 36 02 11;
www.vaison-la-romaine.com
)
Nestled in a valley
at the crossroads of seven hills, this quintessential Provençal village has some
fascinating Roman remains, but the Tuesday-morning market has become an at-
traction in its own right.
PASTIS €€€
( 04 98 12 56 50;
www.pastis-st-tropez.com
;
61 av du Général Leclerc; d from
€200-350; )
This stunning hotel is the brainchild of an English couple besot-
ted with Provence and passionate about modern art. If it doesn't sound like an obvi-
ous combination, one look at Pastis will dispel any doubt; you'll die for the pop-art-
inspired interior, and long for a swim in the emerald-green pool and snooze under
the centenarian palm trees.
Boutique Hotel
HÔTEL ERMITAGE €€€
( 04 94 27 52 33;
www.ermitagehotel.fr
;
av Paul Signac; r €180-300; )
Kate Moss and Lenny Kravitz favour St-Trop's latest rocker crash pad, which draws
inspiration from St-Trop in the '50s through '70s - disco meets midcentury modern.
Its residential, hillside location ups the exclusivity factor, and yields knockout views
over town.
Boutique Hotel
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