Montflanquin is a great market in the very square, market square. It’s about 20-minutes drive, north of St Sylvestre. When you get to Montflanquin, turn right onto the circular road round the village and drive 180o to the top of the Bastide. Great views; walk through the church walk to the market square
Montflanquin Market
Monpazier Market
From Montflanquin, you can go a little further to an even nicer market than Montflanquin Monzapier. Lunch at the L’Hotel de Londres or in the square is very reasonably priced
Montaigu de Quercy is a gentle village market. A lake and beach area is nearby with boating and swimming
Agen is a beautiful city. The Saturday market is along the side of the Garonne. There’s also an indoor market in the centre of the town – open every morning – with a fantastic array of food. Also check out the aqueduct on the canal du midi where Ric Stein came into Agen on his odyssey. Lunch as he did in the railway station restaurant on the 4-course menu for Euro.9.90
Roquecor is a trendy, English / Dutch enclave. Good market. Great to sit on the bar terrace if it’s sunny – and you don’t mind being surrounded by people speaking English
Valance d’Agen
Valance d’Agen the direct drive is across country but a big market and well worth it
Thursday is a bit a of market fest
Go to Montflanquin; then to Monpazier
You can come back through Biron where there’s a very impressive 17th and 18th century Chateau to visit for Euros.5.30. And a little further is Gavaudin, an interesting village clinging to the side of the hillside
Ste Liverade, just the other side of Villeneuve is a very large, slightly ethnic market with some small livestock. You can go from there to Le Restaurant Commandes in Le Temple sur Lot and visit the Water Lilies gardens, Latour-Marliac, which is the same gardens that supplied Monet with his water lilies for Giverny.
You can get bread from Dausse (be early to get croissants), Port de Penne, just below Penne d’Agenais on the Lot, St Sylvestre, on the opposite side of the Lot
There’s a good supermarket and hardware store in St Sylvestre as well
Don’t forget to take your bags
St Sylvestre’s market is on a WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY
St Sylvestre’s market is on a Wednesday – in the car park – and a Saturday – in front of the Marie
