Name: Aix en Provence Market
Address: Aix-en-Provence, 13100
Rating: 5.0000

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Aix Market in Provence

Aix, in Provence, is a beautiful city. It's very student-oriented and animated, with the incomparable touch that only Provence has. There's a market that happens twice a week, but there are always fruit and vegetable vendors, and they sell handicrafts and regional delicacies in the Cours Mirabeau. You can try the lavender honey for example, or very dry boar sausages and pork, and delicious Calissons, which is a pastry made out of almond powder. Aix is also where there's some good olive oil, as well as Grasse perfume. The traditional brand is Fragonnard them. The craft market also has Provincial objects made from olive wood, or tablecloths with the famous wasp, found in every household.

There are also linen napkins. A typical brand in the region is Souleiado. We also found the same wasp on the Laguiole knives, which is another brand from Southern France, which has now expanded offering holders and utensils. When you leave the market with your arms full of juicy tomatoes and peaches, don't miss the best Southern tradition: l'aperitif! The appetizer, which in Provence means a glass of Pastis or Pernod, as well as pastis from Marseilles.

Bénédicte RODRIGUEZ

Under the trees of the Richelme up, the...

Sous les platanes de la place Richelme,...

Sous les platanes de la place Richelme, la plus vieille place d'Aix-en-Provence, a lieu le marché provençal avec des producteurs d'Aix et de la région, tout au long de l'année. Elle accueille les maraîchers depuis le XIVe siècle ! Les marchés provençaux sont les plus typiques et les plus agréables : Cerné de couleurs et d'effluves, on peut s'approvisionner de fruits et légumes de la région, trouver tapenade, et tomates séchées pour pas cher du tout. On y voit des petits sacs de lavande séchée pour parfumer les vêtements de notre armoire ou pour la maison, des fromages artisanaux, des fleurs pour la décoration... Je me suis régalée dans ce marché, une ambiance très conviviale, de très beaux produits, de très belles couleurs, et un super accent provençal alors pas trop dépaysée avec mon accent du midi! Les marchés provençaux ont lieu les jours de grands marchés, à savoir les mardi, jeudi et samedi matin.

Under the trees of the Richelme up, the oldest establishment of Aix-en-Provence, Provencal market is held on with Aix producers and the region throughout the year. She welcomes gardeners since the fourteenth century! Provencal markets are the most typical and the most pleasant: Surrounded colors and fragrances, we can supply fruit and vegetables from the region, find tapenade and dried for quite cheap tomatoes. We see small bags of dried lavender to scent our clothes wardrobe or home, artisanal cheeses, flowers for decoration ... I really enjoyed in this market, a very friendly atmosphere, beautiful products, beautiful colors and great Provencal accent so not too disoriented with my southern accent! Provencal markets are held daily from major markets, ie Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning.