I%26#39;m taking my 18 year old daughter to Pais in June for her high school graduation. Can anyone suggest the best flea markets to visit. We want the ones with antiques and ephemera and lots of smalls......not the stuff with clothing and shoes and other such modern stuff. I am a book artist and want things I can incorporate into my art.
Thanks.....
Dana Smith
Fredericksburg, VA
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hi I think porte de vanves has a flea market for the things u talking about ,so what u vcan do go to google search for marche au puces porte de vanves ,i hope this is helpfull for you
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I%26#39;m not sure that the week-end maché a puce at VANVES is %26quot;..the best..%26#39; but it would seem to be one that fulfills your criteria--
MARCHÉ AUX PUCES de la PORTE de VANVES--
located at Ave. de la Porte de Vanves %26amp; rue Marc Sangnier...Open: Saturday %26amp;Sunday 7:00 AM to 7.30 PM
Metro: PORTE de VANVES
http://www.pucesdevanves.typepad.com/
It%26#39;s also worth noting that there is also a %26#39;..concentration..%26#39; of Depôt-Ventes (consignment shops) and %26#39;..Stock..%26#39; shops (close-out %26amp; over-stocks) down in this general vicinity....located along the rue d%26#39;Alesia, between the ALESIA and PLAISANCE Metro stations.
There%26#39;s are a couple of depot-ventes in particular for second-hand furniture, accessories and odds %26#39;n ends that might interest you--
SALLES des VENTES du PARTICULIER-- 117 rue d%26#39;Alesia, 75014, Metro: Alesia
http://www.depotventealesia.com/
SALLE des VENTES ALESIA--123 rue d%26#39;Alesia, 75014, Metro: Alesia
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whatever you do, stay away from the one called %26quot;Clingnacourt%26quot; It used to be good, but now it is a combo of very overpriced goods in the center, and surrounded on the perimeter by horrible trash sold by dangerous looking characters. I%26#39;ve never been to the one called %26quot;Vanves%26quot; sp? which was recommended by the 1st couple of posters but I%26#39;ve heard that is the really good one
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KDK,
Have you been the to depôt-ventes on Alésia? They aren%26#39;t worthwhile except for furniture. There aren%26#39;t enough smalls of any quality to merit a visit.
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I%26#39;ve stopped going to Clignancourt because I don%26#39;t like having to navigate the gauntlet of aggressive peddlers in the stalls on the streets leading up to the market. Truffaut, they are people of all different colors and I have never felt comfortable going there alone, so I%26#39;ve stopped going unless I have someone with me. The previous poster%26#39;s delivery may not have been the best, but most of what they said is true, albeit blunt. I also didn%26#39;t read anything that was posted by them which singled out any racial or ethnic group either.
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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;Have you been the to depôt-ventes on Alésia? They aren%26#39;t worthwhile except for furniture. There aren%26#39;t enough smalls of any quality to merit a visit.%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;
Yeah...actually we have....and like all such places what is %26#39;..worthwhile..%26#39; will be in they eye of the beholder and what %26#39;..stock..%26#39; these shops happen to have on-hand, on any given day in any given week. But in addition to large furniture, there are also all sizes and shapes of other %26#39;..stuff..%26#39;. Among this, there will be both trash and potential treasure. Ya%26#39; never know.
We %26#39;..discovered..%26#39; (never been sure whether we were the 9,895,716th or -17th to make this %26#39;discovery%26#39;??...unlike ducks at La Tour d%26#39;Argent, they don%26#39;t pass out numbers) this market and the rue rue d%26#39;Alesia shops on the recommendation of a young, Parisian acquaintance, who visited the area regularly in the process of trying to furnish and accessorize a new apartment (this girl %26#39;..worked..%26#39; the flea markets and brocantes every week)...and dress well on a limited budget (she always looked like a photo spread from a stylish fashion mag).
It%26#39;s also worth noting that though the original poster didn%26#39;t express an interest in clothing or accessories, there are also other depôt-ventes and Stock shops along this stretch of rue d%26#39;Alesia which tend toward women%26#39;s clothing and accessories. If they happen to already be down in the general neighborhood, rue d%26#39;Alesia is an option. They can detour up there...or not...they can skim through the neighborhood on their way to the Metro...or stay to shop. Options are always a good thing. Better to be able to say, %26quot;...Nah...let%26#39;s do somethin%26#39; else insead...%26quot; then...than find yourself sayin%26#39;, %26quot;..Damn...if we%26#39;d only known??..%26quot; later.
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I do go alone to %26quot;Clignancourt%26quot; because I love a couple of vendors there. I avoid the stalls of junk that I am not interested in. There are just miles of stalls of items.
There are four vender type stores that I love! :
One is a metal merchandise hardware type store with lots of artistic metal items.
One is a button- sewing accessory type store.
One has vintage postcards ( the owner knows me well and I sit for a couple of hours there and he get me old postcards of every village I ask him for! Pretty cheap there!)
One has antique linens and fabrics etc.
I also like one of the restaruant there that has a really %26quot;delish%26quot; huge cheese salads. I can%26#39;t remember the name. Also I like the luggage and shoe stores right after the metro across from the KFC store. They have some good prices.
Just an aside: I do watched the shell game and laugh at the people still thinking they can win! I saw one couple lose over 400 Euros in about 3 minutes.
I have been to the%26quot; MARCHÉ AUX PUCES de la PORTE de VANVES%26quot; that %26quot;KDK...%26quot; talks about. I only found one item that I wanted this last time. It all depends on what vendors shows up for sales there.
I went to a clothing %26quot;marche%26quot; but I can not remember the name... I bought new books and some baby items new. It had many stalls of all kinds of new and second hand stuff. They had some designer clothing but one has to get there early . I will ask the name from my friend...... or maybe someone else knows. (One takes the Metro and walks across the perrifique ( sp?).)
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Hi, Aminephily %26amp; Discover mentioned this little weekend market and I really like the bric a brac market at Porte de Vanves on both days of the weekend. It has all sorts of odds and ends and definitely is a place for %26quot;smalls%26quot; if you mean small items of goodness knows what. It is a relaxed market but be warned - dont leave it until late in the day as many stalls are starting to pack up by noon
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Well I do beg to differ with Saturday.
Clingancourt are great puces. I was there last Saturday and the one before and even if it is only for the pleasure of looking at an incredible accumulation of heteroclite stuff, do not hesitate to go.
The prices are normal and go according to the quality of the items. I really do not consider it overprice specially after a few minutes of conversation and dealing in order to obtain a prix marchand.
Et pour remettre les pendules à l’heure !
The so called “ aggressive peddlers in the stalls on the streets leading up to the market” can be easy managed by simply walking on the other side of the street leading to the real antiques market. But try as I may I can not remember any dangerous characters, just a few young men selling fake DG belts and fake perfumes, which we just ignored on our way to the bus.
Bon voyage.
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