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Once again, found me older pictures not in my blog and they should be, And in addition about a wonderful spot we love visit so much all over France and of course at Rennes, The good of earth locally done cannot be beaten and one reason the culinary heights of France are no 1! This is alone one reason to live in my belle France! Therefore, let me tell you a bit more of the Marché des Lices of Rennes, part I !!! Hope you enjoy it as I

The markets we chase, find ,become nostalgic about them and continue to visit them anywhere we go in our France. This is of course no different in my Bretagne and we do all our essentials here , the hyper/supermarkets are for the paper stuffs! Buy fresh, from the good Earth and be happy about it knowing you are eating the very best the world can produce, in France. We ,of course, go to Rennes often , and stopped by it each time. Many souvenirs of our dear late wife/mom Martine as she introduce them to us and absolutely love them. For the record, Rennes is in dept 35 Ille et Vilaine, name after two rivers and in the region of Bretagne, its capital city! , and of course in my belle France,

The Marché des Lices is 401 years old, a delights to the taste buds of regulars and new visitors. Young and old meet every Saturday to do their shopping or simply take a walk. The market, extends from Place Saint-Michel to Place Rallier-du-Baty, The halles, symbols of this market, appeared in 1868 and 1871. Inspired by the work of Baltard, It is the place handle by about 283 traders and craftsmen The half-timbered architecture, private mansions have shaped the identity of market all around it.

It is considered the second largest food market in France without really knowing which is the first. But ultimately its ranking doesn’t matter. With those of Aligre in Paris, Wazemmes in Lille or Capucins in Bordeaux, the marche des Lices in Rennes is indeed one of the best-stocked pantries in France. The different activities are grouped by trade: butchers and delicatessens in the west market (butchers’ hall); caterers, cheesemakers, patties merchants and sausage patties between the halls (Place de la Trinité); cheesemakers, bakers, artisans, confectioners, Asian caterers in the east hall ; the fishmongers on the slab of the car park, at the former location of the pavilion ; market gardeners and farmers producing fruit and vegetables throughout the Place des Lices and florists in Place Saint-Michel, overflowing on Place de Rallier du Baty. Although most come from the countryside of Rennes, the sellers come from all Brittany to propose their products,  and are made up to 60% of producers and craftsmen. The market is part of the life of the city, it is not uncommon to meet musicians, dancers, bachelor parties, candidates in elections, political happenings or petitioners, restaurateurs and chefs from the region who came to shop, etc.

At the  Place des Lices, the marché des Lices opens up as a food and flower market created in 1662, for fear of the plague, a market was held to avoid the entry into the city of sellers and buyers from outside. It welcomes only artisans and local producers and is the third market in France in terms of merchants/sellers.

The Marché des Lices opens on Saturdays from 7h30 to 13h30 for sales. However, the Installation starts at 4h disassembly ends at 14h30 to allow cleaning operations. During this time parking and traffic is chaotic to say the least but we locals managed it , surely visitors will be surprise of it!

It is already four centuries at least that every Saturday from 7h30 to 13h30 the local Rennais and visitors converge in number to the Place des Lices. The first trace of a market at the bottom of the Place des Lices goes back to 1483. After the French revolution, the n ° 18 of the Place des Lices is acquired by the city to install its office of incoming merchandise of the city. The market is then daily for the wholesale, and completed on Saturday by the fairground market. The market continues to grow, a third hall, less large, is built in 1907 for market gardeners and sanitary inspection, at the current location of the fishmongers. This fishmongers place was demolished later and an underground car park is built at its location in 1989. The Marché des Lices is a food market and a flower market created in 1662, for fear of the plague, a market was held to avoid the entry into the city of sellers and buyers from outside. It welcomes only artisans and local producers and is the third market in France in terms of sellers.  The Marché des Lices is a market of farmers producers, food processors and florists, from 1965 in its modern form. It is an institution in Rennes, it is the second market of France with more than 300 producers and craftsmen or tradesmen non-producers, The market takes place at the place of the Lices, and extends over to the place de la Trinité, Place Saint-Michel ,and partially to the Place Rallier du Baty. Two halls built by Martenot are also used called Halles Martenot , in each hall there is a large central skylight resting on 16 cast iron pillars, connected by spacers of the same metal and the spans are closed by a brick filling of 2.50 meters. The market reserved for butchery, is based on a stone base to compensate for the unevenness of the soil.

The Rennes tourist office on the Lices market: https://www.tourisme-rennes.com/decouvrir-rennes/week-end/marche-des-lices-rennes-2/

The City metro area of Rennes on the Marché des Lices:  https://metropole.rennes.fr/organisme/marche-des-lices-5065

There you go folks ,a wonderful experience for the visitors I am sure, and sublime for the locals like me, can’t get enough of them. The one in Rennes is super loaded with fresh produce, fruits and cheeses oh là là là I can’t wait to be back again, eventually, Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Marché des Lices of Rennes, part I as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!