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Top 15 Flea Markets You MUST Visit in Europe in 2020

Portobello Road Flea Market - London, United Kingdom

Portobello Road Flea Market - by Jasperdo

The famous Portobello Road antiques and flea market in Notting Hill takes place every Saturday although there are also stalls from Monday to Friday. Running from Chepstow Villas to just under the Westway, it is a colourful, dynamic stretch of London that oozes trendiness and fun. On Saturday, Portobello Road flea market is huge, with over 2,000 stalls, selling everything from books to bric-a-brac, fashion and lace to Limoges porcelain. You will also find fresh produce: fresh fruit and exotic cooking ingredients are also on sale.

Thousands of people mill around, browsing second-hand clothing stalls of this flea market or choosing outlandish material. For those who have the patience to search, there are some fantastic bargains. This flea market is really is the place to shop-and-eat and then shop some more while soaking up the bohemian atmosphere. It is best to go in the morning, by the afternoon you will find yourself getting a little flustered winding your way through the crowds.

And since you are in London, you may also want to pay a visit to the Old Spitalfields Market (one of the most vibrant and diverse places in the whole of London), Camden Passage Flea Market (a selection of market stalls intermingled among antique shops and restaurants), Brick Lane Flea Market (A chaotic, bustling market with second-hand furniture, unusual clothes and curry houses), Greenwich Flea Market (A number of markets offering a variety of hand crafted goods, antiques and food stalls), Bermondsey Market (one of the few markets in London where the majority of items are genuine antiques), or Chatsworth Road Market (a collector’s haven with its own vintage clothing stalls, and high quality antiques).

Where: 65 Portobello Rd, London W11 2QB, UK
When: Friday – Saturday: 09:00 – 19:00 (antique market) | Monday – Wednesday: 09:00 – 18:00 | Thursday: 09:00 – 13:00
More information: Next Portobello Road flea market

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Nicolas Martin

When he realized that his place was started to look like a perfect IKEA showroom, Nicolas decided it was time to change and started out of curiosity to see what a flea market looked like. 8 years and a thousand finds later, he is now looking for a bigger flat to accommodate all his awesome flea market treasures, vintage items and design furniture. Nicolas has been featured on The Wall Street Journal, Homes & Antiques, HGTV Magazine, Refinery 29, NPR, and CBS New York. Connect with Nicolas on Google+

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  1. Richard
    November 25, 2012 at 6:21 pm - Reply

    Amsterdam 350 exhibitors??? Whole streets are full of stuff.. I would say more then 3500 exhibitors.. Lots of crap.. but the whole innercity is a market

    • Nicolas Martin
      November 27, 2012 at 6:53 pm - Reply

      Hi Richard – Thanks for sharing your input. I’ve personnaly never been to the Vrijmarkt yet (I’ve done though some massive flea markets like Munich’s giant flea market for instance, or la Grande Braderie de Lille), and many other sources seem to agree on the 350 exhibitors; but I guess you’re right to say that it might be closer to 3500 exhibitors (all the more so as the Dutch government permits sales on the street without a permit and without the payment of value added tax). I’ll update the post with your info. Thanks again! More info: http://www.koninginnedagamsterdam.nl/vrijmarkt.html

  2. asmaliana
    August 21, 2013 at 4:39 am - Reply

    Malaysia also have many flea market in every district in everyday rotation. But here more famous on food and clothing / fabric

  3. jane
    September 3, 2013 at 11:18 am - Reply

    hi there,
    my name is jane from kenya and would like to know how i can import goods from germany flea markets, like used utensils,wall charts antiques etc. kindly let me know.thanks.

  4. antique hunter
    November 16, 2013 at 1:13 pm - Reply

    I have been struggling to find information about the antiques fair at Lake maggiore. I can’t find any information about Borgo D’Ale there. Does anyone have any information?

  5. Seeyen
    January 20, 2014 at 10:54 am - Reply

    Hi All, Italy has many wonderful Flea Markets. The one in the Square of Aviano (45 mins north of Venice at the base of the Dolomites) is the first Sunday of the month and features about 200 vendors. There is a wonderful vendor that normally sells at the front of the church steps who has a shop in Asolo (about an hour and a half west) that could best be described as “American Pickers” heaven. I have found everything from Green antique Coca Cola bottles (Italian) there, to book shelves, farm equip, glass wine containers, a neat late 1800’s rusted out lantern, an Italian View Finder, a magnificent desk (for 50 euro…). Asolo Ogetti D’Arte SRL. As an aside…he didn’t ask me to do this…but if I don’t share this gem, I would be remiss.

    • flea market insiders
      January 20, 2014 at 11:38 am - Reply

      Hi Seeyen,

      Thanks for sharing your insider tips! I’m pretty sure it will come handy to flea market lovers who plan a “thrifting trip” to Italy/Venezzia :) I think Pordenone also has a big market on Wed and Sat, Spilimbergo on Saturdays and Maniago on Monday.

  6. Fleamarket resident...
    February 16, 2014 at 11:13 am - Reply

    Once in Amsterdam you MUST go to the IJ-hallen Flea market. Every first weekend (SA&SU) at Amsterdam NDSM-werf. (there goes a free ferry from Central station)

    +/- 750 exhibitors each time. In summer even more side-outs.

  7. Mark Robins
    February 28, 2014 at 7:48 pm - Reply

    i am looking for markets where i can sell dutch flower bulbs. I am located in East Austria and can travel . Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

  10. sue
    December 4, 2014 at 1:25 pm - Reply

    Hi We re looking for a nice big brocante in Northern France or Belgium for January or february….Can anyone help with that???

  11. Anna
    January 18, 2015 at 6:49 pm - Reply

    Hello, thanks for a great website and recommendations – of all the flea markets in Europe, are there any that are particularly good for furniture pieces? French, Bavarian, Scandinavian, Belgian, etc?
    Desks, antique wooden tables, cupboards, chest of drawers, apothecary cupboards, chairs? In London there is the Sunbury Antique fair which is to recommend, specifically for finding large pieces of furniture.

    • flea market insiders
      January 19, 2015 at 12:34 pm - Reply

      Hi Anna, thanks for stopping by! If you’re looking specifically for good furniture pieces in Europe, you might indeed find interesting items on major markets like France, Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, and Belgium/Netherlands. But it all depends on what you are looking for. Without strictly categorizing each country, we could generally say that Germany/Bavaria/Austria are famous for the relatively high quantity of hand painted wooden furniture that were produced in the 18th/19th/20th century, and pretty easy to find (Biedermeier furniture are also pretty widespread in Austria/Bavaria). Denmark leads the Scandinavia group with its eponymous relatively modern furniture (1950s-1970s), while a few Finnish designers like Alvar Aalto and Eero Saarinen strongly influenced the industry with their modern creation& production process. Belgium, the Netherlands and France are well known for the massive quantity of industrial design furniture that were produced there.

      Once again we do not mean to strictly categorize each country. However, these are trends that have been more less identified as such.

      Also, don’t overlook antiques fairs; because they attract professional dealers and a lot of visitors, you will be able to find quality pieces of furniture there. Sure, they might come at a price, but you’ll also be able to haggle, particularly on “unsold” items on the very last day of the fair. One fair I would strongly recommend is the “Munich Giant Flea Market (located on the Riesen-Flohmarkt Theresienwiese) that will take place on Saturday April 18th, 2015: https://www.fleamarketinsiders.com/munichs-giant-flea-market-2012/. It’s literally “massive” with more than 2,000 booth and 80,000 visitors.

  12. LN
    July 31, 2015 at 9:33 am - Reply

    Hi, great post! I am looking to buy mainly vintage and secondhand clothing. From your post, it looks as though this flea market primarily sells furniture and antiques. Would you recommend going here for clothing? Thanks!

      • LN
        August 6, 2015 at 10:03 am - Reply

        Hi,
        Sorry, I was probably a bit ambiguous. I am currently living in Berlin and find really great vintage/ secondhand pieces at Mauerpark Market and Neukölln Flowmarkt on Sundays. I’m looking to do a buying trip to Paris next month and check out a couple flea markets. I have an online boutique and love traveling and finding great 70s,80s and 90s pieces from flea markets. Any suggestions for the best ones for clothes in Paris would be so helpful. Thank you

  13. FloridaCharlie
    December 12, 2015 at 10:18 pm - Reply

    I have been to the Brussels and Tongeren flea/antique markets more than. I would say that the Tongeren market is the better by far for variety, size and willingness to deal.

  14. FloridaCharlie
    December 12, 2015 at 10:20 pm - Reply

    We have been to the Paris, Brussels and Tongeren flea/antique markets more than once. I would say that the Tongeren market is the better by far for variety, size and willingness to deal.

  17. Megha aggarwal
    September 26, 2016 at 9:31 am - Reply

    Can anyone tell me if there are any markets known for indian products specifically in Europe….

    would be really helpful

  20. nic
    March 29, 2017 at 8:12 pm - Reply

    hi guys, i am vintage clothing buyer are there any good markets not in holland i should check out and what days are they ? thanks in advance

  21. yasemen sagnak
    July 17, 2017 at 12:07 pm - Reply

    Hi, please inform which flea markets and antique fairs are good to find cheap and various of porcelains.. Thanks in advance. Brgds..

  23. Chapman Sandra m
    January 20, 2018 at 11:48 am - Reply

    at the moment i believe that car parking resurfacing is going on at waterloos making it difficult to park and less stallholders going as not guaranteed a place
    also at la bastions froyennes i dont know if thats on either as they were also having work done on the car parks
    i enjoyed reading your site and comments but note there are no contact telephone numbers and when one is making the trip to stand or buy ican be a long way for nothing

  24. S Lopez
    January 31, 2018 at 5:33 am - Reply

    Hi – So happy to have found your site – great information!!

    I’m from California. Do you have any advice if I find something large- what’s the best way to ship something back to the US?

  26. Natalie
    March 26, 2018 at 1:57 pm - Reply

    Hello,

    Could you please confirm the day and date in April for Vrijmarkt in Amsterdam.

    In the section ‘Best flea markets in 2018’ the Vrijmarkt is on Wednesday, 27 April 2018. I believe it is a genuine mistake.

    Wednesday is 25 April and Friday is 27 April 2018.

    Thank you

    Kind regards,
    Natalia

    • Ashley Miller
      March 26, 2018 at 2:01 pm - Reply

      Hi Natalia,

      Thanks for your email! The Vrijmarkt 2018 will take place on Friday 27 April. The Vrijmarkt takes place every year on the 27th of April, for King’s Day (Koningsdag). Thanks for highlighting the typo!

  30. Keesean R Moore
    May 16, 2019 at 7:47 am - Reply

    Hello,

    I’m interested in the Arezzo flea market. Do you know if there are a lot of clothing vendors at this market? I’m mostly looking for clothing.

    KM

  31. saarah
    June 11, 2019 at 7:04 pm - Reply

    Hi

    My name is sarahand I am looking to import fashionable ladies clothing from somewhere in Europe that I can resell.

    Could you kindly recommend which city would be the best?

    Thank you

  32. Patricia
    July 22, 2019 at 10:35 pm - Reply

    Hi there
    Thanks for the wonderful information.
    Am a fashion designer from southafrica
    That would like to sell my products on one of the big flea markets that perhaps happens once or twice a year.
    Would you please advise me on which ones are the best.

  33. Helder
    January 6, 2020 at 2:28 am - Reply

    Rome, Italy has every single Sunday the street fair of Porta Portese which happens in Porta Portese, Trastevere.
    It is a huge fair that spreads for several streets.
    There you can found several antiques and collectibles as stamps, banknotes and coins.

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