The Galway Saturday Market

Locals get up very early on Saturday in Galway in order to get the pick of the goods on offer at the Saturday food market. About 90 colorful stall-holders, many of whom follow an alternative lifestyle, set out their wares in the area behind the Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas in the city center. Take your pick of the Mediterranean goods on offer at the Real Olive Company, or sample some Aran Smoked Salmon, or treat yourself to an outdoor lunch at the Madras Curry Stall, or sushi from the Japanese-run Da Kappa-ya Sushi, followed by dessert from Yummy Crêpes. Organic-vegetable sellers, plant sellers, herbalists, cheese mongers, and bakers are joined by hat sellers, wood carvers, and knitwear stalls, while a selection of Galway's famously wacky buskers entertain with music, juggling, and dance. Who could resist?