Abbeville (Somme area): Thursday – Place du Grand Marche and the Market Hall
A very big market almost exclusively in the Market Hall, lots of clothes stalls, food stalls, household goods and much else – very traditional. The outdoor market is open until early afternoon and the Market Hall closes at lunchtime.
Well worth a day’s visit for the market, the Church which is the size of a Cathedral -very picturesque and beautiful, plus the great shops.
Le Crotoy (Picardy area) Friday morning – Place Jeanne d’Arc (Tuesday morning summer only)
Small market with food stalls, clothes and household products and rejuvenating salt from the Landes region. This is a lovely place for a traditional market and gives a great flavour of France. There are lots to do in Le Crotoy, its a lively seaside resort, there’s a great beach, lots of restaurants, wonderful cake shops, ad there’s a station for the narrow guage railway line the ”Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme” (Somme Bay Railway) – a very popular attraction in the area.
Rue (Picardy area): Saturday morning – Place General Leclerc
A medium sized market with a good selection of food stalls clothes and household goods.
Close to Le Crotoy, it has a quite lovely gothic looking Chapel and is a pretty town.
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