Marché Bastille, Paris

One of the biggest and best open-air food markets in Paris, stretching along the central strip of Boulevard Richard-Lenoir from the Place de la Bastille. Stalls sell everything French: cheese, charcuterie, fish and shellfish, fruit and vegetables, bread, olives, roast chickens and flowers, plus some clothes and crafts.

It runs on Thursday and Sunday mornings, from about 7 am until around 1.30 pm (a little later on Sundays). Sunday is the busiest and liveliest. Come hungry and graze, then picnic by the Canal Saint-Martin nearby.