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Markets are a vibrant part of life in Paris. Below are five picks for the city’s best neighbourhood markets, whatever your shopping style…
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Les Puces de Saint-Ouen (widely known as Les Puces) is the largest antique market in the world, covering seven hectares.
The flea market is situated in Porte de Clignancourt in the north of Paris, each weekend receiving visitors numbering between 120-180,000.
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No other city can match Paris when it comes to an enviable collection of flea markets, brocantes and antiques shops.
Diverse wares representing France’s rich heritage and history are plentiful. The brocante season kicks off in September, with special themed-events…
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I am the author of the novel Hidden in Paris, and a Parisian woman who has lived in the United States for the last 24 years. When I go back to my hometown it’s as a tourist, but an educated one, one who hurries past the well-known museums and tired old streets, and has no patience for mingling with tourists such as herself…
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Secrets from Paris: where to shop, drink, eat, visit and get pampered off the tourist trail. A goldmine of chic addresses await…
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If you’ve come to Paris to do some shopping, then you’ve probably put aside some time to hit the city’s grands magasins – breathtaking department stores that are as much icons of the French capital the Eiffel Tower and Louvre.
There are four department stores worthy of consideration, each with its own style and ambiance…
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The Paris sales are a biggie for anyone who loves to shop. Unlike other major cities, sales in Paris are run on fixed dates twice a year from January to February and then again from June to July. What’s become an end-of-season scramble in other places is still a special event here. » Continue reading “The Paris Sales are on! Ultimate Shopping Guide to the Paris Sales”
