Shopping for Antiques in Normandy

ANTIQUE SHOPPING in NORMANDY.    Markets, Shops, Tours.

1. Markets in Calvados:

Check out the www.brocabac.fr &   www.antiquites-catalogue.com sites. (We are on the border of the Calvados & Orne Departments, so worth checking both):

• For example this an example of a search for specific  dates of a visit http://brocabrac.fr/index.php?dept=14&limite=260.
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• You could also search http://www.antiquites-catalogue.com/pratique/calendrier-salons-antiquaires/?region=Basse-Normandie.
• On Every First Sunday of the Month – there are Antique markets in St Pierre sur Dives,( 35km – 22 miles- 30 min drive from us) and Honfleur,( 106km – 66 miles-1hr 12 min drive from us).

2. Shops in the Orne.

For a list , visit  either  yelp or angloinfo.

•  http://www.yelp.co.uk/search?cflt=antiques&find_loc=Orne
• https://www.angloinfo.com/normandy/directory/normandy-secondhand-antique-shops-367

3. Shops in Calvados

Another option is to check out the depôt-ventes such as:

• l’Horloge Penchée in Caen (Route de Paris, Mondeville (48km, 30 miles, 36 minutes from us).

A depot-vente is a sale warehouse/outlet where locals can take their items and the shop will either buy them outright for resale or sell them to the general public on their behalf for a 35% commission.

4. Normandythenandnow.com

   A charming website about Normandy by some dedicated British expats with esp. helpful information on markets:

• http://www.normandythenandnow.com/category/brocante-puces-braderie-flea/
• http://www.normandythenandnow.com/the-brocante-lovers-guide/

5. Absolute High End – Bespoke Tours.

• contact Sharon Santoni ( an English expat) for personalized shopping trips in Normandy/Paris( ££££) www.myfrenchcountryhome.com

• Combine sightseeing and special interest with Label West Tours https://www.label-west.com/a-la-carte/
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