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Provence Markets – Or Countryside Views?

Europe, France, Luxury Travel, Nature Connection, Provence, Things to do

There’s something idyllic about walking round a French Market, especially in Provence. But they are now so popular and often selling the same things, with the traders hopping to different towns (Bédoin on Monday, Vaison-Le-Romaine on Tuesday, Malaucene on Wednesday, Nyons on Thursday, Carpentras on Friday, Apt on Saturday and back to L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue or Coustellet nearby.)

But for me, the beauty and peace is in the countryside.

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