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Ballad at the Saint-Ouen flea market

Les Puces de Saint-Ouen, located in the north of Paris, is one of the largest antique and second-hand markets in the world. It brings together 15 separate markets grouped together under the name of “Les Puces”. The Puces de Saint-Ouen were born in the 1880s, when ragpickers and scrap dealers began selling objects they had salvaged from flea markets in central Paris. These informal sales have gradually developed into a real industry. The flea market, settled in the town of Saint-Ouen, north of Paris, in the 1920s. Today, the Puces de Saint-Ouen are one of the most popular tourist attractions in Paris, welcoming millions of visitors every year. To better prepare for your visit, Paris Select has selected the best flea markets for you. Vernaison market This is the oldest market on the site and one of the most popular. It offers a wide selection of antiques and collectibles. You can find furniture, jewelry, clothes, books, toys and …

The (very) Parisian interview with Sarah Lavoine

Sarah Lavoine has established herself in a few years as a central figure in interior design in France. For Paris Select, she shared her best pleasure addresses in the capital…to be enjoyed without moderation! Sarah Lavoine, you are known for your faultless taste, your sense of color and light… what are the places where you find yourself comfortable, at ease, peaceful? What are your Parisian tips for our readers? ◊ A bar where to bask? Le Loulou, at the Museum of Decorative Arts. ◊ A restaurant to adopt? Lala cooks! The restaurant that I opened with my friend David Lahner in my flagship store on place des Victoires. ◊ A favorite market? The Raspail organic market, one of the rare organic markets in the capital (Sunday morning. Boulevard Raspail, between rue du Cherche-Midi and rue de Rennes, 75006), and also the Marché Président-Wilson. I go there for Joël Thiébault's vegetables, ultra-fresh fish and charcuterie. (Every Wednesday and Saturday. Avenue du President-Wilson, between rue Debrousse and place d'Iéna, 75016 Paris.) ◊ A spa where you can pamper yourself …

EATALY Paris: an Italian immersion… in the heart of the Marais

It happened just over a year ago. Eataly, the most desirable Italian food concept opened its doors in Paris, in the heart of the Marais, under the leadership of the Galeries Lafayette group. Created by the Italian Oscar Farinetti in 2007, Eataly has completely reinvented the codes of (slow) food by offering a brilliant avant-garde concept that has since become a worldwide phenomenon. It all started in Turin before being exported to the four corners of the planet: Milan, Copenhagen, Istanbul, New York, Los Angeles… All foodies and other lovers of ritual gastronomy swear by the Eataly label. So it was high time for Paris to have one too! – A hybrid place A stone's throw from the BHV Marais, Eataly Paris sits in place of the former canteen of the employees of the Parisian department store and presents a magnificent place, as refined as it is warm. The idea of ​​this concept was simple: bring together all the Italian culinary specialties in a single place, where you can eat, buy and learn. It must be said, for this first …

A weekend, a district: discovering Montparnasse

If, to change the refrains of our weekends, we set off throughout the calendar to attack the various districts that make up the identity of the French capital? First urban tribulation: the Montparnasse district. ♣ A bit of history It was in the XNUMXth century that the mound got such a name, when a group of students decided to declaim verses there, without seeming to. As a result, the mound takes the name of the mountain of the Greek god Apollo and his nine muses: Mount Parnassus. From the XNUMXth century, the district made fun of the Montmartre center and became a stronghold of artists who found inexpensive workshops there to work in… Hey! Yes, times are changing. → The emblematic address Who says Montparnasse says Belle Époque, who says Belle Époque says opulent brasseries with gingham tablecloths and traditional plates… The district is full of them, but there is one more beautiful (to our taste) than the others, and certainly plus Select: La Closerie des Lilas. The wooded and dreamlike decor…

What to do with children in Paris during the holidays?

Long live the wind, long live the wind, long live Friday… Or not. Happiness for some, additional burden for others (aka: the grown ups), the Christmas holidays point the tip of their nose leaving us full responsibility for the schedules of our little ones... How to do, or more exactly WHAT to occupy our cherubs during the Christmas holidays and not leave them in the good care of Dame TV? Swooning over the Christmas windows: the children let themselves be carried away by the dreamlike universes that the department stores create for them while the others (you) savor the little madeleine of Proust... who has never walked around the Galeries Lafayette, the shining eye, the handcuff in that of an elder? Make way for transmission. More information. Train on the Parisian peaks to become a competitive trampoline runner. To leap without complex, head for the 14th arrondissement and the Montparnasse Tower. On its highest sky, treat yourself to a game of playful and recreational sport, accompanied by the children who are having a great time. More information. Survey…

A romantic getaway to Bas-Bréau during the holidays

What if we took advantage of the holidays to treat ourselves to a romantic getaway, far from the world and the hustle and bustle, near a chimney fire and its comfort? What better time than the first frosts of winter to escape briefly, the time to dream together? Head to the Hôtellerie du Bas-Bréau, in Barbizon, the dream nest for any romantic getaway. → Destination The Hôtellerie du Bas Bréau is nestled an hour from Paris (practical), in the charming village of Barbizon. Known for having seen the flourishing of the eponymous school, its soil has been trodden by Millet, Rousseau (the painter, not the other), Corot, Daubigny... in short, names that will not leave lovers of beautiful canvases indifferent. . Note: if these gentlemen met there, it was to paint landscapes from nature. It's up to you to conclude that nature is not bad at all there... The big plus: the village adjoins the forest of Fontainebleau, which we highly recommend exploring. ∅ What do we do there? Forest walking, therefore, but not only. The surroundings, recognized by a …

Lots of ideas for a successful Parisian weekend

If every week we wait for the weekend like the Messiah, we are deprived, now that the north wind has come (December obliges) … What to do in this cold? How to take advantage of these two short days that we cherish and which pass so quickly, when bucolic wanderings are prohibited and night falls at snack time? We are preparing for the holidays at La Fabrique du Père Noël, which takes us into Santa Claus' chalet through a very warm cocooning atmosphere bringing together more than 150 French designers. Located in the Marais, La Fabrique is a giant pop-up store set up by La Fine Equipe: you can find the perfect gift there! We have a snack at the Pouchkine café, place de la Madeleine. The big flagship has just opened in the heart of the capital, which gives us a good excuse to taste the delicious pastries of the house, without complex (it's new, you have to try). We revisit his classics at the Théâtre Hebertot, which again this month is showing Les Jumeaux Vénitiens, the masterpiece of …