SERPAUL. Vintage. Second-hand clothes shops. At-a-paris-flea-market-tips-for-treasure-hunters. Photo St. -Ouen. The name made me shudder. Whenever visitors asked me to take them to that vast set of flea markets just north of the city line, I did my best to divert them elsewhere. For me, getting to the Marché aux Puces de Paris/St. -Ouen was exhausting. It meant a ride on the No. 4 Métro line to the Porte de Clignancourt in the 18th Arrondissement and 15 minutes of jostling through a bazaar of cheap clothing, fabrics, leather goods, trinkets, cellphone covers, pots and pans.
St. Then there was the bargain issue. Continue reading the main story The part about finding some precious thing (cheap, that is) became much harder as rents soared, the dollar sank, dealers catered to wealthy foreigners and the antiques market turned digital. So I preferred to take visitors to Puces de Vanves, the small, messy, open-air flea market on the opposite end of town, where bargains were still to be had. I also logged on to vide-greniers.org, the website that announces weekly street markets.
St. St. Marché aux puces de Saint-Ouen - Site officiel - Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen. Paris Flea Market. Vide grenier, brocante - Le calendrier BROCABRAC. Vide-greniers, brocantes et marchés aux puces.