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Mistral Les Indiens de Nîmes, 19 rue Joseph-Vernet (tel. 04-90-86-32-05), duplicates 18th- and 19th-century Provençal fabric patterns. Fabrics are available by the meter or as clothing for men, women, and children. Kitchenware and furniture inspired by Provence and the steamy wetlands west of Marseille are also for sale.

The clothing at Souleiado, 5 rue Joseph Vernet (tel. 04-90-86-47-67), derives from traditional Provençal costumes. Most of the clothing is for women. Fabrics are for sale by the meter. The name means "first ray of sunshine after a storm."

Hervé Baume, 19 rue Petite Fusterie (tel. 04-90-86-37-66), is for those who yearn to set a Provençal table. The store is piled high with a little bit of everything -- from Directoire dinner services to French folk art to handblown crystal lamps. Jaffier-Parsi, 42 rue des Fourbisseurs (tel. 04-90-86-08-85), is known for its copper saucepans from the Norman town of Villedieu-les-Poêles, which has been making them since the Middle Ages. If you're seeking a new perspective on Provençal pottery, go to Terre è Provence, 26 rue de la République (tel. 04-90-85-56-45). You can pick up wonderful kitsch -- perhaps terra-cotta plates decorated with three-dimensional cicadas.

Most markets in Avignon are open 6am to 1pm. The biggest covered market with 40 different merchants is Les Halles, place Pie, open Tuesday to Sunday. Other smaller food markets are on place Parking des Italiens on Sunday, and on place St-Chamand also on Sunday. The flower market is on place des Carmes on Saturday, and the flea market is in the same place on Sunday.