French Markets, Saint-Rémy & Château d’Estoublon: A Slow Day in Provence | Simply Slow Traveler

French Markets, Saint-Rémy & Château d’Estoublon: A Slow Day in Provence | Simply Slow Traveler

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the beautiful 
Provence, a region that I so much love and where I have been spending a few days during 
the week of my birthday for the past few years. This year, I rented a small apartment right in the 
heart of the beautiful city of Aix-en-Provence, overlooking the iconic Place Richelme, that 
bursts into life every early morning with its market filled with all sorts of fruits, 
vegetables, and typical Provençal produce. While the market was right at my doorstep, I went just for a quick browse. The best day 
to visit the markets in Aix is on Saturday, when they have the most vendors. On 
Sundays, the best market in the region is in the unique town of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, 
and that was our main plan for the morning. L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is this picturesque village 
surrounded by two branches of the river Sorgue, with crystal clear waters where vibrant water 
plants dance to the slow rhythm of the currents. In the heart of the town, however, the Sunday 
mornings rhythm is much more energetic, with stalls laid out across the 
squares and streets surrounding the Church and by the river canals, 
selling everything you can imagine. One of the highlights of the Sunday 
market at L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, and one of my favourite sections, 
is the vast Brocante market, located in the south quays of the town. 
Here, you will find such beautiful vintage furniture pieces, decoration items, 
and unique utensils and artifacts. The market starts at 6am every Sunday, and 
the stalls are open all the way until 2pm. As lunch time rolls around, people start filling 
up the restaurant terraces that are stuck between the market stalls and the river canal, and that 
was precisely what we did as well, admiring the beautiful landscape and the buzz of the last 
couple of hours of yet another market day. For the afternoon, we went spending a few slow hours in one of my favourite towns 
in the area: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Saint-Rémy is just 30 minutes 
away from L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, and it is a picturesque flat town with 
cobbled streets, cream-toned façades with colourful pastel shutters, and a lot of 
beautiful boutiques selling local products, some of them very traditional of Provence. 
I always love spending a couple of hours browsing the stores and strolling through 
its narrow streets and picturesque squares. To end this beautiful Provençal Sunday, 
we went for dinner at Château d’Estoublon, an historical vast property 
surrounded by vineyards and olive groves on the south side 
of the Alpilles mountain range. The restaurant La Table d’Estoublon 
is located right by the Château, in a courtyard area surrounded 
by the greenery of ancient trees, bushes and ivies crawling 
up the thick stone walls. Over a slow dinner with live music 
and a beautifully cooked and presented sophisticated French cuisine, we spent a 
few hours until well after the sun had set, making this a perfect way to finish 
a dreamy Summer day in Provence. Thank you for coming with me on 
a quintessential Summer Sunday in Provence. If you are not yet, make 
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Join me for a quintessential Provençal Sunday spent between market stalls, charming towns, and a dinner under the trees. I based myself in Aix-en-Provence for my birthday week, in a lovely little apartment right above Place Richelme — the heart of the daily market scene.

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✨ Highlights of this video:

•Place Richelme, Aix-en-Provence – Staying right above the daily market square.
• Sunday Market at L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue – From fresh produce to antiques, a Provençal tradition.
• The Brocante – Vintage treasures and unique finds by the river.
• Saint-Rémy-de-Provence – A slow afternoon in one of the most charming towns in the South of France.
• Château d’Estoublon – Dinner under the trees in a magical setting, with live music and fine cuisine.

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🕛 Time Stamps:

00:00 Introduction
00:41 Place Richelme, Aix-en-Provence
02:44 L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
07:14 The Antiques Market
09:22 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
10:37 Château d’Estoublon

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