Simple Provence pleasures – farmer’s market in Nice

Farmer’s market on Cours Saleya in Nice offers a variety of products and traditional French foods – flowers, plants, fresh produce, fine cheeses and meats. There are vendors of traditional Provence items – lavender and lavender oil, soaps, perfume, olives and olive oil from certified regions.

Herbal and black tea sold in bulk — Tea Stand

Prepared pickled olives in great variety at Cours Saleya — Olives stand and vendors

French Market in Nice Pictures

You can find the freshest seafood – shellfish, lobster, crab, shrimp or taste it in numerous restaurants. Cours Saleya farmer market is a place to visit.

African French elderly man in traditional clothes, Nice France — Picturesque elderly man of African descent at the market

Olives pickled Nicoise, Provencal and other — Nicoise-style pickled olives

Taste traditional French food and take great food pictures at this market. This is a meat lover paradise too, with a large selection of finely smoked meats, sausages and rolls. These delicious products come from nearby villages and towns in South of France, Italy and even Corsica.

Vendors are very friendly and offer free tastings of their masterpieces. For those craving, a sweet Cours Saleya market has the best of Provence – brightly colored marzipan candy, honey, pastries and cookies, candied fruit and fantastic candied flowers, jams and confitures. All of this looks so good in food pictures.

Red bell peppers, salad greens - mesclun, tomatoes, green beans — Green beans and red bell peppers

Muscat grapes clusters - Provence, France — Provence sweet treasure – Muscat grapes clusters

A healthy choice is also great: fresh local produce – peppers, tomatoes, mesclun, olives- is amazing. Fresh fruit is abundant, as well as sun-dried vegetables. Flowers are a dedicated special market area and are a real delight.

The farmers market is easy to find in the old part of Nice and it is completely pedestrian. It is best to arrive in the morning when there are not that many visitors. Also, morning light would be perfect for taking some colorful pictures, watching people go by and simply relaxing and sipping some coffee.