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Market stories: in Arras, a thousand years of history
Market stories: in Arras, a thousand years of history
(France 2)
The Arras market has been traded since the Middle Ages in one of the most beautiful squares in Europe. The place is full of history and regular guests who come every Saturday.
There are, in the north, some unchanging meetings. On the unmissable Place d’Arras, the Saturday morning market. At 6 in the morning everything has to be ready before the arrival of the first customers. Jean-François Dubois refines his cheeses in Arras. However, there is no store in the city, he prefers to sell his products at markets and in the region. He assures that there are no such two. “As for the quality market and its environment, there is no better”, assures. Sarar pulls out all the stops.
200 merchants
Each merchant has a ten-meter-long stand like a small map of France, on which regional cheeses are not left out. On the floor of the belfry gather 200 traders who offer their best products. Every week, regular customers walk the aisles from the early hours to avoid the crowds.
