The marché aux fleurs of Versailles, part I !!!

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So here I am again back to my beloved Versailles, Yvelines 78, Ïle de France region. A city set apart as Royal and Grand of my belle France. I can’t help it to tell you , I lived here for almost 10 years and has left a big imprint ,re visited many times indeed; Versailles is worth a kingdom or a republic!  I have written so many posts on it hard to come up with a new one, but surprise!!! I left a rather nice one we went to get our flowers rather than a florist. Therefore, here is my take on the marché aux fleurs of Versailles, part I !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The marché aux fleurs  or Flowers Market is open Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays from 8h to 19h and Sundays mornings, all year round. It is located at the corner of the Avenue Saint Cloud and Avenue de l’Europe right on the sidewalks. It ,also, spills in the back side to the rue Georges Clemenceau. Very short walking distance from the palace/museum.

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The atmosphere of the market place has a unique character perpetuated since 1561, when Martial de Loménie, adviser to the King, becoming lord of Versailles obtained authorization to establish four annual fairs and a market every Thursday. Now several markets flourished in my beloved Versailles. Been that I have already written on the food/flea market of Notre Dame my quartier, let me bring you the flowers’ market we went to and the most famous in town.

This is the address you need to know, whether you want to offer a bouquet, bloom your living room, your terrace, for unbeatable prices, or just stroll among roses and camellias. There are a few cut flowers and bouquets, and mostly potted plants, indoor or planting, as well as shrubs. At Christmas, the fir trees set you in the magic of the Holidays , in the spring the pollen tickles your nose as each season has its botanical favorite! Choose a color, know a flowering period, the merchants will advise you what you need without  hesitation! And then, even without buying, a walk here will be widely a good feeling.

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Here is a bit more from the Tourist office of Versailles: Tourist office of Versailles on the flowers market

And if you are in town and bypass it , a pity but here are a list of florists in Versailles. The florists along rue de la Paroisse were frequented once in a while too. Florists in Versailles in French

And there you go , could not missed telling you about the wonderful Marché aux fleurs of Versailles, indeed worth a stop by any day. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the marché aux fleurs of Versailles, part I as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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