Earl

Every June the place in front of the St; Suplice Church has
a number of stalls. This is called the "Foire de St Germain",
which has historical reference from the Middle ages.

This area of Paris was outside the walls of Paris and was
part of the land holdings connected with the Abbaye de
St. Germain, the church was part of this and is pre-Gothic.

The original Foire was in the area of the covered market near
the Place Mabillon, and many of the streets date from
the period, like the rue du Four were the bread ovens were
and the rue de Canette where the ducks wandered from a
nearby bond.

The first stage of the foire will be stans selling "brochants"
or antique like furniture, crystal, porcelains. Later
on there will be a poety book sale etc.

It is worth an hour of your visit to Paris if you are here.
There are many little restaurants on the rue de Canettes,
Guisard and Mabillon.

Earl

PS we rarely buy at these kinds of places but who knows.
About 10 years ago I found a nice "Blue Willow" serving dish
for a reasonable price. But it is fun looking around.

If you like expensive collector items i would recommend
the huge antique building on Place Royal across from the
Louvre Museum, on the rue de Rivoli.

Hawth Hill

in article [email protected], Earl at
[email protected] wrote on 05/28/2004 8:16 PM:

    > Every June the place in front of the St; Suplice Church has
    > a number of stalls. This is called the "Foire de St Germain",
    > which has historical reference from the Middle ages.

I'm trying to figure out whether or not I know this place. Years ago I
stated in a small hotel, called the Hotel Bonaparte, a short ways to the
South of St. Germain des Pres, just where Café Deux Maggots stands on the
corner, and only about a hundred yards North of, (I think), St. Sulspice
Church. If it's the place I have in mind, it seemed to me that to the East
of St. Sulspice lie the Luxembourg Gardens. . . . Is this the place you're
speaking of?

HH