Gourmet products local specialties and wines Camargue

This greengrocer offers local fruit and vegetables, presented on barrels: zucchini from Fontvieille, melons from the Gard, clementines from Corsica... Owner Richard Gendre makes a point of knowing all the producers he works with. This guarantee of quality also enables him to charge reasonable prices. We tried the old-fashioned tomatoes, white zucchinis and yellow melons: all delicious! You'll also find charcuterie, Camargue rice, eggs, jams, wine, cheeses, fruit juices... all local, of course.

The first glacier of Les Saintes and certainly the best! For over 35 years, Pierre Morère has been refining the recipes for his ice creams and sorbets, all home-made, made with fresh fruit and the best products (pistachio from Sicily, fruit from the islands, Camargue alcohol...). That's about sixty different flavours! Like its famous Camargue ice cream (with Camargue alcohol, puffed rice and milk jam) or the lemon-ginger-green or blood orange-pepper flavour! In addition, all the ice creams are made during the day.

It is one of the largest and most popular markets in Provence. With 450 vendors on Saturdays and 300 on Wednesdays, you can find everything on the stalls: fruits and vegetables, cheeses, flowers and spices, meats and fish, honey, all fresh products and regional products and also clothes and crafts. On Saturdays, it extends over the entire boulevard des Lices and part of the boulevards Georges-Clemenceau and Émile-Combes. On Wednesday, on the boulevard Émile-Combes.

A family affair with René Bouet, grandfather and passionate shepherd: his parents were already making the cheese that has become the company's signature, Trident, a fromage frais with a laurel leaf. Louis and his partner Salomé, the ^6th generation, have now joined their parents at the head of the cheese dairy. Eager to bring a fresh impetus to the business, in November 2020 they opened a resplendent, modern boutique next to the production workshop. Several ewe's milk specialties are prepared on site. Discover the Tomme de Camargue!

Since 1877, this factory has been reproducing the ancestral gestures of making an Arles sausage with an inimitable taste and flavour thanks to its recipe composed of lean pork and beef meat mixed with pork fat, sausage meat, Provencal herbs and spices, to which a dose of red wine is added. And in the delicatessen you can choose the drying process that suits you best. You can no longer visit the workshop, but a DVD is on sale and will give you an overview of the different operations required to make it.

In summer, the streets of Arles can turn into a real furnace. So what better way to beat the heat than with a sorbet made from fresh fruit? Gourmandise and lightness are Soleileils' winning formula. Ideally located near the Place du Forum, this ice cream parlour offers a wide choice of ice creams and sorbets, with something for everyone! Not to be outdone, the flavors change with the seasons. And all served with a smile! Vanilla and melon!

The vine grows on the sand! Sand wines have been known and appreciated since the 14th century. This terroir produces an original wine with a subtle aroma in which the image of the sandy coast on which it was made is reflected, a barrier coastline that runs along the Gulf of Lion between Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer and Cap d'Agde. The siliceous sands and limestone that make up the soil and the marine micro-climate constitute a natural environment, unique in France.

Japanese chef Masaki Yamamoto's patisserie is undoubtedly one of the city's most delicious. Whether you're looking for individual or shared cakes, regional or refined entremets, there's something for everyone! The pastries, which are extremely varied and change from day to day, offer fine combinations that are sometimes daring, but always successful. The colorful, sophisticated presentation of the cakes matches their taste, and the service is friendly and efficient. Whether it's the traditional coffee éclair or the raspberry-poppy macaron, everything is exquisite.

On 12 hectares, Lydie and Jean-Charles Laroche cultivate olive art and produce their oil thanks to a mixture of centuries-old olive trees inherited from previous generations and young shoots planted twenty years ago. Since 2008, the couple has acquired a press and is carrying out the press itself, reducing the time between harvest and pressing to a maximum. By marrying picholine, lucca and arbequine, their oil, ranging from green to ripe fruity, develops notes of almonds, flower of genêt and d, while having a low ardence.

Jarras is a sandy vineyard steeped in history. This estate produces a unique wine, made from vines planted in the sands of the Camargue. It offers you soft grey wines, pale coloured wines which reveal all their finesse... It is one of the most beautiful wine estates and is home to an incredible flora and fauna. You will discover this magnificent estate during a visit on board a small train. This guided tour continues with a visit to the historic cellars and ends with a tasting of the estate's wines.

When you walk through the door, you are welcomed by the smile of Jean-Michel Guérin, a man who is passionate about his job as a wine merchant. He transports us into his world of wines and spirits, shares his knowledge with simplicity and elegance and gives us the desire to taste a good wine. Each bottle is like a poem that he describes to us with an enchanting vocabulary. We really have the feeling to travel through the vineyards of France! He will know how to find THE wine that will accompany your meal or simply sublimate your aperitif.

This estate now covers 200 hectares (a third of the surface area dedicated to grape growing in Arles!). Red, rosé and white wines, the grape varieties are diverse to say the least (chardonnay, sauvignon, merlot...). Everything to sprinkle a delicious meal. The work of the vineyards is done in the respect of the tradition, without chemical weedkiller. And the result is the height. Nice plus: a "Wine and old cars" day takes place every year on Pentecost Sunday.

This beautiful store crossing the Place de l'Église to Avenue Mistral is a must: it concentrates the best of the Camargue, such as the famous PDO bull sausage and PDO bull chorizo. You can even taste it during a real tasting ritual, accompanied by a small muscat or a melonade, this artisanal melon aperitif. All quality regional products are listed. Ideal for bringing back gourmet souvenirs.

Balaruc-Les-Bains curistes no longer know where to head since 1989! Shared between the thermal spa and the Cure Gourmande, it is a true cure of youth, what I say, which has developed year after year, to open a new "station" of sweets in the ramparts of Aigues-Mortes. All the sweets and biscuits in the South of France have come to this shop. Besides the cure it is a real return in childhood that we offer the gourmet cure with its chocolates, caramel, nougats, calissons, madeleines, old in and other delicious sweets. Thanks to the products offered here, it is a little the taste of the holidays you bring to your home and that you can offer to your loved ones in nice boxes and other boxes, to be tasted without moderation. Your dentist will be happy!

On the Place des Gypsies, large market Provençal Monday and Friday (except holidays): first, regional products, crafts… More than 120 exhibitors meet regularly. Of course, as in all markets, there are also products that are not directly manufactured in Provence, but the event is charming.

Roaster since 1935, this Arles institution has known how to evolve with its time and to mix with taste the current and the tradition. We stop there to taste one of their delicious coffees or teas, but also to buy supplies. On the shelves, you can also find teapots, tea filters that you can't find anywhere else, jam... The company has also opened a store in the Leclerc shopping mall. In this space, you will find the same selection of coffees and teas as in the downtown store as well as a tasting area.

In the bakery, you can choose from a wide range of special breads: the traditional French baguette, rye and lemon bread, corn bread, etc. The list is not exhaustive; you should go there to choose the bread that best suits the dish that will accompany it. At Christmas and Easter, it is best to order in advance. As for the pastries, there are sure-fire favourites such as calissons, croquants and the famous home-made marshmallow. Add a very pleasant welcome and you have a good address to know, just a stone's throw from the Place du Forum.

In the center of Aigues-Mortes, in the middle of the busy Rue Emile Zola, stop off at the Fées Café terrace and enjoy a magnificent view of the Tour de Constance. Thanks to artisanal roasting carried out in the workshop-boutique, the waitresses offer a wide choice of quality coffees from a wide range of origins (Ethiopia, Nicaragua, Colombia, etc.), as well as tea and small pastries to enjoy indoors or out. The online store also offers a delivery service.