Central Market

The central market hall, in Limoges

The central market hall of Limoges stands on the Place de la Motte, on the location of the former castle of the viscounts. The Limoges audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this fine covered market with an architecture of iron and glass, adorned with ceramics, gourmet and lively heart of the town.

The covered market of iron and ceramic

Here we are arrived on the Place de la Motte. It is here that was formerly the castle of the viscounts of Limoges, one of the two great seigniories that shared the town in the Middle Ages. Today, it is a quite other building that you can see, just as interesting: the central market hall. This fine covered market was built at the end of the nineteenth century, in the style of the metallic architecture then in vogue, in the image of the great market halls that numerous towns knew at this era. Its structure of iron and glass, at once functional and elegant, lets the light enter and offers a vast space to host the animation of the market. But the market hall of Limoges has a particularity that recalls the identity of the town: its decor is adorned with a fine frieze of ceramic, testifying to the know-how of the town in matter of fire arts, porcelain and enamels. Inside, the stalls of the merchants overflow with fresh, local and quality products, fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses and specialities of the Limousin terroir, in a convivial and gourmet atmosphere. A place of life and commerce in the heart of the town, the market hall is a must-see rendezvous of the Limoges people. A covered market and a gourmet heart, the central market hall is a fine stop of the discovery of Limoges.

What to see

Here you discover the fine covered market built at the end of the nineteenth century on the Place de la Motte, on the location of the former castle of the viscounts, with a structure of iron and glass adorned with a frieze of ceramic that recalls the know-how of the town in fire arts; its stalls overflow with fresh products and specialities of the Limousin terroir, in a gourmet atmosphere. The central market hall is a gourmet heart of Limoges. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The central market hall lies on the Place de la Motte, in the heart of Limoges, reachable on foot. It is a covered market that follows its own days and opening hours, generally in the morning, which vary. It is the ideal place to discover the fresh products and the specialities of the Limousin. It is best to come in the morning.

What is particular about the central market hall of Limoges?

Built at the end of the nineteenth century on the Place de la Motte, on the location of the former castle of the viscounts, they present an elegant structure of iron and glass adorned with a frieze of ceramic that recalls the know-how of the town in fire arts and porcelain; inside, their stalls overflow with fresh products and specialities of the Limousin terroir.

Where is the central market hall in Limoges?

On the Place de la Motte, in the heart of Limoges, in France.