Ventimiglia and/or Alba Market Feedback

If you've never been to an Italian outdoor market, by all means do it at least once. The people watching and product gawking is lots of fun. However, you are very unlikely to find local crafts or handmade products, those day are largely gone except perhaps for some small rural places. Most of the non-food products are aimed at locals seeking low-priced goods. The markets are good for their large selection of fresh vegetables, meats, salumi, and cheeses. The Alba market is one of the better ones I've seen as some of the sellers are trying to go up-market, and the pretty streets and piazzas mesh well with the market bustle. The Ventimiglia market seems to be at the other end of the market spectrum from Alba, at least according to this blogger: https://french-riviera-blog.com/2011/10/17/across-the-border-into-italy-ventimiglia-and-its-friday-market/

Grazie! I was leaning towards skipping the Ventimiglia market, and your feedback/link confirms that. Just parking alone seems a big hassle. We will head straight to Nice Friday and hit Alba the next day.

Side note - some years back I was at a small Italian market in ?, and observed a cheese cart oddity. The customer at the front of the line asked for something, and the old woman clerk just kind of smiled, slowly glancing around but saying nothing. The customer asked again very calmly, and same response. Finally, the clerk stepped to her car and pulled a bag of cheese out and sold it to her. I found this quite entertaining, and asked someone else in line what just happened. Apparently the clerk had some unofficial Parmesan cheese she was selling. Only in Italy is there a covert exchange like that!