Mirepoix is a medieval bastide town in Ariège Pyrenees.
There is a busy Monday market, a large Cathedral and useful shops and businesses as well as restaurants and cafés.
You can see more photos and information on the area at Mirepoix pictures.
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- The Couverts are all around the square. Note the half timbered buildings.
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- Artisan cheese, sausage and jams – yum
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- Stop for a rest and catch up with the week’s news at one of the cafés by the Market
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- You can try before you buy these at many of the stalls
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- The Cathedral makes an elegant backdrop to the market
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- Plenty of empty comfy chairs on the Non market day out of season
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- The famous couverts with a variety of shops and boutiques
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- Shutters vary in colour but the traditional blue is my favorite
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- Table cloths of every colour – and in plastic too, for al-fresco eating
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- Country-style bread in front of the Cathedral
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- Vegetables outside the main Cathedral door
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- Stop for a chat in the square.
