For a small market, La Tour-d’Aigues’ market certainly has a dramatic backdrop. Every Tuesday, the open square in front of the towering façade of the town’s 16th-century château is filled with vendors selling mostly food and practical wares. This vendor is selling knives and knife sharpeners. Photo: Susan Manfull Photo: Susan Manfull Essentially, it’s a local market—when I was last there in June, most people seemed to be filling their baskets with fresh produce and other edible goodies. It’s a lovely spot to do just that. Photo: Germaine Juneau La Tour-d’Aigues is located in the southeastern corner of the Luberon, about 15 kilometers from Lourmarin, where we usually stay. It was built on a hill, overlooking the fertile valley of the Eze River. With such a commanding view of the vast area between Aix-en-Provence and the Luberon, it’s not surprising that a fortified tower was built sometime around the turn of the 11th century. The village grew up around the tower and took its name from the “Turris,” as it was called in documents that date back to 1002, the earliest mention of the tower. This fortification was eventually abandoned sometime around the 14th century in [...]