Saint-Clément-de-Vers Summer Garage Sale

Summer garage sale in Saint-Clément-de-Vers, in the heart of the Beaujolais wine region

The Saint-Clément-de-Vers Garage Sale is a moment of summer conviviality in this typical village of northern Beaujolais. Every August, local residents and bargain hunters from the surrounding area gather around stalls set up in the village streets and squares. Clothing of all sizes, vintage and recent toys, books and magazines, trinkets, crockery, tools and countless other everyday items are offered at gentle prices by private sellers clearing their attics and cupboards. The event, modest and authentic, perfectly reflects the spirit of summer village festivals that mark the rhythm of rural Beaujolais life. Visitors can also take the opportunity to discover the wine routes and estates that surround Saint-Clément-de-Vers.

Saint-Clément-de-Vers, a village in northern Beaujolais among the vines

Saint-Clément-de-Vers (69790) is a small village in the northern Rhône department, in the Beaujolais wine region, at the junction of the Moulin-à-Vent and Juliénas appellations — two of the most prestigious Beaujolais crus. Surrounded by vineyards covering its slopes and valleys, the village offers a typical wine-growing landscape, dotted with granite wine-growers' houses and cellars where high-quality wines are produced.