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 Spices at Market by Lady_Mystique
Saturday: Bd. des Lices and Bd. Georges-Clémenceau.
Wednesday: Bd. Émile Combes.
On the first Wednesday of every month there is a foire à la brocantes (antique fair) on Bd. des Lices.
~ A feast for all the senses!!!
~ You can buy locally grown produce, to make some great meals, or, cooked and prepared foods to eat on the spot!
~ Lots of items made of colorful fabrics, by the metre (such as the bright Provencal fabrics), or skirts and tops, and bed and table linens.
~ Herbs and spices of the South and their famous Lavender!!
~ Locally made soaps and toiletries from natural ingredients.
~ Art and hand-crafted items such as oil paintings, watercolors, painted porcelains, carved wooden objects, pottery, and the famous Santons.
~ Antiques such as watches, jewellery, coins, laces, buttons, books, household items and furniture.
Very reasonable prices as you are buying directly from the producer. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Main Boulevarde des LicesDirections: Main street in Arles.
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 farmers’ market in Arles by rwlittleLeave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: Blvd. de Lices
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 The shopkeeper by agarcia
The market is just the perfect place to buy local goods Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftDirections: The market takes place in the historic center of Arles every Saturday morning
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 Fruit of the Provence by davequ
I was fortunate enough to find this excellent wine merchant in Arles.
The proprietor Jean-Michel was what all businessmen should be: helpful, knowledgeable, kind, passionate about his product, and patient.
I bought 6 bottles of various Provence/Cotes du Rhones. (5 made it home, 1 mysteriously disappeared one night in Hotel Calendal's garden around midnight). burp....
Surrender to Jean-Michel's recommendations. He is honest, trustworthy, and has forgotten more about Provence wine than I will ever know.
I recommend Chateauneuf du Pape in the good years (90, 95, 98, 2000) and Rasteau (thank you Lady Porteplume).
Let Jean-Michel do the rest.
For ~150 Euros I came home with 6 bottles (minus 1) that in 2 years will be worth over $1000, if you could even find them in the correct vintages.
But that is purely mental masturbation, as I can guarantee in about 2.5 years it will all be a delicious memory.
Since I will drink it all, I suppose I will be forced to return in 2005 and buy more. Tough work I know, but somebody's gotta' do it. Leave a Comment Theme: Food and DrinkAddress: 3, Rue de RepubliquePhone: 04 90 93 41 20Directions: Walk toward the Rhone from Rue de Republique. On your right just before you get to the river.
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 by davequ
Here is my Market Day Travelogue -(click below):
Market Day in Arles
See travelogue above
Many items negotiable which is half the fun Leave a Comment Theme: Food and DrinkAddress: Blvd de LicesDirections: On the "south" border of the old city, Blvd de Lices between the old Ramparts and Rue Republique.
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 by LauraWest
You can buy lavender here, or was it the shop next door? Lavender is for sale in many other shops in Arles. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: across from the Amphiteatre...you can't miss it!
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