Markets to visit Martinique

Take time to discover this colorful traditional market: it is one of the most beautiful shots of the city. Under the big hall, the stalls overflow with seasonal fruits, vegetables (avocados, yams, chayotes), flowers (shell ginger, anthuriums, ginger flowers), spices and condiments (nutmeg, chili pepper, banded wood, cinnamon, India wood). The “doudou, vini-vini” are the characteristic calls that set a sudden family atmosphere. It doesn't take long to get friendly with the market people while shopping.

The Sainte-Anne covered market is an ideal place to pick up local fruit and vegetables, and has just been renovated by the local council. Here, you'll find bananas, pineapples and avocados, as well as jams, arranged rums, fruit punches and local spices, not to mention charming souvenirs to pack in your suitcases (madras cloth clothing, jewelry made from péyi seeds, soaps made in Martinique...). One of the island's most authentic markets. Traffic in the vicinity can be tricky!

Typical of the development of metal architecture, the meat market dates from the beginning of the last century. Built in the same year as the large covered market, it is distinguishable for its magnificent ironwork. The stalls are manned by rather discreet men, but its unique atmosphere is due to the housewives who, in a verbal clatter, decide the price of the butchery! The same Creole atmosphere can be found at the fish market, which is held along the canal.