4th Turquant Car Boot Sale

4th Turquant Car Boot Sale at Henri Léger Stadium

At its 4th edition, the Turquant car boot sale (49730) has established itself in the landscape of flea market events in the Saumur Loire Valley. The event is held at the Henri Léger stadium, a sports and gathering space in this village on the banks of the Loire.

Turquant is a troglodyte village whose dwellings dug into the tuffeau bear witness to an ancestral way of life. Organizing a car boot sale in this exceptional heritage setting adds a cultural and tourist dimension to the event, which attracts not only local residents but also tourists passing through the Loire Valley.

Exhibitors offer old and second-hand items: furniture and decoration, clothing and accessories, books and cultural media, toys and games, crockery and kitchen utensils, tools and garden equipment, trinkets and curiosities, objects related to the rural and wine-growing life of the Saumurois region. The natural setting of the stadium, surrounded by greenery and tuffeau, is pleasant for a day of treasure hunting.

Turquant, troglodyte village of the Loire Valley

Turquant is a village on the banks of the Loire, between Saumur and Montsoreau, renowned for its troglodyte dwellings dug into the tuffeau cliff. These underground cellars and houses have been inhabited since the Middle Ages and constitute a remarkable heritage, now partly converted into guesthouses, artists' studios, and wine cellars. The village is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Loire Valley.