Flea market car boot sale — Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire

The Annual Flea Market of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire

Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, a village in the Loiret region globally renowned for its Benedictine abbey founded in the 7th century, hosts its annual flea market every spring. This event, held on Rue de Tholey, attracts exhibitors and bargain hunters to one of the most remarkable sites in the Loire Valley.

An Exceptional Village

Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire is one of the most visited villages in the Loiret. Its Romanesque abbey, one of the most beautiful in France, still houses a community of Benedictine monks today. The medieval village, with its old tuffeau stone houses and cobbled streets, forms an exceptional architectural setting.

The flea market takes over Rue de Tholey, a village street well-suited for setting up open-air stalls. Professional and private exhibitors offer their finds in this incomparable historic setting, where the atmosphere of the second-hand market blends with the contemplative ambiance characteristic of this pilgrimage site.

Between the Loire and the Abbey

Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire is situated on the banks of the Loire, a few kilometers from Châteauneuf-sur-Loire and Germigny-des-Prés (with its famous Carolingian oratory). The spring flea market is an opportunity to visit this trio of medieval treasures: the Abbey of Saint-Benoît, the Mozarabic crypt of Germigny, and the Château de Châteauneuf, all while finding great deals.