|
General,
Trade and Travel Press
Chicago Tribune
chicagotribune.com >>
Travel
Trips, tips & deals
Antiques
buffs scour Central Europe
By Margaret
Backenheimer
Special to the Tribune
Central Europe’s flea markets and
antiques wholesalers are the focus of a Sept. 6-18 buying trip
intended for dealers, decorators and collectors. "The Heart of
Europe Antiques Tour" takes treasure hunters to Germany and
the Czech Republic in search of furniture, art, glass,
crystal, porcelain, pottery, toys, folk art, jewelry and
textiles. Despite a strong euro, collectibles in Central
Europe are attractively priced, we are told, because the
supply is immense and local dealers are anxious to sell,
making it a good place to look for that Bohemian crystal
goblet or Meissen vase. Priced at $3,650, the tour covers
accommodations, daily breakfast, local transportation,
leadership and visits to antiques markets and warehouses, as
well as professional packing, trans-Atlantic container
shipping, import documentation and customs clearance for items
purchased. Round-trip airfare from home to Frankfurt is
additional, as are most lunches and dinners, tips and
transport of purchases home from Philadelphia, the hometown of
Heart of Europe Tours. (215-991-9892; www.heartofeuropetours.com
June 12, 2005
About.com
Europe for
Visitors
Crazy about antiques? This Tour May Be for
You.
Wish you
could combine your vacation with a full slate of antique
buying opportunities? Wish the shipping of those delicate
items was taken care of for you? Well, I’ve just heard of a a
12-day antiques buying trip to Central Europe with container
shipping included. According to the literature, you’ll be
escorted to the biggest flea markets in Germany and the Czech
Republic and you’ll be able to "comb shops, barns and
warehouses in Nürnberg, Prague, Dresden and along the back
roads of Saxony, Franconia and the Bohemian Highlands for
antique treasures."
San Jose
Mercury News
Travel
Section
Destinations
Antiques
buffs can shop for treasures in Germany and the Czech Republic
on a 12-day Heart of Europe Antiques Tour. The Sept. 6-18
itinerary, open to both collectors and professional dealers,
will take shoppers to Nuremberg, Prague, Dresden, Franconia,
Saxony and the Bohemian highlands, with escorted visits to
antique markets, shops, wholesalers and flea markets. The tour
starts and ends in Frankfurt. Included is free trans-Atlantic
container shipping of all purchases (charges apply from the
East Coast to the Bay Area), as well as the services of a
bilingual guide. Details: Heart of Europe, Philadelphia, (215)
991-9892, www.heartofeuropetours.comJune 12, 3005
Antique and Auction News, June 24,
2005
Too big to reprint here! Please
email us and we will send you a copy.
Treasure Chest -- The Information Source
for Antiques and Collectibles, June
2005
Too big to reprint here! Please
email us and we will send you a copy.
| |
Feature Coverage
USA
Today
Australian House
and Garden
The Philadelphia Inquirer
|