Marché de Fécamp (Place Bigot)
Every Saturday morning Place Bigot and the surrounding streets fill with stalls piled high with Normandy's finest: raw-milk Camembert, briny Étretat oysters, cider from the Pays de Caux, and fish landed that same morning at the quay 300 metres away. This is real, workaday Normandy shopping.
What to Buy
Head straight for the fishmongers first — sole, turbot and coquilles Saint-Jacques from the local fleet sell out by 11 h. The cheesemonger from the Pays d'Auge usually has aged Livarot and a runny Neufchâtel in heart-shaped form, perfect for a picnic.
The apple producers from the Caux plateau sell cloudy, tannic cider by the plastic cup as well as calvados; a 75 cl bottle of brut cider typically costs €3–4 and makes an excellent souvenir.
Atmosphere & Tips
Arrive before 9 h 30 if you want the pick of the catch and a quiet wander; by 11 h the market is packed with locals doing their weekly shop and the energy is infectious but elbow-y.
The boulangerie stall near the fountain sells teurgoule — a slow-baked Norman rice pudding spiced with cinnamon — by the slice. It is one of the region's most underrated comfort foods and costs about €2.
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