Pentecost Car Boot Sale of Peyrehorade

The Pentecost Car Boot Sale in Peyrehorade

Peyrehorade, a bastide founded in the 13th century at the confluence of the Oloron and Pau gaves, is a dynamic town in the south of the Landes region that hosts several car boot sales throughout the year. The Pentecost one is one of the most important, taking advantage of the public holiday of Whit Monday to attract a large public of bargain hunters and strollers.

A large-scale car boot sale

The Pentecost car boot sale takes over the town center of Peyrehorade, its squares and its streets, offering a pleasant bargain hunting experience in the heart of the bastide. Exhibitors, coming from all over the Orthe region and neighboring communes, offer a wide variety of items: clothing, toys, crockery, books, records, trinkets, garden tools, small furniture, and decorative objects. Prices are attractive and haggling is part of the game.

A well-established tradition

The Pentecost car boot sale is part of a long tradition of markets and fairs in Peyrehorade. The town, a historic cantonal capital, has always been a place of commercial exchange between the Landes and the neighboring Béarn. The car boot sale perpetuates this trading tradition in a contemporary and relaxed format, combining local commerce and conviviality.

A historic and natural setting

Visitors can take advantage of the day to discover the heritage of Peyrehorade: the Château d'Aspremont, the Maison Esquirrou, the banks of the gaves, and the old bastide quarter. The confluence of the two gaves offers a remarkable landscape that adds to the charm of this open-air bargain hunting day.