Uzès

La ville d'Uzès

The town of Uzes, long Sleeping Beauty has found Prince Charming in the person of André Malraux. which allowed the former backup sector of the Old City.

City beautiful, between the Mediterranean and the Cevennes, it has retained its character architecture of light and shade. In summer it is good to walk under the arcades to escape qu'amplifie light ochre walls.

Uzès first Duchy of France is the queen of a small kingdom called Uzège. She reigns over the small villages until Pont du Gard great Roman monument which is his pride.
Uzès enjoys his food in olive oil, especially the picholine classified AOC (Appellation of Origin) label says that the high quality of the olive oil.

There is also truffle if this fungus sought qu'Uzès him a fair offer. The Feast of the truffle in Uzès can meet collectors truffles that are a demonstration of "cavage" (action to extract the truffle of the earth) with their dog specializes in finding truffles in the scrubland. From November to March every Saturday morning market truffle attracts many amateurs.


All year, Uzès offer a market on Saturday morning. The market is very famous for the quality of exhibitors. Vegetables and fruits are mostly regional producers, which makes any flavor. To this mix artisans proud of their work they have on shelves and pottery, fabrics Provencal slip between the brightly colored fruits and vegetables;