The sheer amount of sparkling glass on display at the Baccarat Museum is almost blinding. Founded in 1764 in the French town of Baccarat, Baccarat Crystal has produced everything
from candelabras to hookahs for a long line of royal houses around the world. Some of its finest treasures are now on display in the former mansion of a viscountess, redesigned in
seriously over-the-top style by Philippe Starck. Check out the crystal chandelier submerged in water, the talking vases and pieces specially designed for the Prince of Wales.
Galerie-musée Baccarat: www.baccarat.fr
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10 a.m. - Get Hopping
If you want to hit a flea market where things are hopping, head to Porte de Montreuil. You can find everything – from car-parts to second-hand clothes – at this vast market, one of the oldest and largest in Paris. The mountains of tat may not be pretty, but sifting through the piles may unearth a treasure: in 1991, a punter reputedly bought a painting here that later turned out to be a Van Gogh worth over 2 million Euro! Go early on a Monday morning before all the good stuff is snatched up.
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