Carpentras: is it crowded? When to visit
Carpentras (France) gets about as many visitors all year round, with the most in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. At its busiest, around the week of 9 Aug 2027, about 234 tourists stay there each night.
Even then it stays very calm for its size: a good choice to avoid the crowds. 1/9 · Very calm
Tourists week by week, for the year ahead
Forecasts from official statistics, estimated from figures for the wider region. The first three months are the most reliable. See Carpentras on the map, week by week →
What to see in Carpentras
- Arch of Carpentras
- Carpentras Cathedral
30 listed monuments and 33 more things to see and do.
Quieter places near Carpentras
Calm, worth the trip and within driving distance, even in the busiest week of the year:
- Nîmes · 1 h 09 drive · 3/9 · Quiet See: Maison Carrée, Tour Magne
- Aix-en-Provence · 1 h 11 drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Église de la Madeleine, Entremont
- Orange · 24 min drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange, Roman Theatre of Orange
- Beaucaire · 54 min drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Abbey of Saint-Roman, Collégiale Notre-Dame-des-Pommiers de Beaucaire
- Pernes-les-Fontaines · 8 min drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Église Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth de Pernes-les-Fontaines, Tour Ferrande
Drive times are estimates from distance.
Where to stay and what to do
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