A short 25 minute train ride from Monaco takes you to Ventimiglia, a small but charming city on the coast line just across the boarder of Italy. If you are visiting the french riviera you should defintiely consider checking out the Friday market, especially if you haven’t sat foot in Italy before. Just a few steps down the main road from the train station you come to the most amazing food market. You will find vegetables in shapes you didn’t even know existed and they will be the best ones you have ever tasted. This is real Italian food at its best! Don’t eat before you come here as there is so much to bite your teeth in in the market as well as the delicious Italian restaurants.
We found a pescheria as we walked past and couldn’t resist the speciality of Ventimiglia, the swordfish, which we will be cooking at home tonight. Delicious! :D
A few steps further towards the sea you will come to the main Friday market which is full of fake handbags, sunglasses, scarfs and jewellery. You name it, they’ve got it!
Now I have to run, we have some swordfish to cook and bottles of wine to taste :) I hope you’re all having a wonderful Friday ♥
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Great pictures! The food looks so delicious! ;)
Have a nice weekend, Celina ♥
I got hungry just looking at your pictures, hungry for food and shopping;-) I love food markets, such fresh and tasy food!
Enjoy your time with your family!
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I can’t believe in 25 minutes you are in a whole different country! (I am not european, so maybe that’s the reason I find it spectacular!
I hope you are having a great time with your family, enjoy it! The fake handbags look awesome, they look exactly the same as the original version of each one of them (I think).
Italia <3 Liker å gå å rusle på markedene de har, er så mye artig å se på :)
Hi, Celina :)
The market seems nice, but what do you think of the rest of the town? Is it worth a visit?
Btw, those fake purses looked suprisingly good. How much did they cost?
Love your blog!
What a beautiful market! I’ve never tried swordfish.. how do you prepare it?
I love how versatile your blog is. One day you talk about make up the next day you take us to a market place in Italy. I enjoy this lovely drive immensely. Please keep going. Thank you!
I love open markets with fresh produce and lots of variety…. And Birkin bags!? :-)
Are you going to make something yummy for us?
X
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I will go there next time I go to my summer house in the French Riviera ! Looks like a great food market!
Hate fakes, men skal si utviklingen er gått fremover på den fronten også…
Så fantastisk marked. Kan formelig kjenne lukter og høre lyder. Hvordan tilbereder du sverdfisken? Jeg har bare smakt den grillet.
there were so many beautiful purses you. my wallet just vibrete
Is that parmesan!!!!! OMG, I”m in heaven……………….Beautiful pictures. How far is this place from Remo? Enjoy all the wonderul fresh bounty u picked up for dinner, especially the vino. Make special moments with your mom and family to treasure.
It looks like you and your family are having a wonderful time! Your recipe for buns turned out great, by the way :) I will put this market on my list to visit. I miss the Italian markets so much and can’t wait to go back one day! I found my favourite shoes at the market in a small village called Urbania. Hope are are all enjoying your time together!
are they all replicas?
Yes they are.
Italian markets, what a dream!! The fresh fruit, vegetables and lovely fish all looks so tempting!
The variety of topics you present on your blog is such a treat! Love it!
X
Que gozada, entre el de quesos y el de bolsos me dejaba medio jornal!
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I loooove street markets! It’s where you find the heartbeat of a city!
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Hi Celina!
I am planning a visit to Italy and the French Riviera in July. I really want to go to this market, and it turns out I will be passing through there anyway on a Friday! We are taking a train to Milan from Monaco, but I would really like to stop off here for the market. Can you please share more details about this train? Where is the station? How often to trains leave? How much are train tickets there? I’ve tried looking on the Trenitalia website, but that wasn’t helpful. If you (or anyone reading this comment) could point me in the right direction, that would be great! :)
Thanks!
-Katie
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Hey Katie!
That is so cool! It is really easy to take the train. You get on the train in Monaco (there is a train about every 30 minutes), which takes you to Ventimilia in about 25 minutes. You will have to change train here anyway to go to Milan so jump off the train and walk out of the train station. Follow the street directly down from the train station and you will see the market after 30 seconds of walking. I am not sure about how often or how much it costs to take the train to Milan but you can check that up at the train station in monaco so you’re sure how much time you will have in Ventimilia. Have a lovely and safe trip!! xx