Probably the liveliest place in Lille on a Sunday morning, when nearly all the shops are closed. The market spills out over numerous streets and is a hive of activity all morning. There were stalls selling food, vegetables, cheap clothing and shoes, and even heavily discounted branded cosmetics (a l'Oreal Youth Code was selling for €6 compared to a UK high street retail price of ~£10). One street vendor was selling cheap perfume with memorable names such as Blue Fog. We got there on the Metro, and as soon as we emerged from the Gambetta station, the disgorged shoppers made a beeline for the market, ignoring the opportunist hawkers who tried to flog huge bunches of mint and coriander from their makeshift carrier bags.
Paella
Sun ripened melons
Bright red tomatoes
Rotisserie chickens on an industrial scale
Flower stall
Middle Eastern goodies
