The Best Markets in Le Perche: A Weekly Guide

Every weekly market in Le Perche, from Bellême's Thursday morning to Mortagne's Saturday institution. What day, where to go, and what to buy. We have been going to these markets for years now and each one has its own character. Some are serious food markets where you fill a basket for the week. Others are more of a social event with coffee and a crêpe. Here is what we know.

La Perriere Fete l'Art: When a Village Becomes a Gallery

La Perriere is a village of 220 people built on a rocky spur above the Perche countryside. Roussard stone walls, narrow cobbled lanes, a church that used to be a castle chapel. For most of the year it is very quiet. Then Pentecost weekend arrives and the whole place turns into an open-air gallery.