Car boot sale of the Wild Garlic Festival in Vinzelles

Treasure hunting and wild garlic

The Vinzelles car boot sale is associated with the Wild Garlic Festival, an original event that celebrates this wild plant harvested in the spring in the surrounding woods. Flea market and second-hand goods stalls stand alongside stalls selling wild garlic products: pesto, flavored butter, soup, and other artisanal preparations.

Vinzelles, village on the Allier hillsides

Vinzelles is a small village in the Puy-de-Dôme nestled on the hillsides overlooking the Allier valley, between Issoire and Brioude. The rue du Lavoir, with its old water source, bears witness to the rural heritage of this commune where the generous undergrowth provides the wild garlic that inspired this now traditional festival.