Category: Farmer’s Markets

The Meyssac Farmer’s Market, held every Tuesday and Friday (and Sundays in July/August), is our preferred market for regular grocery shopping. Here you’ll find excellent fruits and veggies, as well as cheese, meat, and poultry vendors and even some prepared foods. Although smaller than Brive’s market, the produce is sometimes even better quality, plus the proximity of our favorite bread store and a full-service butcher is handy. More info on Meyssac’s website.

Unless you get there very early, park in the lot at left off of the D38 after you pass through Collonge-la-Rouge (red box on map). Then walk further along D38 until you reach the center of town (yellow oval. Bring your shopping bags!

The Farmer’s Market in Brive is the largest in the area, and reliably has amazing produce, prepared foods, and even crafts and clothing. Hosted in the Halle George Brassens plus the adjoining covered market and parking lot, you’ll find over a hundred individual stalls selling fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, cheese, household items, clothing, and crafts.

The market is held every Tuesday and Saturday morning during the summer, and parking is available underneath in Parking Guierle (enter by going north on Ave. du 14 juillet).

Within the hall itself you will find the prepared meat vendors: poultry, saucisson, foie gras. Under the covered market you’ll find vegetables and fruits, with cheese, meat, and fish trucks parked at the edges. Out on the open parking lot you’ll find more veggies and fruits, breads, cheese, meat, fish, and other prepared foods. And further out in the parking lot you’ll find the housewares, clothing, and crafts.

Make sure you find the olive lady who has wonderful mixed varieties and tapenades; sample the local saucisson sec of several types; try the apricots, pêche plat, plums, and other fruit when they are in season, especially the small melons; and grab some paella for a lunch on the go.