We all love strolling around a market. Local produce, colours and smells all mingle, making you want to try everything. Get your basket ready, we’re taking you to the markets of the Loire Valley!
Markets in Orléans
Don’t miss the main markets in Orléans:
- Wednesdays from 3pm to 7.30pm: town centre market, Place de la République
- Fridays from 4.30pm to 9.30pm: night market, Place du Martroi
- Saturday mornings from 7.30am to 12.30pm: Quai du Roi market, on the banks of the Loire (Quai du Roi).
Markets in Tours
The city of Tours is also bustling with lively markets. Colour and flavour are the order of the day. Among the highlights you’ll find on the producers’ stands are, of course, cheeses, starting with Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine and its famous straw. Then there are the Touraine rillons and rillettes and Géline de Touraine (a small black hen renowned for its fine meat)… you’ll want to try it all!
Don’t miss the main markets in Tours:
- Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7.30am to 12.30pm: Halles de Tours market, Carreau des Halles, Place Paillhou
- Thursdays from 8.30am to 12.30pm: Velpeau market, Place Velpeau
- Sundays from 8am to 12.30pm: Marché Rabelais, Place Rabelais and Marché Velpeau, Place Velpeau
Markets in Blois
Don’t miss the main markets in Blois:
- Fridays from 4pm to 8pm: organic market, Quai Amédée Contant
- Saturdays from 8.30am to 1.15pm: City Centre market, Place Louis XII
Some of the many other markets in the Loire Valley
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