What a perfect day! Clear and cool when we woke and warming when we left the villa for the market at Eygalieres–my second favorite market, right behind St. Remy. 
On the way here from St. Remy we had beautiful views of the Alpilles, with olive groves, green valleys and vineyards and occasional restored villas. The town is perched on the summit of a small hill. The market begins as the very base of the hill and and continues through the streets to the right and the left as well as up toward the summit of the hill.
Both the market and the town are colorful, quiet and lovely. Buildings are typically made of stone with flowers softening the facade–wisteria is gorgeous here at this time of year. I have only seen round zucchini (courgettes ronde) here in Provence.
We tasted several sausages and chose the one with fig to bring home. Also purchased beautiful material and a tablecloth to fit our card tables. After we had been through the market we had some time before our lunch reservation so we stopped at one of our favorite wineries.
Chateau Romanin is just outside of San Remy. Its wine cellar is built into a mountain and its back wall is the mountain. Architecturally the cellar resembles a cathedral. In short the winery is quite special. According to perfectlyprovence.com this is a place where wine, religion and mysticism have intersected for centuries. It has a colorful history; the estate has been occupied at any one time by Greeks, Gauls, Romans, Moors and templars. The 13th century ruined castle was last inhabited by templars. The present owners built the current winery in the 1980s and continue many of the practices used in ancient times, in today’s terms biodynamics and agronomy. They pick the grapes by hand use the sun and the moon to guide their viniculture decisions, using only manure and plant/mineral-based preparations–no herbicides or other chemicals. And they use agronomic techniques that allow the wine to express its terroir. It is a modern winery that respects its history, the environment and the wine itself.
We bought some wine here and headed to our 1PM reservation at Oustau de Baumaniere. Nestled below the rock formations of Les Baux, this Michelin 2 star restaurant is fabulous. 
This final photo is of dessert. The presentation of the thinly sliced and candied orange, lemon, and grapefruit slices paired with the dessert with similar flavors was typical of the entire meal. We sat outside on the patio and feasted on at least 7 courses from 1 to 5. It was amazing and we counted it as both lunch and dinner. Filled with people watching, bird watching, great conversation with great friends, it was a gastronomical delight!
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