The best flea markets Midi-Pyrénées

Long abandoned, the castle of the Counts of Armagnac and the former hospital were invested by about thirty second-hand dealers in 2017. These historic places host stores with different universes: 1950s, baroque in the former chapel, period linens, vinyl records ... The basement galleries have been transformed into artist studios. Atypical place, the Village des Brocanteurs is worth a look and attracts thousands of visitors. The price is very high, so finding a good deal is a real challenge.

The castle of Gayrac is a former monastery of the th century, the flea of which occupies the old barn and the hay barn left in the state. By walking freely you discover furniture from the region: lingère, low-end buffet, farm table, library, armchair, chair, toilet table in all styles. Furniture and crafts: bank counter… and unusual objects such as wood machine cutting linen. To stay in textiles: embroidered fabrics, sheets and old curtains, and continue in natural materials, we could talk about ceramics and wicker baskets. You will also find an antique part.

For lovers of flea, the barn of Gérard Caldamaison is Ali Baba's cave. In any case, in the case of old objects and regional antique furniture, the place to know in North Aveyron. First of all, because on two levels, thousands of "pieces" stack up and pile up in a mess that will delight priers. Mirror mirror, stone bazaar, bar stool years 20, Voltaire velvet, Byron's complete works connected leather, clothes parrot, fisherman's bourriche of the s or farm table of the XVIIIe of the xviiith, take the time to dig, browse: all discoveries are possible. Then, because of Gégé, you can buy its furniture "prepared", that is, antique and finished, but also crude (it is much cheaper!) with, in bonus, the pleasure of handling encaustic and iron straw, and feel the turpentine…