{"id":13025,"date":"2020-01-28T10:08:55","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T09:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iconicriviera.com\/?p=13025"},"modified":"2020-01-28T10:08:55","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T09:08:55","slug":"les-meilleurs-march%c3%a9s-de-la-c%c3%b4te-d%27azur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iconicalps.com\/fr\/best-french-riviera-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Les Meilleurs March\u00e9s"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s part of France’s curious charm that there is no market more perfect than the one you are strolling through at that very moment. There is always the fear that you will never see raspberries of such a deep fuchsia again or catch the very same scent of saucissons laced with garlic, fennel or Comte cheese. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Les march\u00e9s dans les vieilles villes de la C\u00f4te d'Azur, c'est un peu le c\u0153ur battant de chaque endroit. C'est l\u00e0 o\u00f9 les gens du coin font leurs courses pour la journ\u00e9e et disent bonjour \u00e0 leurs voisins, pendant que les touristes, curieux, jettent un \u0153il sur la vie de tous les jours des locaux et essaient de s'impr\u00e9gner de l'ambiance de la Riviera. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y'a plein de trucs \u00e0 voir et \u00e0 choper sur les march\u00e9s de la C\u00f4te d'Azur. Que ce soit de l'artisanat, des tissus, des vieilleries, des produits \u00e0 la lavande faits maison, des fleurs, des fruits frais et secs, des l\u00e9gumes, du poisson, tu peux y trouver quasiment tout ce qui te passe par la t\u00eate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For this guide, we focused on only the very best markets that are year-round at least twice a week. If you want more, you can check out our complete list of French Flea Markets<\/a> and guide to the best places to find shopping deals<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like most Provencal markets, the French Riviera’s markets are the kind of place that’ll make you wonder how you’ll ever manage to drag yourself into a big box store back home again. Here, you gaze at towers of pastel-colored jasmine, lavender and rose petal jams, pass by bins groaning with flavored sea salts, alongside terracotta bowls of briny olives and lemon confit, towards baskets of purple artichokes dwarfed by their still-attached leaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this Iconic Riviera list, we will give you the best markets you should visit during your trip to the wonderful and lively French Riviera:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nice:<\/strong> The Saleya Food, Plants & Crafts Markets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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One of the most famous markets in the French Riviera is the one in the heart of Old Town Nice. Cours Saleya market is a large market that is authentically Mediterranean. Ranked as one of the best markets in France by the National Council for the Culinary Arts, this market offers the freshest and most locally sourced ingredients in town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Striped awnings house colorful flowers such as dahlias and geraniums and customers can peruse through stall after stall of organic vegetables, fruits and cheese. Stalls provide shade even during the hottest summer day and you’re surrounded by the streets of old Nice. Bargaining is welcome, if not expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This market has several different faces:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Food market<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Here you can find fresh local products from inland Nice. It has a warm and lively ambiance full of colors and scents. Row after row of spices beckon. There are grapes the size of golf balls and olives glimmering in the sun. Once the noon cannon goes off, the vendors are willing to negotiate in order to sell the maximum before the market closes at 1pm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Plants & Flowers Market<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The flower market is ranked by France’s National Council for the Culinary Arts as being one of the country’s special markets. At this market, blooms of every color and shape burst into life. It is full of colorful bouquets, plants, and exotic flowers, which fill the air with pleasing fragrances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Artisan crafts Market<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the summer Cours Saleya never sleeps, and in the evenings it becomes a Summer Night Crafts Market. The rule is that everything must be hand-made or painted by the local artist, which happily eliminates mass-produced trinkets. It makes for a lovely festive atmosphere, surrounded by the cafe tables and restaurants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Antiques Market<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

On Mondays, Cours Saleya turns into a sprawling Antique Market or \u2018Brocante\u2019, where you can find a wide range of antiques, collectibles and fascinating French bric-a-brac. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Food Market Open Times:<\/strong> Tuesdays to Sundays from 6am to 1pm (closed on Mondays).
Flowers Market Open Times: <\/strong>Tuesdays to Sundays, from 6am to 5:30pm (closed on Mondays and Sunday afternoons).
Artisan Crafts Market Open Times: <\/strong>From June 1 to September 30, every day from 6pm to midnight.
Antiques Market Open Times: <\/strong>Mondays from 7am until 6pm (but they start to pack up just after 4pm).
More information: <\/strong>Market details on the official Nice website.<\/a><\/td>