A paradise of hidden treasures, the famous Parisian flea markets (in French called “brocantes” or “marchés aux puces”) have the whole recent-centuries story of France on their stands. Books, furniture, clothes, jewelery, accessories, postcards, dolls, sculptures, ware, lamps, carpets, porcelain, exotic and colonial goods, rarities and knick-knackery... you name it.
Apart from some major permanent locations (such as Aligre, Clignancourt and Vanves), there are several dozens of smaller and bigger markets “emerging” on certain days and in certain places across the city. Arranged generally on week-ends, they move from one quartier to another, bringing a train of the past to local neighbourhoods.
For the venue of brocantes organised by the Société Parisienne d'Animation et de Manifestation look at www.spam.fr; a more complete agenda for Paris and its suburbs is at www.vide-greniers.org (both in French).
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| Friday flea market on Place Maubert |
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