The Sunday Market in Casteggio

In Casteggio, Italy there is a market on Sunday morning. This seems a bit weird because in Germany and France, Sunday is a day rest. There are markets on every other day but none on Sundays due to its religious significance. Why Italy views the Sundays differently, I do not know.Sunday, November 12 was the day after Lucia and Alberto got married. The group headed out from our castle hotel to Casteggio for a visit to the market. After that, all planned to go their separate ways. Cindy and Gabi were headed back to Strasbourg. Wade and Patrick were headed toward the Italian Riviera. Theresa and I were headed off to Florence and Rome.
The street market in Casteggio was held in the same village square where we had parked the car the day before. The square was full of booths selling cloths and leather goods and underwear and everything else under the sun. It was chock full of people too...I assume local folks from the neighboring villages. The best booths were those selling the local foods. I love the Salamis and cheeses and vegetables. The people come from all the local towns to Casteggio on Sunday mornings to buy their foods for the week. It was hard for us tourists to pass by without buying everything in sight.