Vegetable stall in the centre of the market

The Wednesday morning market in Loches is always worth a visit if you are in the area. We would have gone to the Saturday edition last week but as it was pouring with rain it didn't appeal.

L'Ecremières: the excellent cheese stall

Street in the heart of the market

In the pink – the happy pig!

Reflections of the market in the Café du Balto windows

Café du Balto: time for a calm coffee while watching the bustling market

Wine shop: Les flaveurs de la Terre

There is a useful list of market days in southern Touraine on the Les Saveurs du Val de Loire site. The area covered runs from Chatillon-sur-Indre to Bléré and across to Mantelan.

Montrichard and its fortress

Worth adding to this list is the small Sunday morning market in Saint-Georges-sur-Cher and the large and very good market in Montrichard on Friday morning.

Loches market and a saucisson stall