The prices have dramatically increased in recent years, but it's still as fun as ever to spend an afternoon perusing around the flea market in Saint-Ouen. Even if you don't buy a thing, it's interesting to wander amongst dusty old [more...]

This little village in the Marais, nestled between rue St Paul and rue des Jardins St Paul, is the best place to go “antiquités” shopping – or more likely just poke around the dusty wonders. The antiques stores are mostly located [more...]

Stamp-lovers, or just curious? This quaint early 19th-century passage (meaning a street covered with a glass ceiling) is the French stamp collectioners’ headquarters, harboring many specialty stores for both stamps and old postcards [more...]