Apt Marché — Local services in Apt

Today, we had a chance to visit a market that's been nominated as one of the “100 most beautiful markets in France”.

The Apt market has existed since the 12th century offering a variety of fresh produce from the region of Provence. Over 300 exhibitors from the south of France gather to display their products. It’s the day of the week that attacks locals from the surrounding area as well as tourists visiting the region.

You can find beautiful, vibrant colour fruit and vegetables, cheese, honey, cured meats, wine, oil, freshly baked bread, sweet pastries, nougat, herbs, lavender, marinated olives and even truffles. The list of things is endless.

We’ve picked up some mixed olives, that have been marinated with herbs, tiny onions, garlic and peppers. Fougasse, tomato and cheese baguette, sun-dried tomato pesto, goat's cheese with truffles and few other things. All of the goods came down a little over €100, but it was truly worth the experience and the quality of the...

WOW! Everyone told us that this was one of the best (and largest) markets in Provence so we drove from CdP to check it out. My husband and I were blown away. The market seemed to go on forever because every time you turned down a street, there was another vendor period this market truly does have everything from produce, to meat, cheese, fruit, olives, pastries, art, jewelry, clothing, shoes, woven bags, whole roasted chickens, nuts, coffee, and no doubt some items we missed. We wandered around for almost 3 hours and filled 3 good-sized tote bags! We are from the United States and have never seen anything like it. All the vendors were friendly, not pushy. No yelling at you to come by. It's incredible that this market has been held every Saturday since the 12th century! Highly recommend. It's worth an...

I was impressed by the varieties , freshness and low prices of fruits. They have many other items here- cheese , clothes, bread, jam , honey and many more. The market occupied many streets . You will find something to buy here. Do scheduled your visit to Apt on Saturday. Market ends 12.30 pm. After this market there was nothing much to do on a Saturday in Apt. Fortunately our visit coincide with the French...