The markets of Vannes, part IV !!! 

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And here I am again telling you about my wonderful beautiful capital city of Vannes in my Morbihan breton dept 56 of my lovely Bretagne and in my belle France! This is an underrated city that must be visit more and I know we have plenty to see here but you come and will be hook by it, I took new pictures for my blog for you and me. I will tell you more on the markets of Vannes, part IV  !!! Hope you enjoy it as I

I went back to my capital City of Vannes ; of course not going to tell you how many times a week I am here, but once in a while its worth a post , like today, In the Place de la Poissonnerie you have the Halle aux Poissons or fish market ,a wonderful place of fish ,seafood and all related to the mighty wonderful sea, There is not to forget the Halles des Lices covered market an unique place of wonderful goodies open all week,at the place des Lices.(see post).

The Halle aux Poissons will delight all the freaks of crustaceans, oysters, fish and even smoked salmon stand. This market is held all year round on the following days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 8h to 13h. About twenty permanent traders in all. It is a wonderful building which we enjoy tremendously and shop profusionnally!  In 1821, a first fish market,  back of the buildings on Rue Saint-Vincent, was built on the place de la Poissonnerie, a place for fish markets since the end of the middle ages. The Gulf fishermen wishing for a larger and more hygienic building, a new Halle is made in 1880 of 35 meters in length and 13 meters in width, it is built in granite. Inside, 18 cast iron poles, some of which are adorned with scallops, support a metal frame.

We came as usual to do our fish buys fresh from the Gulf of Morbihan and out into the outer islands of the Atlantic Ocean all part of the dept 56 Morbihan (in Breton means petite mer in French or small sea in English), We purchase a piece of blue lobster and filets of bar or sea bass, Looking forward to cooking it in the weekend !!!

The Halles des Lices or covered market are open every day from 8h30 to 13h30 except on Sundays and Mondays. During the summer season, they are open 7 days a week from 8h30  to 13h30 and on Friday afternoons from 16h to 19h30. Located on the place des Lices, allows you to fill your basket of good local products (vegetables, fruits, cheeses, meats…), but also offers a few dishes to eat in for lunch in the middle of stalls on a tasting area. Thirty traders welcome you all year. We stop by to take a peek this time.

The city of Vannes on its markets: https://www.mairie-vannes.fr/halles-et-marches

The city of Vannes on the covered market: https://www.mairie-vannes.fr/halles

The Morbihan dept 56 tourist office on the markets of Vannes : https://morbihan.com/decouvrir/gastronomie-bretonne/flaner-sur-les-allees-des-marches/le-marche-de-vannes-lun-des-plus-beaux-marches-de-france/

The local Gulf of Morbihan tourist office on the markets of Vannes : https://www.golfedumorbihan.co.uk/explore/savour-the-exceptional/markets/market-of-vannes/

There you go folks, really enjoy it , always a treat and very friendly merchants that we have come to know on a first name basis with the best of France and the world! Do not miss it ! Again, hope you enjoy this post on the markets of Vannes, part IV 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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