Saturday in Pézenas at holiday time
Another busy Saturday market in PézenasSaturday, and as usual the busy market place in Pézenas was jam-packed. People busy buying their fruit and vegetables, and hundreds (it seemed like thousands) of tourists making their way up and down Cours Jean Jaurès, the main market street.
There is a wide variety of produce to choose from; oysters from two fish stalls, a colourful setting of plants and flowers nearby, ripe fruit, appealing to all the senses, fresh vegetables, and all of which look as if they have just been dug from someone's garden. None of your regimented shape and colour pre-pack supermarket veg. here. No sir, this is the real stuff! All this from the many stalls packed around the statue of Marianne with her dolphin fountains in the main square.
At the other end of the long market street, a different set of produce to set taste buds tingling. Stalls selling a wide range of olives and spices - taste the different varieties and you will be hooked, stalls with fresh fish, meats from the mobile vans that travel from village to village selling their produce, freshly baked country breads - look at the different sizes and shapes they bake, and the smell of meats and other meals cooking, ready to buy and take home, from paellas to couscous and Beouf Bourguignon.
There is a wide variety of produce to choose from; oysters from two fish stalls, a colourful setting of plants and flowers nearby, ripe fruit, appealing to all the senses, fresh vegetables, and all of which look as if they have just been dug from someone's garden. None of your regimented shape and colour pre-pack supermarket veg. here. No sir, this is the real stuff! All this from the many stalls packed around the statue of Marianne with her dolphin fountains in the main square.
At the other end of the long market street, a different set of produce to set taste buds tingling. Stalls selling a wide range of olives and spices - taste the different varieties and you will be hooked, stalls with fresh fish, meats from the mobile vans that travel from village to village selling their produce, freshly baked country breads - look at the different sizes and shapes they bake, and the smell of meats and other meals cooking, ready to buy and take home, from paellas to couscous and Beouf Bourguignon.
Mouth watering ready-to-eat meals available on the market...This is a holiday maker's paradise. And of course, because it's July, the market is packed. Pézenas really puts on a show to ensure people have a holiday they will remember. During the summer months they have several events and shows each week, all to make the holidays complete.
This year is the 43rd Mirondela des Arts, the collective name for all the events organised in Pézenas. Starting July 5 with a big street parade, the cultural events unfold each week. This week there is a comedy show "Les Chevaliers du Fiel", and a fantastic night of flamenco, with "Jazzing Flamenco", performed in the open air theatre. This is a programme full of events, with something to please everyone who takes a holiday in the Pézenas area this summer.
This year is the 43rd Mirondela des Arts, the collective name for all the events organised in Pézenas. Starting July 5 with a big street parade, the cultural events unfold each week. This week there is a comedy show "Les Chevaliers du Fiel", and a fantastic night of flamenco, with "Jazzing Flamenco", performed in the open air theatre. This is a programme full of events, with something to please everyone who takes a holiday in the Pézenas area this summer.posted by Cristina Loghin at
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