FRANCE ANTIQUES TOURS
Antiquing in France is an art in itself. Speaking the language and knowing the local lifestyle help when perusing Paris or the French countryside for antiques. Our local expert guides customize north and south of France antiques tours: You tell us what you’re looking for and our antiques shopping guides customize plan a route just for you. They pick you up at your hotel and take you to our favorite sources. They translate and negotiate maximizing your time and money. Whether you’re shopping the Paris Flea Market or going further afield in Provence, Bordeaux or the North of France, our guides have relationships with the best French antique dealers. We offer north and south of France antiques tours for both tourists and the trade.
By Location
PROVENCE ANTIQUES AND FLEA MARKET TOURS
1. L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
Available Saturday, Sunday, Monday 9am to 6pm
Full Day Tour
Our Antiques Guide picks you up at your hotel and takes you to the second largest antiques flea market in France (after the Paris Flea Market) where essentially the entire town center is filled with antiques! We custom plan a route based on your style and budget, maximizing your time and money. Our Guides translate and negotiate on your behalf. Use our in-house AD&CO Logistics fine arts and antiques international shipping services to ship your purchases home; we also liaise you with a preferred shipper to get your items home. Additional visits outside of town in the neighboring countryside are also added in based upon your wish list. Ideal for both the trade and tourist.
2. Avignon Antiques Tour
Available Tuesday-Sunday
Full Day Tour
Our Antiques Guide picks you up from your hotel and drives you to the outskirts of Avignon to our secret antiques sources flea markets and antique stores along with “by appointment only” vendors as we scour the French countryside for the best French Country antiques. We translate and negotiate on your behalf. Use our in-house AD&CO Logistics fine arts and international shipping services to ship your purchases home; we also liaise you with a preferred shipper to get your items home.
3. Aix en Provence Tour
Available Tuesday-Sunday
Full Day Tour
This is the perfect tour if you are a store owner looking to stock your store with antiques. On this tour our Antiques Tour Guide picks you up at your hotel and takes you to our secret sources where you find a plethora of architectural salvage at competitive prices. Your Guide translates, negotiates on your behalf. Use our in-house AD&CO Logistics fine arts and antiques international shipping services to ship your purchases home; we also liaise you with a preferred shipper to get your items home.
4. Marseille Antiques Tour
Available Tuesday-Sunday
Full Day Tour
Our Antiques Guide picks you up from your hotel and takes you to our favorite sources in Marseille to shop for French antiques. From some sources in city center to antique stores well off the beaten path, we’ll customize your tour based upon your style and budget. We’ll translate and negotiate the best prices for you. Use our in-house AD&CO Logistics fine arts and antiques international shipping services to ship your purchases home; we also liaise you with a preferred shipper to get your items home. Ideal for the trade.
5. The Var Antiques Tour
Available Tuesday-Sunday
Full Day Tour
Our Guide picks you up from your hotel and whisks you away to one of the prettiest areas in Provence. And you might just pop into the pretty people too – Keep an eye for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie while we’re introducing you to some of our favorite French Antique vendors in their home town. We’ll custom plan the tour, translating and negotiating on your behalf. Use our in-house AD&CO Logistics fine arts and antiques international shipping services to ship your purchases home; we also liaise you with a preferred shipper to get your items home.
6. Avignon Trade Only Fair
Available on dates listed below
This is the tour for antique dealers who want to source antiques abroad stocking their store with the best French antiques and vintage finds. Our Guide picks you up at your hotel and takes you to this trade only fair where you’ll buy wholesale antiques in Europe, giving you access to the best priced French antiques, vintage and more. This trade fair is for serious buyers and is available only through pre-registration. Plan on queuing early before the fair opens. Let your Antiques Guide clear the way as she translates and negotiates on your behalf. This is a fast and furious antiques fair and can be overwhelming. Use our in-house AD&CO Logistics fine arts and antiques international shipping services to ship your purchases home; we also liaise you with a preferred shipper to get your items home.
7. Provence Flea Market Tour
Available Monday-Sunday
Full Day Tour
Visit one of The Antiques Diva & Co’s favorite flea markets in Provence – Villeneuve les Avignons, Arles, Aix en Provence, Nimes, Carpentras, and Cannes. Whether you’re a trade professional or a tourist looking to score a deal you’ll love these French flea markets! Our Guide picks you up from your hotel and takes you out for a day of French antiquing. On tour we’ll translate and negotiate on your behalf, as well as liaise you with a preferred shipper.
8. Provence Antiques Tour- Déballage Des Antiquaires
Available on Trade Show dates in February, April, June, and September
3 Day Tour
Our Guide picks you up from your hotel and drives you to the famous Antique Trade Fairs in a WHIRLWIND 3 DAY Trade Tour buying in Beziers, Avignon, and Montpellier where you can shop for literally everything antique! Dealers from all over Europe converge for 3 days to sell sell sell things everything from French country to Italian mid century pieces. Whether you’re looking for Baroque or Industrial— you name it – you can find it! You can also make a stop to Isle sur la Sorgue, perusing the charming village for antiques. All this while soaking up the sun in the South of France along with charm and history. As always, our Guide will translate and negotiate on your behalf as well as liaise you with a preferred shipper to help get your purchases home. In fact, you’ll want to bring plenty of cash and confirm your shipper before your trip as they’ll need to collect all your goods onsite before the show ends.
9. South of France Trade Only Antiques Tour
Available Tuesday-Sunday
One to Four Day Tours
An ideal tour for antique dealers looking to stock their stores, this tour gives you access to our little black book of sources in the South of France. Our Guide picks you up from your hotel and introduces you to key vendors, customizing your tour based on your style budget, and time frame. We translate and negotiate on your behalf, maximizing your time and money while on tour. Use our in-house AD&CO Logistics fine arts and antiques international shipping services to ship your purchases home; we also liaise you with a preferred shipper to get your items home.
10. Bordeaux Antiques Tour
Available Tuesday-Sunday
Half Day Tour
Bordeaux is not only a beautiful city registered as UNESCO world heritage site, it is also a city to indulge in a French quality of life, wining and dining. Among those unique experiences on your Bordeaux Antiques Tour you will find abundant display of antiques and decors from high end to small treasure to bring home. Our Guide who has spent the last 20+ years exporting antiques can steer you from your hotel through a journey of searching, finding and indulging the French culture and all it has to offer customizing the tour to your wishes. Not only do we translate and negotiate, we also liaise you with a shipper to get your purchases home.
11. Bordeaux Flea Market and Antiques Tour
Available Sunday
Full Day Tour
The Bordeaux Flea Market is an outdoor treasure hunt with reasonable prices starting early on Sunday morning. After shopping the puce our Antiques Guide will circle you through cobblestone streets to charming antiques stores offering a variety of antiques and vintage pieces. You will have the opportunity to try typical local food & wine when we stop briefly for lunch before venturing to onto other quartiers. We custom plan the route from your hotel based on your style and budget, maximizing your time and money. We translate, negotiate for you. Use our in-house AD&CO Logistics fine arts and antiques international shipping services to ship your purchases home; we also liaise you with a preferred shipper to get your items home.
12. Bordeaux Quinconces Antiques Fair
Seasonally Spring and Fall
Full Day Tour
Our Guide picks you up at your hotel and takes you to the Place des Quinconces brocante (flea market) consisting of over 200 dealers. Shop the vast selection while our Guide translates and negotiates on your behalf. As always, we custom plan a route through the market based on your style and budget, helping maximize your time and money. Use our in-house AD&CO Logistics fine arts and antiques international shipping services to ship your purchases home; we also liaise you with a preferred shipper to get your items home.
NORTH OF FRANCE TOURS
1. North of France Trade Only Antiques Tour
Available Wednesday – Saturday
Two to Three Day Tours
This is an ideal tour for antique dealers looking to stock their store with French antiques. Our Guide picks you up at your hotel and takes you to antique trade only warehouses, antique shops, and “by appointment only” sources around Lille. We customize this tour based on your style and budget in order to maximize your time and money, taking you directly to our favorite sources. We translate and negotiate on your behalf, bringing to the table the buying power of our entire client base, giving you an extra advantage when it comes to savings! Use our in-house AD&CO Logistics fine arts and antiques international shipping services to ship your purchases home; we also liaise you with a preferred shipper to get your items home.
2. Normandy Antiques Tour
Available 7 days a week
1 to 4 Day Tour
Our Guide picks you up from your hotel and drives you to our favorite vendors to scour these sources for a mix of antiques including industrial, decorative, traditional pieces, jewelry, architectural salvage and English pieces. You’ll experience French charm as you pass through historic villages in the Tudor style, taking in centuries old farms, some of which you’ll be sourcing antiques at! Our local Guide will translate and negotiate on your behalf. Use our in-house AD&CO Logistics fine arts and antiques international shipping services to ship your purchases home; we also liaise you with a preferred shipper to get your items home.
BY THEME
– French Country Furniture
– Provencal Style Antiques
– Antique and Art
– Flea Market Style
– Architectural Salvage
– Garden Antiques
