37th Carolles Car Boot Sale

37th Carolles Car Boot Sale

The Carolles Animations association is organizing the Carolles Car Boot Sale (50740), celebrating its 37th edition with over 120 exhibitors. On this coastline of steep cliffs overlooking the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, the Carolles car boot sale is a summer event appreciated by permanent residents, seasonal residents, and tourists who frequent this exceptional natural site.

37 years of existence is a remarkable longevity that testifies to the event's deep roots in the local life of Carolles. The Carolles Animations association, the driving force behind many events in this village, ensures the organization of this day with the support of local volunteers. The 120 private exhibitors offer the contents of their attics and storage rooms: furniture, dishes, trinkets, clothes, toys, books, records, and all everyday objects that find buyers at accessible prices.

The natural setting of Carolles is exceptional and contributes to the particular charm of this car boot sale. The cliffs of Carolles, among the highest in the Manche department, overlook the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel and offer breathtaking panoramas. The Grotte aux Fées, the customs path, the neighboring village of Champeaux: the natural and landscape environment of Carolles is of rare beauty that attracts thousands of visitors every summer.

These visitors are also potential customers of the car boot sale, which explains why 120 exhibitors can find buyers in a modest-sized village. The tourist clientele is curious and willing to spend, always ready to bring back a souvenir or a nice find from a Norman car boot sale. Carolles thus offers an ideal setting for this type of summer event.

Carolles and its cliffs on the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel

Carolles (50740) is a village on the Manche coast, south of Granville, famous for its highest cliffs in the Manche department that plunge into the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel. This site is part of the Special Protection Area of the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The village has been a popular holiday destination since the 19th century, frequented by painters, writers, and personalities seeking wild nature and grandiose landscapes. Victor Hugo, Maupassant, and other great names in French literature have stayed in this area. Carolles continues this tradition of hospitality and entertainment with its summer events, of which the car boot sale is one of the most popular.