The town centre is taken over with every conceivable type of stall you can think of - whether it's fresh fruit, vegetable's, ham, pate's or cheeses being sold directly by the farmer; tables, chairs and beds being sold out of a van, or live hens and chickens clucking in cardboard boxes - you'll be able to buy it all on the market.
If you'd prefer your chickens slightly more prepared, there are also stall-holders selling yummy spit-roasted birds, pork, lamb and potatoes !
As well as selling the freshest and best quality produce, we've also found that the street markets are cheaper than the local supermarkets.
Market times vary but generally start at 6 or 7am and finish at mid-day or 1pm. Regular markets near to the Gite include:
- Josselin - Saturday
- Loudeac - Saturday
- Pontivy - Monday
- Ploermel - Monday & Friday
- La Trinite-Porhoet - 2nd Monday
- Merdrignac - Wednesday
- St-Brieuc - Wednesday & Saturday
- Vannes - Wednesday & Saturday
- Rennes - Mon-Sat in the food halls, Saturday morning aux lices (in the streets)
As well as the regular street markets most weeks you can also find a nearby vide grenier (literally 'empty loft') which can only be described as a cross between an antique fair and a car boot sale. There's usually a very wide range of items on sale ranging from picture postcards to oil paintings, farm ploughs to cutlery and pretty much everything else as well.
Once you've bought your bargains there's bound to be a cafe where you can enjoy a drink and a delicious traditional Breton crepe before venturing forth again !
Other useful websites:
AngloInfo's Markets in BrittanyFrance Magazine's Filo France - comprehensive list of markets by department.
Serarchable directory of Vide Grenier's and Brocante's (find by date and area)
Les Vallées Gite is on the border of Brittany department's 22 (Cotes-D'Armor) and 56 (Morbihan), and about half hour's drive from 35 (Ille-Et-Vilaine).
