Markets Vaucluse

It is part of "French Exception Markets"! This Provencal market is held every Saturday morning in the city centre. It is so known that in summer the town hall offers free shuttles to the centre.

"A real playground for your taste buds", as they say so well at Sources de Vie! Here we apply the locavore concept: the products come from the Saint-Etienne-du-Grès market where producers and retailers meet three times a week. In season, there are several varieties of strawberries from the region: mara des bois, gariguettes, cléry, for which the Sources de Vie team will explain the specifics. The quality is there, and you won't be disappointed by the melons, courgettes or others always chosen with care.

Richerenches, capital of the quality truffle: the famous "Tuber Melanosporum" has long been renowned. It is the most important truffle market in France. The wholesale market takes place on the Cours du Mistral. Brokers, truffle growers, tourists and the curious meet on the Avenue de la Rabasse and the Cours du Mistral. The same atmosphere of murmurs and mystery that gives this type of event its aura and cultivates the rarity of the product is found there. It is to be experienced at least once as an observer. It is the pride of the Enclave des papes.

It's one of Provence's biggest and most beautiful markets. And it's been here for over 500 years. In 1483, a bull from Pope Sixtus IV authorized Vaison-la-Romaine to create it. And it was in 1532 that Pope Clement VII decided on the day: Tuesday morning. The 450 exhibitors (at the height of the season) who take over the town center are a veritable institution! All your senses will be seduced. The accents of the salespeople touting their wares, the smells of spices and lavender, the freshly-picked fruit and vegetables that color the stalls. Place François Cevert is reserved exclusively for local producers, where everything is in season. Flowers and plants fill the Place du 11 Novembre, home to nurseries and garden centers. For enthusiasts, flea market stalls line the Cours Henri Fabre. And then head for the Cours Taulignan, where Nyons olives and olive oils, Baronnies lime blossom and other regional produce will give you ideas for lunch. It's a truly beautiful Provencal market, with arts and crafts from local artists and artisans, seafood and butchers, textiles and hardware... You might just fall for a slice of pissaladière as you stroll along, because that's the only rhythm you'll find here.

The Marché Flottant was created in the 1960s, initiated by René Légier after a trip to Bangkok. Since then, every 1ᵉʳ Sunday in August, merchants in traditional costume go from one bank of the Sorgue to the other aboard their Nègo-chin (flat-bottomed boats) to sell fruit and vegetables, cheeses and bouquets of flowers. At the end of the market, around 1pm, they gather to sing the Coupo Santo, the hymn of the Félibrige. A picturesque spectacle that draws huge crowds. Get there early if you want a front-row seat.

The truffle market in Carpentras (France's leading truffle-producing region) is held in the porch and courtyard of the Hôtel-Dieu every Friday morning from 8am in winter. Individuals can choose their tuber melanosporum on the porch, while the "carré" in the courtyard of honor is reserved for professionals, brokers, restaurateurs and traders. This intimate, silent market has a very special atmosphere. Transactions take place in an air of secrecy; this is a market for connoisseurs.

This producers' store is the fruit of teamwork and is run by the farmers who offer their products for direct sale. All year round, La Bardane offers a wide range of products from the southern Luberon and the Durance plain, including fruit and vegetables, wines, meats, preserves, cheeses and bread. The store embodies the values of peasant agriculture, promoting practices that respect the environment and people. The products on offer meet strict ethical criteria, notably excluding soil-less agriculture and intensive livestock farming. Here you'll find quality and good cheer!

At the foot of the village, Le Potager de Lily offers a selection of local produce from the family farm as well as from local and regional producers. You'll find a variety of seasonal fruits and vegetables, fruit juices, jams, eggs, meats, organic and traditional Côtes du Luberon and Côtes de Provence wines, olive oils, honeys and cereals, available all year round. You can order your meat in advance for family meals or special events.

In the shelves the quality is there. It is a team of enthusiasts, demanding with its suppliers that welcomes you. A beautiful well stocked stall where seasonal fruits, dried fruits and vegetables are of the highest quality and primarily from the region and in season. We appreciate the respect for nature shown by these merchants. But also a large choice of honey, jams, dairy products... Be careful, here it is "no touching", and it is normal, because we appreciate then to taste fruits and vegetables im-peccable.