Mirepoix – a Little Look

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.
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You can see more photos and information on the area at Mirepoix pictures.

: The Couverts are all around the square. Note the half timbered buildings.

: Artisan cheese, sausage and jams – yum

: Stop for a rest and catch up with the week’s news at one of the cafés by the Market

: You can try before you buy these at many of the stalls

: The Cathedral makes an elegant backdrop to the market

: Plenty of empty comfy chairs on the Non market day out of season

: The famous couverts with a variety of shops and boutiques

: Shutters vary in colour but the traditional blue is my favorite

: Table cloths of every colour – and in plastic too, for al-fresco eating

: Country-style bread in front of the Cathedral

: Vegetables outside the main Cathedral door

: Stop for a chat in the square.

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