I once happened upon a flea market in Via Garibaldi. Are there regular flea markets in Venice or nearby?

There are weekly markets on west-end of Lido on Tuesdays, and Mestre and Porto Marghera on Tuesdays and Fridays. There are quarterly antique markets in Campo San Maurizio (and elsewhere possibly), but I don't have the schedule. There are holiday markets at Christmas and Easter, everywhere.

There are flea markets in Campo Santa Maria Nova sometimes, all around the Miracoli church. There was one in late September 2004 in the Erbaria near the fish market. Usually there are signs advertising them around town.

I went to the mercato dei miracoli last spring, it was HUGE! We kept thinking we must have seen the end & then we'd turn a corner & it kept going on another little side street.

I bought so many fun souveniers that were much more special than the junk you get at the stalls near San Marco & the Rialto. If shipping wasn't so prohibitive I'd have brought home tons more, as it was I limited myself to what would fit in my already full carry on...

Oh and it's also just good people watching.


Here's the info for the ones happening in the next few weeks

Miracles' Fair and Flea Market - Campo Santa Maria Nova, Venezia
25/April/2006, and 06/MAY/2006 to 07/MAY/2006
Antiques market, flea-market by non professionals. It is held in the campi and campielli close to one of the most astonishing churches of Venice, the Church of the Miracles. Campo Santa Maria Nova in Cannaregio Vaporetto stop: Ca' d'Oro

Looks like same deal in another location on 01/May/2006
Miracles Fair and Flea Market - Via Garibaldi, Venezia
Castello vaporetto stop: Arsenale

Thanks Erain, your timing is perfect, and it's right down the street...

Thank you, all. Erain, is there a site I can go to for this information?

Telephone numbers for more information, from Michela Scibilia's excellent shopping resource book, "Venice Botteghe."

Campo San Maurizio +39 328 0334032
Campo Santa Maria Nova +39 041 2710022 or +39 041 2710015
Via Garibaldi +39 041 2747236

I purchased a Buon Ricordo plate for €10 last month (March 25) at the Miracoli market. Also found a wonderful little "Ricordi di Milano" postcard book from the '50's. A couple of years ago I bought an old cookie tin for €1 at the Via Garibaldi market. They're fun to browse ...

Colleen, will I have to be fluent in Italian to use those numbers? I'm leaving Saturday night for Venice, so I'll miss the dates that Erain posted, but I'll be there for 5 weeks.
Jim

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Originally posted by Jimm:
Thank you, all. Erain, is there a site I can go to for this information?

I found it on this Venice Tourism website It's a slightly clunky interface & sometimes switches into italian without warning, but is overall VERY useful.

Thank you, Erain. That's a handy site.