For the All Saints' Day holidays in Paris, check out the flea markets! Here are all the dates to remember!

A flea market is often a destination for a weekend stroll.

But flea markets, car boot sales and other flea markets are also an opportunity to find second-hand clothes and often useful items at knock-down prices. The people who sell at garage sales and flea markets are Sunday enthusiasts who enjoy it, and don't do it for the money. So it's sure to be a friendly, relaxed affair.

The Place d'Aligre flea market

In the week of 19 October, just before the All Saints' Day holidays, this regular flea market in Paris's 12th arrondissement will be resurfacing.

A flea market pure and simple, run exclusively by professionals who can give you all the information you need before you buy. Thousands of knick-knacks (mainly from the 20th century), second-hand clothes, old books, small pieces of furniture, silverware, crockery, etc. will be on display. Organised by the Bureau des Marchés, this flea market is sure to live up to its promise.

The Bastille creative market

From Saturday 21 October, with the start of the summer holidays, the Paris region is set to host a number of small markets of all kinds (not limited to flea markets, strictly speaking). Firstly, the art market on boulevard Richard Lenoir will be held on 6 Saturdays in a row. An exhibition and sale of artists (painters, photographers, watercolourists, ceramists, sculptors, jewellery designers, etc.). A lively opportunity to buy directly from the artists without going through a gallery or shop. Which generally cuts prices in half.

The stamp and postcard market

Stamp and postcard collectors know it well - it's a benchmark market that's been around for almost a century and a half! You'll find everything there is to know about philately and cartophily, and at all prices. Located on the Carré Marigny, at the corner of avenues Marigny and Gabriel, you'll be blown away by the wealth of collections on display, with prices that can sometimes make your head spin. Take a stroll through the museum and stop to admire these exceptional treasures: stamps bearing the effigy of forgotten politicians, views of districts or landscapes that no longer exist, photographs of the 1901 Universal Exhibition - a trip back in time is guaranteed!

The antiquarian and second-hand book market

Another Ali Baba's cave for those who love culture and books. This time in the southern 15th arrondissement of Paris. It's an invaluable place, firstly because there's so much on offer and secondly because all the exhibitors are professionals who know exactly what they're selling. A guarantee if you're looking for something special. But there's even more to it than that, because this market is also a pre-1815 antiquarian book trade, which will delight collectors. Incidentally, if you have trouble finding a book on Ebay or Le Bon Coin, you can also buy out-of-print books from the 19th and 20th centuries here.