Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Dieppe Market
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Caen Market
Markets
L'Aigle
Noisy and bustling, this
huge market draws thousands of
people to L'Aigle every Tuesday.
Hundreds of stalls, piled high
with regional bounty from fruit
and vegetables to cheeses and
cider, are crammed into the town
centre. Meanwhile, the livestock
market (8:30-10:30 am), the third
largest in France, provides
raucous accompaniment; it's not
for the tender-hearted.
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(organic fruit and vegetables,
saucisses
, jams), professionals
bring imports (olives, honey,
exotic cheeses) from every
corner of France, and fishermen
sell their morning-fresh catches.
Dieppe is famous for its
lisettes
(baby mackerel), scallops and
gendarmes
, the smoked herrings
available in November.
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Rouen
Place St-Marc is the scene
of a lively market on Tuesday,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
with fruit, veg, bric-à-brac and
second-hand book stalls. From
24 November, there's a Christmas
market in place de la Cathédrale.
Stalls resembling chalets sell
gastronomic specialities and arts
and crafts. Among the events are
concerts and pony rides.
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Caen Market
Caen
Handsome 18th-century
houses line place St-Saveur, the
attractive square in the centre of
Caen where the pillory once
stood, and where the colourful
Friday market has been held
since 1026. Stallholders sell
traditional produce and, for early
risers, an amazing selection of
fresh fish.
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Dives-sur-Mer
Shopping in the traditional
Tuesday market in Dives is an
event, not least because it is
held in the spectacular timbered
halles
with a red-tiled roof, built
in the 15th century so that the
local monastery could levy
market taxes.
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Dieppe
Each Saturday, from 8am
until noon, the long, pedestrian
Grande Rue, lined with some
200 shops, becomes a massive
open-air emporium. Locals set
up stalls to sell their produce
St-Pierre-sur-Dives Market
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