Languedoc Markets

Most of the towns in the Languedoc region have weekly markets.  The majority of them are held in the morning until about 14.00 hours in the old parts of the towns (by the canal or in the central square).  There is always a large variety of local food specialities on sale such as seafood, herbs, fruit, vegetables, wine, cheese and cured ham.    Depending on the season and crop availability, often impromptu farmers’ markets will be held, and again according to the catch the fisherman often sell direct from their boats in the fishing villages lining the coast. Some of the larger towns also have specialized sales and flea markets selling goods which include antiques, horses or plants.

There are over 550 regular markets in this region, but rather than list them all we have picked out the main ones which offer the largest selection of goods.  But you can safely assume that whatever your holiday destination in the Languedoc, it  will have some form of market there during your stay.

Monday:       Castelnaudary, Mirepoix, Fanjeaux

Tuesday:       Carcassonne, Cessenon, Creissan, Cruzy, Olonzac, Prades

Wednesday:   Bize Minervois, Bram, Lézignan, Capestang, Quarante, St Pons (excellent
selection of local produce)     

   
Thursday:      Agde (flower and general), Carcassonne, Figueres, La Bastide,  
                        Lezignan-Corbieres (large market), Mazeres

Friday:           Creissan, Cruzy, Limoux, Quarante

Saturday:     Carcassonne (best day here), Ceret, Cessenon, Chalabre, Pezenas

Sunday;         Bessan (food, clothing and hardware), Esperaza, St Chinian (mainly food,
but also clothes, fabric, books and plants)

Narbonne holds a covered market seven days a week.  There is a large street market on Thursday and Sunday mornings held on the banks of the canal in the town centre.  On Tuesday there is a “friperie” (second hand clothes sale) and on Wednesday there is a general market past Les Halles towards the hospital. Narbonne-Plage has a market during the summer season every evening from 18.00 to midnight

Beziers holds a covered food market from Tuesday to Saturday.  There is also a flower market in the allees Paul Riquet on Friday and a special organic vegetable sale on Saturday.  On Sunday there is a large general market selling just about everything.