It’s truffle season in Provence

A winter visit to Provence would be incomplete without a visit to the little town of Aups situated at the foothills of the Alps and just south of the Verdon national Park and the second largest gorge in the world after the Grand Canyan! 

Aups has the third largest black truffle market in France every Thursday morning so we set off early yesterday and what a wonderful day we had!

The truffle market takes place in the central market area and four stall holders were exhibiting their wares. One stall was selling truffles from Catalonia Spain but we wanted the best which are sourced in Aups itself. We soon found our man!

Unfortunately the price of truffles goes up each year and global warming has meant it is getting harder and more difficult to farm these black diamonds. A visit to the truffle museum in Aups is a must to learn about the history of this unique product and the science behind the industry. 

We left with our little cache of diamonds safely stashed away in our car and €400 poorer! 

Our dog Scoobeaudoo was also very interested with the overpowering aroma of truffles in the car as we all headed up higher into the mountains and the forests of Provence.