Place d'Aligre in the 12th arrondissement is the location of Paris's second oldest markets and one of its most well known (behind Enfants Rouges) (having existed since 1779). It is divided into a covered market set out in three beautiful halls (called Marche Beauvau), with food stalls and a mixture of stores, and an uncovered market (called Marche d'Aligre), which is pictured above. The uncovered market continues down rue d'Aligre and includes a food section, a flea market and many antique shops. These markets are a popular destination for Parisians, with its 'poetic square', its old provincial, village like atmosphere, as well as the variety and cheapness of its goods.
