Market Day in Sommières
![The medieval town of Sommières and the Vidourle river](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpqmUBdZkl_SwrtLO2xJaWnc84X0KE79i2KLL5xcCJ_K0ipOMqvTeAjaQm3l-iK6y2YsGal0BA1SekL36WlI5m5Y4sIZxoobl2-jFzAQ_2gcXzNYdLQEdRCrU1dldccDk-N-iFHXUNuse/s400/1-Jour-de-march%25C3%25A9-UnCoeurenProvence.jpg)
![Old stamps](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59_0bn5IMDyzzsX4KB_Vkjc1fqDMGL59pPvj1FWdrKM2G8iKfnoHc_1I757L1n8vus3jVwzkNSMtGZODN8Y3xtA4Mngl10XZv_6dh3VCPvFVgdaiUeRnFdDWrvAL1kR770kVdkhXb9u9e/s400/2-Jour-de-march%25C3%25A9-UnCoeurenProvence.jpg)
Saturday morning is market day in the medieval town of Sommières.
![Old liqueur glasses](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-dMK9TDnHyAbxQnUxtmrHphO08Yhd2vemILiUpZ3iXqS161L1lYt65OWf4Ed5h0K4OeDpAot8ltWhtiJ7tR6BNWMj0x3oNfvVXKbiwsdtU5pjo3GAAgVXovGt2Nj_Zlz-ld9iwZV3i5k/s400/3-Jour-de-march%25C3%25A9-UnCoeurenProvence.jpg)
![Olive oil bottles](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiY8Zk8LkbjCeHcrtjeZ-kxvgg_kZXW_paGjfeF7jPIAeXrPqguo2LUXEXx-tpV0w_Y8GyiAGg6_AtpAoAzSqp_Pa0acapfALCjT871OB-w70ruK-EfYrbZbFsoB4fDXTLRD_En5tdow4w/s400/4-Jour-de-march%25C3%25A9-UnCoeurenProvence.jpg)
Take the footbridge which crosses the Vidourle.
Hunt for antiques under the shade of the trees on the esplanade.
![Olives](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PgwpWj-YQQlcdwS-Fg9nW0Sk1bd9cAwjZvl3GkPrlyB9UUmMbbaxpGBFiCrPIHvnygJUm79AFgFi2x7JiderGRTipj2orfx3RZJEj4Z4vP_rJYEEgnKALSEj3WMs6tdUD55ymdx_lqBp/s400/5-Jour-de-march%25C3%25A9-UnCoeurenProvence.jpg)
![Trumpet](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiRkgSxZGcfiXavc5MSN4hJ48BFSmkGLWDbkHB9PqlrieL0yKkfeW8hqR2Ee86W_KQHc-qdSaR0jYW7MYLxJ7GNKOnw9AW47VMy949tUDQVjjOWfjXxefNj_ijRaqDynOfCoCLSzKjpHe/s400/6-Jour-de-march%25C3%25A9-UnCoeurenProvence.jpg)
Take the street Mazelle for easier access to the market square.
![The market square of Sommières in Gard - France](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5EqYAtjoiPWpdQ6LHrXnPwEE7I7-o2ZXNulD1vowIjFT7q50W_vipXMTBNWacbVCG6m7cgpABdIANEAkQiQuzlBkeOFcKS57_X3V_X4KrxVZMbyIc-U4KJWzyZ0JiHbEw-qEOdZYULHc/s400/7-Jour-de-march%25C3%25A9-UnCoeurenProvence.jpg)
![Vegetable baskets](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUNnjDSGZDARDkqv8_wTpnEx0VVaNpPz4UwoAtG5pKi4jQhu7ecwWK0hHJX2OqzDIQW-63vEODn5hYGmqThb8L57i1yDW_oWJNrxQdmu4tbEIvunlObJcWZzFu-z0wm34gipm-ZvxlGoM/s400/8-Jour-de-march%25C3%25A9-UnCoeurenProvence.jpg)
Admire the stalls filled with local produce bursting with sunshine.
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![Figs](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjieyLT6Iu4dpnBBFGRvCY94Q4dXpUk_UoTbgFRJYuEGYcF1M6OiJNJEfeoibAkYyzURjc7DfHlio_i6HdGLc8zKiX2yLmjC0YwEdiYYLXLjpIsyrcDNH419R2LDwXNcGBxmjeAG2g3sX7L/s400/10-Jour-de-march%25C3%25A9-UnCoeurenProvence.jpg)
Sit on the terrace of Bistro Sansavino to quench your thirst or to taste the dish of the day prepared with produce from the market.
![Jams](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApDYvCH5-4LEZVkw8kwUrs7clTdFuNPpZHM_3u0eMtW3nT8KZGKtvRMsVabXxuR6joYyDDUShoDTNmvFjrrT2yYvWP-l71VAFbyyIjlKX6EPYg4RyB1mvIPDdEnRYmuL7Fi-m5equDbro/s400/11-Jour-de-march%25C3%25A9-UnCoeurenProvence.jpg)
![Take the street Mazelle for easier access to the market square in Sommières - France](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWexAh7sKQ5WhwZ-sROEbK6TPlJ0qava7pHtT-9Lu07BStJuj0iiZBzgv7w0kWdtvSQCIQK5Y7xSuOI5rtmpDrwqLVU9TQfE-DZPbwButtPD1T6PCS9Q0D2Bq7wJMrV_XwQ5pH-dYZYM4/s400/12-Jour-de-march%25C3%25A9-UnCoeurenProvence.jpg)
Set out again with a happy heart thanks to catchy tunes of a passing brass band.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDuP4mAW0JPrCm4oPqCtf84Lh12OU7Car-z90WR2LHf-3qP-JO_uHWQsvOD3ugIHGFNNCE9v99vVxvZ0Pi63cR0zsYl9tMdKrd2xbqc7xXERp5ISZSgH45imnbpXZFsPCM73MX0xl1aya/s400/13-Jour-de-march%25C3%25A9-UnCoeurenProvence.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXw995w9pJH8y300jTGEWbUY9pVkCBOIulmPCzmE-AtS-JvVHnpnbqtWpBHmk4CB6YnrFigsORTFgK_huU9cyltHzTrWCOWjonrFmgrQtfKw3lctbSmP2t5dJyRvBYuXFWa22H7mZ8hi1/s400/14-Jour-de-march%25C3%25A9-UnCoeurenProvence.jpg)
Original article "Jour de marché" translated by Annie of The Bunny Bungalow
7 commentaires:
Oh I love these markers ! Beautiful photo's ! I can almost taste is...
Thank you for taking us with you to the market.
I love the photo's, it brings back memories of my visits there.
I LOVE figs, at the place we stayed there was a fig tree and I was collecting them daily, mmmm!
Hugs,
Angela.
What a wonderful market. Lovely! I really must go back to France very soon..
Que feira encantadora!
Laeriss,
Thanks so much for sharing your market photos. All the photos are wonderful and give us a nice peek at what market days are like in France.
Kris
Oh so beautiful pictures, have a nice week.
Hugs, Barbara
Beautiful photos, lovely Blog...thank you for the inspiration.
lots of love from switzerland
Jacqueline ♡
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