The Halles or covered market of Quimperlé, part II !!!

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Again, I take you to neighboring dept 29 Finistére and the town of Quimperlé, in my lovely Bretagne of my belle France. Again to show you the nice covered market here or Les Halles. One of the highlights of any visit to France me think. And indeed we love it. We were there again for a road warrior trail and going for lunch we passed by it again. Therefore, here is my take again on the Halles or covered market of Quimperlé, part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

You have the Berguerie Fishmongers, located in the market halls since 1992, specializes in fish and shellfish sourced primarily from local fish markets in Concarneau and Lorient. These products are prepared according to customer preferences: gutted, scaled, or filleted. Open Tuesday to Thursday: 7h30 – 13h. Friday and Saturday: 7h – 13h. Sunday: 7h30 – 13h

The Kerbellec Community Gardens, a market garden farm practicing organic agriculture with a social and solidarity-based approach, has been active in the area for over 25 years. They grow seasonal organic vegetables, which are offer through short supply chains in the form of baskets, retail at the shop in the Halles, and to professionals in the sector. Open Tuesday and Thursday: 8h30 – 12h45 (summer) and 9h – 13h15 (winter)

The Les Trois Petits Cochons (The Three Little Pigs) offers charcuterie, prepared foods, fruits, and vegetables. Continuing the legacy of “Saveurs Paysannes” (Farm Flavors), managed by Lulu, they have maintained the same spirit and products. Open Monday to Saturday from 8h to 13h Closed Sunday,

Les halles or the Market Halls reflect the city’s economic evolution and the corresponding architectural responses, which change according to needs and times. Of medieval origin, “market hall-street” type buildings, constructed with timber framing like the first “market hall” in Quimperlé, The covered market on Place Hervo, conforming to a model widely disseminated nationally Between the 13C and 19C, four market halls were successively built in Quimperlé, three in the lower town and one in the upper town. The market hall in the lower town, integrated into a dense old urban fabric, was built in 1886 by the contractor Moreau according to the plans of the architects William and Farge; This covered market utilized the technical innovations of the time, notably the wrought iron framework. Today, only the halle or market hall located on Place Hervo, rebuilt identically in 2002, remains among the various commercial buildings that once existed in Quimperlé. And this is Les Halles you see today.

The Quimperlé les Rias tourist office on its heritage: https://www.quimperle-lesrias.bzh/la-ville-de-quimperle/

The official halles de Cornouaille on Quimperlé market: https://halles-cornouaille.com/halles-de-cornouaille/quimperle/

There you go folks, enjoy the story and do come to shop, we did and always looking forward to it. In addition, around the covered market there are nice quant stores groceries, gifts and resto/bars to make it a lively district. Inside we had and love it the Halles de fromages with about 70 varieties of cheeses so they say we can’t count so delicious all of them! Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Halles or covered market of Quimperlé, part II !!! as I

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

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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