Antique shops Versailles

This original place is a delight for all lovers of antiques and reading. Part flea market, part antique store. You enter this paved courtyard covered by a large gate wedged between two trompe-l'oeil windows. It's surprising. Book lovers will be in heaven: they'll scan the shelves and bookcases where second-hand books, paperbacks and collectors' items are stored. Others will stroll among the paintings, furniture, knick-knacks, silverware and vinyl... An address to explore regularly.

The heart of the art market in Versailles surprises us at the north-west corner of the market square, between Ducis and Pourvoirie streets, with over antique dealers. The neighborhood of the dealers seems to surround us with wood and stone in massaging its shops around the former hotel of the bailiwick, formerly seat of the court of the judicial district; The passage of the breathe that surrounds him makes the passers-up of passers-by, reminiscent of the prison cells present in his basement, and the old walk of the prisoners. Under the Revolution, you could have seen Madame Barry, a former favorite of Louis XV, but also witness the massacres, on 9 and 10 September 1792, of 70 prisoners, including the Duke of Brissac. This neighborhood, also known as the breathe area, is nothing dismal; on the contrary, a crazy charm is alive. The dealers gathered around this historic site, in picturesque courtyards and flowery alleys in the spring. they are open on the weekend. In the square, the restaurant «Patio des Antiquaires» will satisfy you. A true haven of peace under the gaze of the past.

Odile De of Villedon, chineuse at the eye, offered a superb setting for his discoveries. On Rue du Marché-Neuf, its showcase is one of the most admired in the neighborhood. Visitors and antiques lovers can admire furniture from the th, th and th centuries, collection objects, curiosities, glassware, tiles in Strasbourg, carved and gilded woods… Many of the connoisseurs are visiting this renowned antique shop.