These little guys were snapped on a house front in Touraine...but where?
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Monday, 30 March 2015
Montresor in the Loire Valley one of the 'most beautiful villages in France'
A walk through one of 'Les-Plus-Beaux-Villages-de-France' in pictures located here in the Loire Valley.
Friday, 27 March 2015
Brocantes / Vide-greniers this weekend...
SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015
Saint Cyr sur Loire - Specialist coin collectors sale plus Vide-greniers
Azay le Rideau - Professional brocante ( Check out pictures from Last year's here)
Chambourg sur Indre - Vide-greniers
Chisseaux (Near Chenonceaux) - Vide-greniers
Saint Pierre des Corps - Vide-greniers
Sainte Maure de Touraine - Vide-greniers
Brocantes / vide-greniers explained here
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Priory Saint-Cosme re-opens...
After more than a year's work the new gardens and
a new itinerary for visitors were unveiled to the public back in February (2015). This
work included the restoration of walls, updating the pathways and an array of
new plants for the contemporary gardens which seek to capture the essence
of the poet Ronsard in what was his former residence. See more here
Friday, 20 March 2015
Something for the weekend...
There is a book fair at Sainte-Maure de Touraine
Brocantes:
SAINT ETIENNE DE CHIGNY Vide greniers
Boulevard Beranger 7h-19h
Monday, 16 March 2015
A visit to the monthly Chinon brocante...
Visited the monthly brocante (3rd Sunday of the month) at Chinon on Sunday Its location on the Promenade des Docteurs Mattrais (opposite the place Jeanne d'Arc) on the banks of the river Vienne is ideal.
If you are on holiday in the Loire Valley during the third Sunday of any month then it would be worth saving a visit to the town for when the brocante is on
Most of the exhibitors are professionals with a lot of quality products...
...but there are still some interesting objects on sale.
The medieval town of Chinon in the Loire Valley is well worth a visit with or without the brocante being on.
Saturday, 14 March 2015
Something for the weekend...
Brocantes this weekend in Touraine...
Saturday 14th March flea market at Tours
Sunday 15th March at Chinon and Saint Patrice
Friday, 6 March 2015
Weekend's brocantes...
Brocantes this weekend in Touraine...
Saturday 7th March at Charnizay
Sunday 8th March at Amboise and Manthelan
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
Local pastime...just what is a brocante market?
If you choose to come to the Loire Valley for you holidays one of the events you should try and experience is a local 'brocante' (pronounced 'bro-cahnt' - think car-boot or flea market).
Throughout the year almost every town has a day set aside for these. Also called 'vide greniers' (literally, empty your attic) these events give local people the chance to sell-off previously loved possessions, family heirlooms, things they have forgotten to throw away plus quite frankly, as is our experience, anything they can turn into a few centimes.
They are often joined by professionals adding a great mix of products for even the keenest bargain hunters. .
Throughout the year almost every town has a day set aside for these. Also called 'vide greniers' (literally, empty your attic) these events give local people the chance to sell-off previously loved possessions, family heirlooms, things they have forgotten to throw away plus quite frankly, as is our experience, anything they can turn into a few centimes.
They are often joined by professionals adding a great mix of products for even the keenest bargain hunters. .
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