During the Ascension Day long bank holiday weekend, the old town of Locarno travels back in time with an antiques fair, or brocante. The true "brocanteur", a character so appreciated by French, is one who deals in antique objects and such. In the narrrow streets of the centre, antiques fans can browse the most original and incredibile objects: old dolls, pottery and china, furniture, jewels, clothes, books, musical instruments and rare records, and much more.