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Antique Shopping Tour in Marseille
Guide Location: France » Marseille
Guide Type: Self-guided city tour
# of Attractions: 8
Tour Duration: 2 hour(s)
Transportation Mode: by foot
Travel Distance: 5.2 km
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Author: kane
With a vast amount of shops dedicated to Marselle’s past, you can find original gifts for your friends and family. Old newspapers and postcards, personalized ornaments, statuettes, beautiful furniture, pictures on wood and a lot of other special things will transport back you into the past.
Tour Stops and Attractions
Clichés du Passé
1) Clichés du Passé
The Clichés du Passé is a perfect shop to find interesting antiquated items. You will find many things here, from old postcards, photographs and engravings to old newspapers. Clichés du Passé is a great place to find original gifts.
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Jean Jacques Bacciochi
2) Jean Jacques Bacciochi
Fans of the medieval style will be glad to find this boutique. It knows how to surprise curious visitors. You will find historic objects here, including statuettes, pictures on wood, tapestries, wall hangings and furniture.
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Patrice Léoni
3) Patrice Léoni
This antique shop offers masterpieces of Provençal landscapes. Here visitors can admire porcelains and faience of Moustiers, silver plates and silver jewelery from Nok, Boura and from Africa.
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Jean Pierre Silvestre
4) Jean Pierre Silvestre
The masters of the Provençal School are represented here, including Chabaud, Ambrogiani, Monticelli, Verdilhan, Olive and Ziem. Also found here is the work of Paul Guigou, a regional painter who knew how to pick up the particular light of the Provençal landscape, telling the history of this region of sun and raw colors in his way.
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Henri Menard
5) Henri Menard
The world of the sea finds its best expression at Henri Menard. Various seafaring items, including sextants and long views, old navigation cards, old models and many other items can be found here.
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Antiquités Marcel Pauli
6) Antiquités Marcel Pauli
This shop, located in the heart of the city, offers a broad selection of statuettes, pieces of stylish furniture, knick-knacks and ancient undergarments. The internal layout and the politeness of the personnel make this an inviting place to visit.
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Hotel des Ventes Prado Borde
7) Hotel des Ventes Prado Borde
Almost every Saturday you can see auctions taking place here. It’s a good chance to purchase gorgeous furniture, art objects and jewelry. You can even buy automobiles here. Anything you find here is special and of real value.
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Village des Antiquaires
8) Village des Antiquaires
You will find about twenty exhibitors here dedicated to the evidence of the past. Pieces of epochal furniture, many objects such as models of three-masted ships, crystal and glassware or dolls and statues of nymphs to satisfy your collecting interests can be found here.
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