The Flea Markets In Milan, Italy

Milan also has some interesting markets. Here are just two of the most interesting and characteristic:

• Fiera di Senigallia in Milan is now an institution: every Saturday morning, Viale d'Annunzio, along the wharf, becomes a picturesque sight, full of noise, color and other smells so typical of flea markets.You can find everything here: Indian, South American and African craftwork; new and second-hand clothes, old furniture, fake art nouveau lamps, perfumed candles and every kind of essence, books, comics, records, videos and DVDs. There are tidy stalls and messy ones where you can go looking for your bargain. The music of the Senegalese musicians is like a theme tune, as they pound on drums of all sizes, accompanying the people walking around with their frenetic rhythms.
• Mercatone del Naviglio Grande takes place on the last Sunday of each month along the Naviglio Grande canal. A large exhibition-market is set up that is dedicated to antiques: furniture, objects for the home, old books, jewellery, and lots more too. The market has 400 exhibitors, some of whom also have their own shops on the banks of the Naviglio grande.