Weekly Market at Annecy

If you want to see a slice of the region's produce and brisk business, you should visit the weekly market. Bread, Cheese, Fruits, Vegetables, Olive bars, Meat products, as well as clothes, leather goods, shoes, soaps, wood work, costume jewelry are piled into vans and setup in booths for quick sales. The produce look like they just came off the farms; so colorful, fresh and healthy. So many varieties of tomatoes, grapes and potatoes! The Cheese stand is a ritual in itself. Everyone has their favorite cheese maker - the locally produced Reblochon is soft, with a hint of salt and is great with a slice of whole grain bread. Gruyere comes in one foot diameter rounds...Freshly churned butter is delicious...

Some stands show the owners demonstrating the use of a grater or a special cleaner for cabinets, and draw curious onlookers and serious buyers,. The demonstrators are very vocal and engage the audience with their humoristic narration...

The market is the best place to load up on food. We came home with fresh beans, green chilis, bread, butter and black, plump grapes.