Tour Ferrande, Pernes-les-Fontaines

Name: Tour Ferrande
Address: Pernes-les-Fontaines, France

#2 among attractions in Pernes-les-Fontaines

Observation decks and towers

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The Ferrande Tower, in Pernes-les-Fontaines, is a square building, three stories high, which has been dated to the 12th century. Its fame is linked to the 13th-century frescoes that adorn its third floor. Considered the first military frescoes in France, they illustrate the investiture by the Pope of Charles I, Count of Provence, as King of Sicily, and the battles he led in southern Italy to secure his throne.

Coordinates: 43°59'53"N, 5°3'26"E

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Tour Ferrande – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Malemort-du-Comtat, Notre-Dame-du-Lac Church, Carpentras Cathedral, Arch of Carpentras.

5.3 miE
Locality
Malemort-du-Comtat
136 min walk • Malemort-du-Comtat is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
5.6 miSW
Church
Notre-Dame-du-Lac Church, Le Thor
144 min walk • Notre-Dame-du-Lac is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Le Thor in Provence, France. It was built in the 12th-century in the Romanesque architectural tradition. Notre-Dame-du-Lac is listed as a monument historique since 1840.
3.9 miN
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic architecture
Carpentras Cathedral, Carpentras
100 min walk • Carpentras Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in Carpentras, Provence, France. The church was built in the 15th century by the order of Benedict XIII. The site used to be a Roman cathedral.
3.9 miN
Arch
Arch of Carpentras, Carpentras
100 min walk • The Arch of Carpentras is a Roman triumphal arch from the beginning of the first century AD, located at Carpentras in the French department of Vaucluse. It has a single fornix, framed by fluted lesenes and decorated with an archivolt of vine tendrils. At the outer corners there are engaged columns.
5.4 miS
Church
Collégiale Notre-Dame-des-Anges, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
138 min walk • The Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame-des-Anges of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is an ancient collegiate church located in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue in the Vaucluse department. It is the main Catholic church of the city and also one of its most beautiful...
4 miN
Library
Bibliothèque Inguimbertine, Carpentras
103 min walk • The Bibliothèque Inguimbertine is a scholarly library located in Carpentras. It was established by Joseph-Dominique d'Inguimbert, the Bishop of Carpentras from 1735 to 1754. It has been called "the oldest of our municipal libraries" by current chief librarian Jean-François Delmas. It currently contains about 220,000 books.
~670 ftNE
Church
Église Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, Pernes-les-Fontaines
4 min walk • The church of Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth is a church of Romanesque origin located in Pernes-les-Fontaines in the French department of Vaucluse in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
4.1 miN
City gate
Porte d'Orange, Carpentras
104 min walk • The Porte d'Orange is located in the commune of Carpentras, north of the city center.
2.7 miE
Church
Saint-Didier Church, Saint-Didier
69 min walk • The Saint-Didier church is located in Saint-Didier, in Vaucluse.
4 miNW
Church
Église Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, Monteux
101 min walk • The Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth church is located in Monteux, in Vaucluse.
5.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Château de Thouzon, Le Thor
130 min walk • The castle of Thouzon, now located in the commune of Le Thor, in Vaucluse, France, is a former fortified monastery that belonged to the Benedictines. The church of Sainte-Marie and the chapel of Saint-Pierre are listed as historical monuments by...

Tour Ferrande, Pernes-les-Fontaines

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Tour Ferrande – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)