Market day is as much a social event as an opportunity to shop.
Markets provide the ingredients for
Provence recipes.
Provence Markets, Market Days in the South of France Villages
A Provence Cooking Vacation  
Each of the larger villages in Provence
hold a market day, some more than
one.  
This is a day when vendors come from
distant areas with fish meat wines and
produce.
If you are in a small village, this is a
good time to buy fresh fish and other
ingredients not available in the village
stores.
Wine, olive oil, cheese, and especially
fish come in mobile vans to the festive
markets.
The Provence Culinary Vacation in June is made more fun because in Provence, cherries,  
apricots, and melons  ripen in June making it a great time for a culinary vacation
Provence Cooking of the many healthy recipes can be big part of a culinary vacation.
In June the markets will provide the fresh ingredients for many traditional Provence vegetable recipes
which will include tomato, zucchini,  and eggplant.
June brings cherries, apricots, peaches and the markets will provide artisan Provence goat cheese and
the jugs of Cotes du Rhone. Bring your own jugs to the olive oil mill and vineyard  and market for bulk
wine and olive oil
Provence Markets in the
South of France are held in
each Village on certain
days.
Market Days in Provence
are a tradition that becomes
can add to the Culinary
Vacation or Provence food
tour.  
Vendors also bring fish,
produce, cheeses and bulk
wines and olive oils that
might not be found in the
village shops.
Culinary Vacation in Provence, the South of France
The market bring the fresh
ingredients for traditional
Provence recipes.
Fontvieille has its
market days on
Monday and Friday
Saint Remy-de-Provence holds its
market on Wednesday in the center
of the old city
Saint Martin de Crau has a Friday Market
Maussane Les
Alpilles has a
Thursday Market
Saint Remy's Wednesday Market
Aix-En-Provence
holds ten Market days
in various locations
Saints Maries de La Mer
holds market days on
Monday and Friday
Marseilles holds 25
different markets with
an everyday market
and fish market at
the Old Port,
Eygalieres holds
a Friday market
Ten markets in
Aix-en-Provence
Four Markets in
Arles: Wednesday
and Saturday,
two of them once a
month
Aurielle: Thursday
Market
Cassis:
Wednesday and
Friday
Salon de Provence:
six markets, every
day but Thursday  
Provence Markets,
Village Markets     
Rated the Best by a local

Monday: Cavaillon,
Fontvieille
Tuesday: Istres
Wednesday: Saint Remy,
Mouries
Thursday: Bouc Bel Air,
Aurielle, Maussane Les
Apilles
Friday: Tarascon, Istres,
Cassis
Saturday: Arles, Apt
Sunday: Jouques, Plan
de Orgon
Provence Markets, Village
Markets     Rated the Best by
locals

Monday: Cavaillon, Fontvieille
Tuesday: Istres
Wednesday: Saint Remy, Mouries
Thursday: Bouc Bel Air, Aurielle,
Maussane Les Apilles
Friday: Tarascon, Istres, Cassis
Saturday: Arles, Apt
Sunday: Jouques, Plan de Orgon
Wednesday Market:
St. Remy
On Wednesday:
St. Remy has its
Market day in the
middle of the old
town,
This is a large
Market and
spreads over
several streets
and plazas.
Mouries holds a Wednesday
Market. ,Wines and Olive oils
come to the markets from the
vineyards and mills around
Mouries, St Remy, and Les
and honey come from local
farmers
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Speed limits will be clearly marked and the Rotary will be a welcome site with its directions to various
towns.  Gassing up is similar to US with credit card and automatic shut-off at modern pumps. Car rental
are available in all large cities and at many TGV Train Stations.
Information for those renting a vehicle in Provence
Shop for your rental car online well  ahead of your trip and choose
diesel (more economical) or gas, luggage space,(important)  
standard or automatic,(important)  two door, four door and other
options.     See  renting a vehicle in Provence
Fontvieille has market days on Monday and
Friday
Saint Remy's Wednesday Market
Provence Markets in the South of France are village markets held
on certain days that is a tradition shopping and socializing when the
markets bring fish, produce, and cheeses not found in the village
shops.  Traveling vendors shop the wholesale markets in the large
cities like Avignon and then bring the produce to the small village
markets.   Artisan cheese makers are a popular stop at the village
markets.
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Provence Markets are village markets in the South of France
held on certain days.
Market Days in Provence are a tradition that adds to the
Culinary Vacation and Provence food tour when they bring
fish, produce, and cheeses not found in the village shops.
See List of Market Villages Below