Visit this small market, just 35 minutes from Aix en Provence, as a starting point for visiting hilltop towns in the Luberon National Park.
A Cinematic Setting
You may recognise the beautiful basin of this small Luberon town from the film “A Good Year” starring Russel Crowe. (See the date scene). Every Tuesday, there’s a small market here around the Étang (a rather more glorious version of a pond, I can’t really find an English equivalent). The market is small but includes saucisson (cured meats), olives, produce from local producers and some artisans. The market will have less stalls in winter but still worth a wander even if it’s just an excuse to have lunch, or take a cooking class, as I did a few years ago, at La Petite Maison du Cucuron. These images are from the market in September.
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