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This exhaustive list of almost all markets in the Provence and Cote Azur region has been made possible by the collaboration of Nick Cady. He added quite a few villages I didn't have in my previous list. I thank him for that. Most
of these are “Open Markets” with many vendors and are active from around 8
AM to noon on the day(s) of the week indicated below; these vendors come from
all over Provence and beyond, following weekly routes and selling their wares in
the town square, sometimes from a truck or van. “Farmers’ Markets” are
usually quite small, limited to locally grown food and a few everyday items. The
word “pays” on a price tag indicates that the produce is local. Picnic
supplies of all descriptions are available in any market place or in nearby
shops. We
classified in alphabetic order: Aigues-Mortes
( Camargue): --general market wed and sund. Alès
– Every day
except Fri and Sun. Best day is Sat.
Anduze
– Thu Ansouis
– Thu Antibes: --general market every morning except Monday (Cours Massena) Apt
– Open
market Sat. Farmers’ market Tue. Truffles November-March. Wine
at Le Cave du Septier. Arles: --general market wednesd (Bd. des Lices) saturd (Bd.Clemenceau) Aubagne (Bouches du Rhone):-- general market tuesd, thursd, saturd, Aubignan
– Thu Avignon:
general market-- every day except monday (Halles) general market-- saturd, sund
(Rempart Saint-Michel) flowers--saturd morning (place des Carmes) Bagnols-sur-Cèze
– Wed Banon (Alpes Haute Provence, montagne de la Lure): general market--tuesd morning Barcelonette (Alpes Haute Provence): general market wednesd, saturd Baux-de-Provence,
Les
– Thu Beaucaire
– Sun (also on Thu?) Beaulieu
s/mer: general
market every day except sund (place General Beaumes-de-Venise:
general market--tuesd in summer Beaumont-de-Pertuis
– Farmers’ market Sat. Bédarrides
– Mon Bédoin
– Mon Biot--general market: tuesd, frid (place General de Gaulle) Bollene (vallee du Rhone): general market-- mond morning Bonnieux
– Farmers’ market Fri in the Place Gambetta in the upper (older) part of
town; interesting Bread Museum just up the street; Le Fournil restaurant just
down the street is very good (expensive). Fine old church. Wine at Château la
Canorgue (on the D149 going north toward Julien). Bormes-les-Mimosas:
general market--wednesd morning (village) Brignoles:
--flowers, sat morning Buis-les-Baronnies
– Wed Cadenet
Luberon) – Open market Mon. Truffles November-March, cherries in June.
Visit the Bar des Amis or the Bar du Jeu de Boules behind the church. Farmers’
market on Sat. Go 5 Km north on D943 to Lourmarin for lunch. Caderousse
– Tue Cairanne
– Thu Cagnes s/mer:--general market, tuesd to frid (behind church or hippodrome) Camaret
– Sat (also on Sun?) Cannes: --general market, every day except mond (Place du Commandant Maria)--brocante, sat (allee de la Liberte) Caromb – Tue (also on Fri?) Carpentras:
--general market, frid and every day in the summer Castellane (Alpes Haute Provence): --general market, saturd Caumont-sur-Durance
– Thu Cavaillon:
--general market, mond (cours Bournissac) Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne
– Wed Châteauneuf-du-Pape
– Fri Châteaurenard
– Sun Cheval
Blanc – Sat Colmars
(Alpes Haute Prov): --general market, tuesd, frid. Colonzelle
– Sun Courthézon
– Fri Coustellet
– Sun, farmers’ market. Crillon-le-Brave
– Sat Cucuron
– Tue,
3 Km north of La Tour d’Aigues. The market is in a beautiful setting by a cool
étang (pool). Visit the Bar de l’Étang
and Le Vieux Moulin (shop and olive-oil museum). The tourist office here has
good info. Digne-les-Bains:
--general market, wednesd morn, saturd. Entraigues
– Wed Entrevaux
(Alpes Haute Prov): --general market, frid, sund. Eygalières
–Fri Eyguières
– Fri Eyragues
– Fri Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
– Tue Fontvieille
(Alpilles, near Saint-Remy): --general market, mond, frid. Forcalquier
(Alpes Haute Provence): --general market, 2nd, 3rd and 4th monday of the month Frejus:
--general market, wednesd, sat morn (place Fevrier) tuesd, friday summer at beach Gargas
– Wed Gordes:
--general market, tuesday Goult
– Mon (also on Wed?) Grasse:
--general market, every day except mond (pl.aux Aires) --brocante, sat, sund (Au Moulin Brun) Greoux-les-Bains
(plateau de Valensole)--general market, thursd mor Grignan
– Tue Hyeres:--general
market, tuesd (Giens), wednesd (Ayguade), thursd (Salins), friday (La Capte) Isle-sur-la-Sorgue,
L’
– Open market Sun, extensive selection of foods and antiques, plus a flea
market, traditional Provençal fabrics, and pottery. Market
also open Thu(?), and flea market also open Sat(?). Picturesque, especially in
the old center of town, on the island. Go
to Café de France opposite the church, or Bar de l’Arquet in Place Rose
Goudart, or Le Caveau de la Tour de L’Isle wine bar. Le
Carre d’Herbes, at 13 Av des Quatre-Otages (near the antique stores) is
supposed to be a good restaurant. See
Lagnes. Jonquières
– Sun Juan-les-Pins:--general
market, wednesd (La Fontonne), frid (Pont du Lise) Lagnes
– Fri. Le Mas des
Grès is supposed to be a very nice hotel. Lapalud
– Tue Lauris –
Mon
Le Lavandou:
--general market, thursd morning, mond morn (only summer) Lourmarin
(Luberon):--general market, friday Malaucene
(near Vaisons and Beaumes de Venise): --general market, wedn Mallemort-du-Comtat
– Thu Manosque:
--general market, saturd (place de la Mairie) Marseille:
--general market, every day except sund (Metro Noailles) Martigues:--
Every Sat. Special garlic market Sat and Sun in June. [Open market Thu & Sun
in town center. (:-))] Maussane-les-Alpilles
– Thu. Good olive
oil at the Oléicole co-op (on rue Charlon-Rieu). Mazan
– Mon Menton:
--general market, every day at the harbour--flea-market, friday (center) Mérindol
– Wed Mirabeau – Sun (also on Thu?) Mondragon
– Tue Monteux
– Sat. Also,
farmers’ market on Wed. Morières
– Wed. Excellent olive oil with a good strong olive flavor is the unfiltered
oil made and sold here. Mormoiron –
Sun (also on Tue?) Mornas
– Sat Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
(Alpes Haute Provence):–
Open market Fri at Place de l’Ecole. Faïence
ceramics are the main attraction. (place de l'ecole) Muy,
Le – Sat Nice:
--general market, sat, sund (Bd.Montel) wedn and frid (place Fontaine, place du Temple, Stade du Ray) tuesday (place de l'Arian) Orange:
--general market, thursd Paradou
– Bistrot du Paradou is good for lunch. Nearby village of
Maussane-les-Alpilles has good olive oil, at the Oléicole cooperative. Pernes-les-Fontaines
– Sat Pertuis
– Fri. Also, farmers’ market Wed and Sat. Piolenc
– Mon Pontet,
Le – Thu Richerenches
(near Vallauris): --truffles, sat morn from Nov to March Riez
(plateau de Valensole): Robion
– Thu Rochegude
– Thu Rognes
– Wed Roussillon
(Luberon): --general market, wednesd morning Saint-Chamas
(Etang de Berre):--general market, saturd St-Didier
– Mon Ste-Cécile-les-Vignes
– Sat Saint-Etienne-les-Orgues
(Montagne de la Lure):--general market, wed morning Stes
Maries-de-la-Mer:--general
market, mond, frid, (pl.des Gitanes) St-Martin-de-Castillon
– Wed St-Martin-de-la-Brasque
– Sat. Also
farmers’ market on Sun. Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
(Montagne de la Lure): --general market, thursd, sunday St-Rémy-de-Provence
– Wed. Olives, nuts, cherries in vinegar, smoked ham, pâté, sausage,
vegetables, fish, mussels, clothing, antiques, kitchen ware, flea market, soap,
herbs, honey, baskets, knives, fabrics. St-Saturnin-d’Apt
– Tue St-Saturnin-les-Avignon
– Mon Saint-Tropez:
--general market, tuesd, saturd (pl.des Lices) Salon-de-Provence:
--general market, wednesd (center)
. This town is
famous principally for its soaps Sarrians
– Sun. Farmers’ market. Sault
– Wed Sénas
– Mon. Farmers’ market, open every weekday. Sérignan-du-Comtat
– Wed Sisteron:
--general market, wednesd morn , sat morn (pl.Doct.Robert) Sommières
– Wed (also on Sat?) Sorgues
– Sun Suze-la-Rousse
– Fri Tarascon:
--general market, tuesd (center) Taulignan
– Fri Thor,
Le (between
Cavaillon and Carpentras): Toulon:
--general market, every day except Monday (cours Lafayette) Tour-d’Aigues,
La
– Tue. Market
held in front of a ruined chateau features vegetables and sausages. Tulette
– Mon Turbie,
La: --general
market, thursday Uzès
– Sat, Sun. Famous
for regional pottery. Special garlic market every Sat & Sun in June.
Truffles every Sat November-March. Flea market Sun at the Refuge. Vaison-la-Romaine
– Tue. Special
asparagus market last Tue in February. Special lime/linden-blossom market last
Tue in June and July. Special market for Provençal products in the upper town,
Sun, June-September. Valensole:
--general market, second wednesd of the month Valreas: Velleron
– Wed. Also, farmers’ market every weekday. Vence:
--general market, tuesd, frid (old city) Villelaure
– Starting in April, a center for green asparagus (the white kind comes
from near Nice). Villeneuve-les-Avignon
– Thu Villes-sur-Auzon
– Wed Violès
– Wed Visan – Fri (List put together by Nick Cady and Jack) |