
The Boucherie district
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It’s called “de la boucherie” (the butcher’s district) because this is where butchers and tripe-makers set up shop at the time, away from the upper-class neighborhoods. Take the time to stop and admire the details and shopfronts of this picturesque street, with its traditional timber-framed facades. In the little square, your eye is drawn to a cute little chapel: the chapelle Saint-Aurélien, erected by the butchers’ guild. Imagine how lively it used to be here, enjoying the scenery from the terrace of a café, or the peace and quiet of the secret Place de la Barreyrrette.
To find out more about this brotherhood of butchers, don’t hesitate to push open the door of the Maison de la boucherie. This district is the cradle of our gastronomy and our traditional tripe recipes, an invitation to visit the nearby Halles😉
DID YOU KNOW?
Place de la Barreyrrette, located behind the butchers’ houses, takes its name from the barricades (barreyrrettas) that enclosed the pens where the animals were kept. Today, it’s an almost-secret place, surrounded by half-timbered houses.