Apparently, Les Puces de Saint-Ouen at Porte de Clignancourt (Les Puces for short, it means "Fleas" according to Google Translate. Charming...) is the BIGGEST flea market in the WORLD, with 7 hectares of precious other-man's trash waiting to be found. Travel sites recommend that you go with a guide to avoid getting lost. Err... okaaay.... Also, beware the pickpockets! Check!
(The image above is of a flea market in Sweden, though. Couldn't find any free-to-use pic of Les Puces. This photo is by Vullioud Pierre-André at www.sxc.hu/zebulon666)
On the other side of the discount-shopping coin, I am also aspiring to visit La Vallee Village, a designer discounter village with shops like Burberry, Calvin Klein, Celine, Dolce & Gabbana, Marni and Ferragamo amongst its many tenants.
Pic from La Vallee Village's website.
