When the countryside comes to you. Find out when and where you can enjoy the pleasures of browsing through an outdoor market in Provence for local produce, fresh fruit and vegetables and organic food from the bio-food producers.
There are very few towns or villages throughout France without their own, special
market so here is
just a selection of some markets in the Provence area to start with.
To find the towns and villages mentioned below search AngloINFO
Maps.
Aix en Provence:Place d’hotel de Ville - flower market Aubagne: Cours Foch - Typical Provençal market, mornings only. La Ciotat: Place Evariste Gras - Local food market open mornings only.
Wednesday
Cassis: Place Baragnon - food and fish market, mornings only. Fos sur Mer: Place de la Republique - Food and clothes market. Tel: 04 42 47 70
00.
Marseille: Cours Julien - organic produce and flower
market from 08:00-13:00 St-Rémy:
Large market in the streets of the old town - local produce, fabrics and
more - 08:00-12:30
Thursday
Aix en Provence:Place d’hotel de Ville - flower market Aubagne: Cours Foch - Typical Provençal market, mornings only.
Marseille: Market La
Plaine - Fruits, vegetables, flowers, food products
from 8:00 to 13:00.
Friday
Aubagne: Cours Foch - Typical Provençal market, mornings only.
Cassis: Place Baragnon - food and fish market, mornings only.
Marseille: Market La Plaine - Fruits, vegetables, flowers, food
products from 8:00 to 13:00. Flowers on Fridays only.
Puyricad: Local village market at Place d'Eglise.
Saturday
Aix en Provence:Place d’hotel de Ville - flower market Arles: Large Provençal market selling fruit, vegetables and local
produce (olives, rice from the Camargue and Camargue
oysters). Mornings only. Tel: 04 90 49 36 36. Aubagne: Cours Foch - Typical Provençal market, mornings only. Fos sur Mer: Large Provençal market selling fruit, vegetables, fish, flowers, clothes and fabrics. Morning only. Tel: 04 42 47 70 00.
Marseille: Cours Julien - flower market from 8:00 to 13:00. Old
book market every other Saturday.
Marseille:
Market La Plaine - Fruits, vegetables, flowers, food products
from 8:00 to 13:00. Flowers on Fridays only. St-Rémy:
Small food market (fruits, vegetables, sweets) in Place de la République,
morning only.
Sunday
Aubagne: Cours Foch - Typical Provençal market, mornings only. Chateaurenard: Typical Provençal market in the heart of the town, selling fruit, vegetables, wine and other local produce. Morning only. Tel: 04 90 24 35 35. La Ciotat: Quai Mitterrand - Local food market at the old port, open mornings only.
Marseille: Cours Julien - Stamp market, and second-hand goods
market every other Sunday from 8:00 to 19:00.
Daily except Sunday
Aix en Provence: Place des Pecheurs - large market for food and
clothing Aix en Provence:Place d’hotel de Ville - food and produce
market
Daily
La Ciotat: Quai Mitterrand - Fish Market mornings at the old port.
Marseille: Market Cours Puget - Fruits and vegetables, food
products, fish and flowers. Open 8:00 to 13:00. Flowers Fridays only.
Marseille: Market Prado - Fruits and vegetables, fish, flowers and
food products. 8:00 to 13:00. Flowers Fridays only.
Marseille: Fish market at the old port, Quai des Belges. From 8:00
to 13:00.
Marseille:Place des Capucins - Fruits and herbs, fish and
food products. From 8:00 to 19:00.
Marseille: Cours Julien - Fruits, vegetables and food
products.
Var (83)
Monday
Flayosc: Traditional Provencal market in central Flayosc. Morning
only. Ste-Maxime: "Capet" Market on Avenue George Clémenceau,
mornings.
Tuesday
Lorgues: Large general and Provencal market in Lorgues high street
- specialities (cheese, vegetables, olive oil, wine and honey) and crafts.
Open morning only. Montmeyan: Outdoor general market, open morning only. Cotignac: Weekly general market. St-Tropez: Market for fruit and vegetable and local olives and
breads. On Place des Lices, mornings only.
Wednesday
Aups: General Provençal market, fruit and vegetables and a range
of stalls selling food, clothes, gifts and household items. Generally
more stalls on Saturday than Wednesday. Morning only. Vidauban: Local market selling food and general goods. Morning
only.
Thursday
Bargemon: Local market open morning only. Les Salles sur Verdon: General market with Provencal goods and
foods. Morning only Ste-Maxime: General market with regional produce, fruit and
vegetables in the town centre, Place des Sarrazins. Mornings.
Friday
Aiguines: Market in the centre of the village. La Motte en Provence: Local market selling food and general
goods. Open morning only. Monferrat: Local market open mornings only. Montmeyan: Outdoor general market, open morning only. Ste-Maxime: Market on Place Jean Mermoz, mornings only. Toulon: Organic food market held every Friday morning at
Place Dupuy du Lome, Quartier de Mourilon.
Saturday
Aups: General Provençal market, fruit and vegetables and a range
of stalls selling food, clothes, gifts and household items. Generally more
stalls on Saturday than Wednesday. Morning only. Callas: Provençal market, open morning only. Carces: Mediaeval village with a general market. Morning
only. St-Tropez: Market for fruit and vegetable and local olives and
breads. On Place des Lices, mornings only.
Sunday
Bauduen: General market with food and other goods. Morning only. Le Muy: General market every Sunday, morning only. Vinon sur Verdon: General market, morning only. Salernes: Weekly market
Daily except Sunday
Draguinan: Market in central Draguinan, open morning only. Les Arcs sur Argens: Local market open mornings only. Toulon: Market in central Toulon. Open Monday afternoon and all
day Tuesday-Saturday. General goods and food. At Place Louis Blanc.
Vaucluse
(84)
Monday
Bedarrides: General market in the centre of town. Morning only. Bédoin: In the town, local produce, fruit, vegetables, meats
cheeses, bread and wine Mornings 08:00-13:00. St Saturin-les-Avignon: produce and general goods.
Tuesday
Avignon: Covered market at Les Halles. Mornings. Beaumes de Venise: market open morning only.
Wednesday
Avignon: Covered market at Les Halles. Mornings. Chateauneuf-de-Gadagne: Produce and other goods. Mornings
only. Entraigues: Produce and general goods. Open mornings only. Morieres: Produce and general goods. Open morning only.
Thursday
Avignon: Covered market at Les Halles. Mornings. Le Ponet: General market open morning only.
Friday
Avignon: Covered market at Les Halles. Mornings. Carpentras:
Large morning market. Truffle market from last Friday in November
to last week of March. Chateauneuf-du-Pape: General goods, open morning only. Courthezon: Weekly market open mornings only.
Saturday
Avignon: Covered market at Les Halles. Mornings. Sorgues: Weekly market, open morning only.
Sunday
Avignon: Flea market, every Sunday morning at Place des
Carmes. Avignon: Covered market at Les Halles. Mornings. Isle
sur la Sorgue: Large market through out town selling local food
produce, crafts, linens, gifts. Closes at 13:00. Sorgues: Weekly market, open morning only.
Alpes de Haute-Provence
(04)
Monday
Forcalquier: Monday mornings on Place du Bourguet and in the
streets of town. Selling agricultural produce and equipment, bio/organic
foods, local produce and breads, discount clothes and linen. First Monday
of the month the market is bigger.
Tuesday
Greoux les Bains: General and Provençal market. Morning only Esparron de Verdon: Provencal market, morning only St Croix du Verdon: General market, morning only
Wednesday
Castellane: General market in the centre of the town. Morning
only La Palud sur Verdon: General market, open in the morning only Riez: General Provencal market. Open morning only
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