Marseille Shopping

Shopping in Marseille

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    Marché aux Puces

    Marseille's premier market has to be seen to be believed. You can spend ages perusing the many indoor and outdoor stalls and if you start to get hungry, live chickens are killed to order, although there are less violent alternatives too. African carved animals and Marseille sweaters are among the colourful sights you can enjoy.

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    Fresh Fish Market

    The small but enthralling fish market is a daily fixture at the Vieux Port docks. Cours Julien hosts a Wednesday-morning organic fruit and vegetable market and an Aladdin's cave bric-a-brac market every second Sunday of the month (running from 08:00 to 19:00; metro Notre Dame du Mont-Cours Julien).

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    Prado Market

    This daily market stretches from the Castellane metro station along av du Prado to the Périer metro station, with a staggering array of clothes, fruit and speciality items. Flower market Friday morning.

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    Le Magasin La Baguetterie des Batteurs

    Music shops are massed around cours Julien, including the specialist drum shop, Le Magasin La Baguetterie des Batteurs, jam-packed with djembes (West African hand drums), kits, sticks and more.

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    72% Pétanque

    Olive soaps, olive oils and brilliantly named preserves (Gratte-Cul meaning ‘Scratchy Ass’ being just one of them; for the record, it’s dog-rose jam) fill 72% Pétanque

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    Cours Julien

    Cours Julien hosts various morning markets: fresh flowers on Wednesday and Saturday, antique books alternate Saturdays, and stamps or antique books on Sunday.

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    Virgin Megastore

    The Virgin Megastore, serves as a billetterie (ticket office) as well as a shop - check out cultural events in Wednesday's L'Hebdo and buy tickets here.

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    La Chocolatière du Panier

    To fill your picnic basket, try La Chocolatière du Panier, with weird-and-wonderful flavours of handmade chocolates like onion and lavender.

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    Le Goût de l'Enfance

    At Le Goût de l'Enfance you can buy by Le Panier legend Mme Brigitte Garelli's homemade jam (it's also served by cafés in the quarter).

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  10. Markets

    Wednesday-morning organic fruit and vegetable market and an Aladdin’s cave bric-a-brac market every second Sunday of the month.

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    Les Navettes des Accoules

    Try Les Navettes des Accoules for traditional torpedo-shaped biscuits made from orange flour.

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  13. K

    Le Comptoir du Panier

    Pick up bathroom accoutrements and colourful towels at Le Comptoir du Panier.

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  14. Pain de l’Opéra

    The best pastries near the Vieux Port; also has to-go savoury foods.

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    Four des Navettes

    Marseille’s iconic boat-shaped, orange-flower Navette biscuits.

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    La Cie de Provence

    Sniff Marseille's scented handmade soaps at La Cie de Provence.

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  17. N

    Fish Market

    Small but picturesque fixture at the Vieux Port.

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  18. O

    Librairie de la Bourse

    Has a range of maps and Lonely Planet guides.

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  19. P

    Marché des Capucins

    Located one block south of La Canebière.

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  20. Q

    Le Glacier du Roi

    Fantastic homemade Italian ice cream.

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  21. R

    Librairie Maritime et Outremer

    Seafaring books, maps and guides.

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