|
Which market between Bordeaux and Sarlat?
We will be driving to Sarlat (Vitrac) on the last Sat. In May for a week's stay. We will want to stop at a market in some town for fruit, cheese, etc. Do you have a market (town) to suggest? I know the markets close in the early aft. And not much is open on Sunday. Also, don't want to tackle Sarlat on Sunday. We will also stop at an intermarche. Thanks for any advice. It has been a while since I've been in the area so am expecting a lot of change. Thanks again. CJ
|
If you take the route through Bergerac, stop at Ste Foy la Grande for their farmer's market (I assume that's the "market" you are referring to - not an intermarche).
Not sure what you mean by "tackle Sarlat on Sunday". They don't have a Sunday farmer's market - but St Cyprien does. Stu Dudley |
Thanks, Stu. Ste Foy it is. We had to park the car at the train station there and continue by train one year during a gas strike.
|
Love the St Cyprien market, beautiful table linens also! It's probably my favorite market, FWIW.
|
Périgueux has a large Saturday market.
|
>>park the car at the train station there and continue by train one year during a gas strike.<<
Which gas strike? There have been many. We were in our gite near Cenac in the Dordogne during the early Sept 2000 gas strike. It was a doozie!! Stu Dudley |
That was 17 years ago, Stu. We haven't had a gas strike here that I can remember since then.
It's not going to be an issue finding food on a Saturday morning in the Périgord. Le Bugue's "small market" is Saturday mornings. If you're set on a fresh market, that's the one to target. It will start shutting down around noontime, a bit later since it's high tourist season. The Intermarché in Le Bugue will be open all day Saturday. Leader Price, Aldi, and Lidl will probably be open all day, too. Big market in St-Cyprien is Sunday, a complete wall-to-wall touristic nightmare in summer. The linens come from China unless you know the local guy to buy from. Finding food in the Périgord Noir on any day at any time is a non-issue. What's the problem with "tackling Sarlat on a Sunday"? |
|
That article was from 11 months ago. There is a big difference between living here and vacationing and making itineraries around the area, a BIG difference.
|
Thanks all! Yes, it was Sept. 2000. Our booking agent, Simply Perigord, sent a car to meet us, take us to buy a few staples and deliver us to the house in Tremolat. Then, when there was gas available our landlord took us back to the train - no station, just a flag stop. Good memories - it has been a long time.
|
The 50 or so articles I found by Googleing "gasoline strike France" were about the gas strike in late May last year.
https://www.google.com/#q=gasoline+strike+france Of course the news articles were 11 months ago - the strike was 11 months ago. Were you out of the country at that time? >>That was 17 years ago, Stu. We haven't had a gas strike here that I can remember since then.<< Stu Dudley |
Guess I just had the dumb luck to find the local guy for my table linens, they were definitely not 'Made in China' nor was the Sunday market a tourist nightmare when we were there in March.
|
No, I wasn't out of the country last March. May, yes, we were gone. Maybe the gas shortage didn't extend to the Périgord. We didn't notice it.
I won't even comment on Simply Perigord, the biggest rip-off agents in town. A merchant selling table linens at market in March is probably completely legit. And any local market in March is hardly a tourist nightmare. It's July and August when they get totally illegit. |
All I am saying is that 17 years ago they gave us great assistance. That was before we booked everything ourselves and we were very grateful for their service.
|
StCirq, could you please tell me where to find the local vendor of linens at the St.-Cyprien market? We'll be staying in La Roque-Gageac for 3 weeks in May.
|
The gas strike was in late May.
Stu Dudley |
| All times are GMT -8. The time now is 10:03 PM. |