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Where to go antiquing in France? If only I had a dime for everytime someone asked me that question! There is a site on the internet that I use to find out about antique fairs in France. It is in French, so I thought today I would break it down for you. Most French antique fairs happen on Saturday or Sunday. Though others do happen during the week as well.
Below you will find the link and how to understand it below.
First – Click on the link below:
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– On the "Where to go antiquing in France website", the first thing you need to do is click on the sign that says:
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– When you click on it, it will open up and look like this:
Calendrier des
Manifestations
• Février
• Mars
• Avril
• Mois suivants
The first three words are MONTHS. Starting with the present month. The last series of words are: Mois Suivants which means = Following Months. Click on the month that you will be in France or the month you want to go antiquing.
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Choisissez votre région |
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When clicking on the month (mois) you will come to the page above. Next click on the region of France where you will be, and or want to go antiquing.
Paris is in "Ile de France".
When you click on the region of your choice a slew of towns, cities with fairs, brocantes and antique markets will appear in order according to date.
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An example of what that will look like is below:
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First, it will have the weekday (I have listed each item in red alongside the French text so you can see where and understand the listing better.)
Then the area code number of each region of France, 04 is the area number of Cereste. Then it will have the town or city's name, in this case: Cereste (when a town is small it often will say which two larger towns it is in between.) which is in between Manosque and Apt.
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GRAND VIDE-GRENIERS BROCANTE (Description of what type of antique market.) Large Garage Type like sale literally Grand Vide-Greniers Brocante means: Large Empty out the Attic Brocante (please do not let me explain that word, God I hope you know me by know.) – sur les Places de Village (Where it is located. Usually in the center of town, or large parking lot, or nearby field.) – 8h à 18h (The time of the market. It always starts earlier than listed.) – Extérieur (If it is outside or inside.) – Entrée gratuite (How much, if anything, it costs to enter.) 80 exp. (Professionnels + Particuliers + Habitants + Association (This part means: How many dealers are signed up, and what type of dealers will be at the fair. In this case, every type of dealer will be there, Professional, plus small weekend dealers, and people from the town, since everybody is allowed to sell at a vide de greniers if it is in their hometown.) Tel : 04-92-76-66-55 - 06-79-83-12-55 (The phone number in case you need to call.) ORG: "LIFRAT" (The organizer of the fair.) |
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