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Photos: Chatsam, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Henk Monster, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 Txllxt TxllxT, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Les Halles and the vertical garden wall
Your local guide
Damien Pascal
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Highlights
- A market building's living green wall
- Provençal produce and cheese on display
- Ingredients common across regional dishes
- A striking façade on an ordinary market
- A short, food-focused hour
About this tour
This session looks at Les Halles from its striking vertical garden exterior to the produce stalls just inside. You see the living wall covering the market's street-facing façade before moving to colourful stalls of Provençal cheese and vegetables. Damien, still building his guiding experience, explains the ingredients that turn up across the region's cooking again and again.
The call opens with a sound check outside the market, then moves inside at a steady pace despite the crowds. Damien keeps his commentary brief and practical, letting the market itself carry most of the session. A short list of what you saw follows by message afterwards.
This suits anyone curious about Provençal food beyond a restaurant table. It also works well early in a visit, before deciding where to eat later.
Included
- Live video session with a local guide
- A close look at the dishes and where locals buy them
- A short list of places and dishes to try later
Not included
- Food and drinks shown on camera
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Avignon before heading out.
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Vertical garden façade 21 min
The camera takes in the market building's living wall, plants covering the entire exterior facing the street. I explain how the installation is maintained and why it was added to an otherwise ordinary market building.
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Market stalls inside 21 min
You see stalls of Provençal produce and cheese just inside the entrance, colours arranged as much for display as for sale. I point out ingredients that turn up across nearly every dish in the region.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Avignon: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Berlingots d'Avignon and Intra-muros old town, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Paris time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Avignon, showing you Vertical garden façade and Market stalls inside live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to buy or cook anything?
No. This is a conversation: the guide describes the dishes and where to find them, so you can try them yourself whenever suits you.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Avignon live with my phone.
Times shown in Paris time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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