Market shopping in Europe
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Petrivka Market
Locals call it the ‘book market’ but you can get a vast array of junk here. It’s also Kyiv’s main receptacle of DVDs, CDs and software of questionable legitimacy.
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Porta Portese Flea Market
To see another side of Rome, head to this mammoth flea market. With thousands of stalls selling everything from rare books and spare bike parts to Peruvian shawls and MP3 players, it's crazily busy and a lot of fun. Keep your valuables safe and wear your haggling hat.
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Food Market
Fills the riverbank west of the tourist office.
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Food Market
Self-catering market.
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Leeds City Market
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Recinto Ferial
A lively street market takes place on Monday mornings in the Recinto Ferial, east of the old town.
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Weekly Markets
For a fun cultural and gastronomic experience, don't miss the weekly markets, which have all sorts of fresh local produce and basic goods. They take place from at the following locations: Castiglione del Lago (Wednesday), Magione (Thursday), Tuoro (Friday) and Passignano (Saturday). Ask at each town's tourist office for more information.
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Bazaar
Konya's bazaar sprawls back from the PTT building virtually all the way to the Mevlâna Museum, cramming the narrow streets with stalls, roving vendors and the occasional horse-drawn cart. There's a concentration of shops selling religious paraphernalia and tacky souvenirs at the Mevlâna Museum end.
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Bedesten
Across a little wooden bridge from the Eski Cami, this market dates from 1418. Off Talat Paşa Caddesi.
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Selimiye Arastası
Also known as Kavaflar Arastası (Cobblers' Arcade), this is below Selimiye Mosque.
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craft and clothing market
Maó's main plaza is the large Plaça de s'Esplanada. A craft and clothing market is held here every Saturday.
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Open-air Market
The town's open-air market sells fruit, vegetables and more.
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Bermondsey Market
Reputedly it’s legal to sell stolen goods here before dawn, but late risers will find this market altogether upright and sedate, with cutlery and other old-fashioned silverware, antique porcelain, paintings and some costume jewellery.
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Kaufmarkt supermarket
Picnic supplies are available at the Kaufmarkt supermarket.
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Market Hall
The 19th-century Market Hall is a lively place, hosting a general market (food, drink, clothes, household goods) on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, a flea market (bric-a-brac, collectables, second-hand goods) on Wednesday, regular weekend crafts and antiques fairs, and a farmers market on the fourth Thursday of each month.
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Leicester Market
Over three hundred stalls at Leicester's indoor and outdoor markets sell everything from organic vegetables to aromatic spices, fish and shellfish, new and secondhand clothes and homewares, electronic goods, cosmetics, jewellery, flowers and fabrics.
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Ludlow Market
Ludlow Market takes place on the market square on the site of the old Victorian town hall, demolished overnight in 1986.
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Mercat de Pere Garau
Locals who love fresh produce will tell you it is the best market for fruit and vegetables, as this is where farmers from around the island converge with the fruits of their labours. On Saturday mornings it's good for gourmet products.
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Sunday Market
Although this market is held year-round, it really takes over the town in summer. Fruit and veg is usually concentrated in the Plaça Major, with handicrafts and other stalls taking over an ever-widening arc of surrounding streets.
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Bancarelle a San Pasquale
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Mercatino di Antignano
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Nowkoelln Flowmarkt
Setting up twice monthly along the Landwehrkanal, this flea market delivers secondhand bargains galore along with hand-made threads and jewellery.
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Organic market
Market.
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