Sarlat Saturday Market
Every Saturday morning, Place de la Liberté and the surrounding streets vanish beneath a glorious sprawl of market stalls that has been feeding Sarlat since the Middle Ages. This is the real deal — local farmers, foragers and artisan producers selling the Périgord Noir's greatest hits: black truffles, foie gras, walnut oil, cèpe mushrooms and wheels of cabécou goat's cheese.
What to Buy and Where to Look
The truffle stalls cluster near the cathedral from November through March, when vendors lay out knobbly black Tuber melanosporum on cloth like precious jewels. Even a thumbnail-sized truffle costs serious money, but the vendors will let you lean in for a smell — that damp, earthy, almost chocolatey perfume is unforgettable.
Duck and goose products occupy a large swathe of the market: vacuum-packed confit de canard, jars of rillettes, whole foie gras lobes and magrets. Buy directly from producers such as the Ferme de Jaillac stall, whose family-raised ducks from the Dordogne valley are a cut above the supermarket alternatives.
The Wednesday Mini-Market and Truffle Market
A smaller but excellent market also runs every Wednesday morning year-round, worth catching if you're in town mid-week. From December to February, a dedicated Marché au Truffe (truffle market) takes over Place de la Liberté on Saturday mornings — growers and négociants trade by weight with professional discretion, but visitors are welcome to watch and even negotiate a small purchase.
Pair your market haul with a stop at one of the boulangeries on Rue de la République for a warm walnut bread loaf (pain aux noix), the ideal vehicle for spreading rillettes on the spot.
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