Marché Provençal – Cours Masséna
Every morning except Monday, the arcaded Cours Masséna in the heart of Vieil-Antibes fills with the most photogenic market on the Côte d'Azur — tapenade in a dozen varieties, lavender honey, socca batter and cheeses that smell of wild hillside herbs. This is not a tourist trap; it is where Antibois actually shop.
What to Buy and Eat Right There
Arrive before 9 am to watch vendors arrange pyramids of violet artichokes, fat Menton lemons and bundles of fresh thyme still damp with dew. The stallholders are mostly local producers from the arrière-pays, and many will let you taste before you buy.
Look for the socca vendor near the eastern end — socca is the thin, crispy chickpea-flour pancake that is the street food of the Riviera, best eaten hot from the iron pan with a grind of black pepper and nothing else.
Beyond the Food Stalls
On Tuesday and Saturday mornings the market expands into a brocante section where you can find vintage Riviera postcards, old Pernod pitchers and occasionally a genuine piece of Vallauris pottery at a fair price.
The surrounding lanes of Vieil-Antibes — Rue Sade, Rue de la République — are lined with fromageries, cave à vins and small bakeries that stay open through the market hours, making the whole quarter feel like one big, fragrant larder.
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