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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 …