The term "vide-grenier" can mean a car boot sale or a jumble sale - but you may find something to treasure." Brocante" is one step up, and is likely to signify low-grade antiques. The secret is to spend a lot of time looking very carefully through everything that is there. There are probably about 200 items of "rubbish" for every one item of real value. It helps to have a certain amount of knowledge of what you are looking at. For example, is a highly priced piece of porcelain really a precious piece of 150 years of age, or simply an odd plate thrown out of someone's kitchen? Is that set of copper pots genuine, or made in last week in someone's backyard? And then of course, one has to keep a sense of realism about oneself --- and not get carried away spending money on a whole car-load of junk which you will take home and suddenly realise you did not want at all!Either way, it's fun browsing.
Here is a list of some of the vide-greniers or brocante events in the Lalinde area over the next two months:
Sunday 19 March
Bergerac (18th Collectors' Salon) =
Champcevine (GRANDE BRADERIE)
Monday 20 March
Champcevinel (GRANDE BRADERIE)
Tuesday 21 March
Champcevinel (GRANDE BRADERIE)
Wednesday 22 March
Champcevinel (GRANDE BRADERIE)
Nontron ("A la découverte")
Thursday 23 Marche
Champcevinel (GRANDE BRADERIE)
Sunday 26 March
Bergerac (Vide grenier)
Sarlat-la-Canéda ( monthly Brocante)
Wedneaday 29 March
Nontron ("A la découverte")
Sunday 2 April
Périgueux (Vide-greniers)
Saint-Astier (VIDE GRENIER)
Wedneaday 5 April
Nontron ("A la découverte")
Saturday 8 April
Lalinde (Marché aux puces)
Nontron ("A la découverte")
Wednesday 12 April
Nontron ("A la découverte")
Wednesday 19 April
Nontron ("A la découverte")
Wednesday 26 April
Nontron ("A la découverte")
Sunday 30 April
Sarlat-la-Canéda (nothly Brocante)
Wednesday 3 May
Nontron ("A la découverte")
Wednesday 10 May
Nontron ("A la découverte")
Saturday 31 May
Lalinde (Marché aux puces)
Nontron ("A la découverte")
Sunday 14 May
Coursac (13the annual brocante)
Wednesday 17 May
Nontron ("A la découverte")
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