The Islands - Paris - page 446

Blooms have been sold at this flower market since 1808, making it the oldest market of any
kind in Paris. On Sunday it transforms into a twittering bird market, Marché aux Oiseaux (
MAP GOOGLE MAP ;

9am-7pm) .

CRAFTS

IL CAMPIELLO
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.ilcampiello.com ; 88 rue St-Louis en l'Île, 4e; 11am-7pm; Pont Marie)
Venetian carnival masks - intricately crafted from papier mâché, ceramics and leather - are
the speciality of this exquisite shop, which also sells jewellery made from Murano glass
beads. It was established by a native of Venice, to which the Île St-Louis bears more than a
passing resemblance.

BOOKS

LIBRAIRIE ULYSSE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.ulysse.fr ; 26 rue St-Louis en l'Île, 4e; 2-8pm Tue-Fri; Pont Marie)
You can barely move in between this shop's antiquarian and new travel guides, National
Geographic back editions and maps. Opened in 1971 by the intrepid Catherine Domaine,
this was the world's first travel bookshop. Hours vary, but ring the bell and Catherine will
open up if she's around.

TOYS

CLAIR DE RÊVE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.clairdereve.com ; 35 rue St-Louis en l'Île, 4e;

11am-1pm & 2-7pm Mon-

Sat; Pont Marie)
This shop is all about wind-up toys, music boxes and puppets - mostly marionettes, which
sway and bob suspended from the ceiling.

FOOD

PREMIÈRE PRESSION PROVENCE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 51 rue St-Louis en l'Île, 4e; 11am-1pm & 2-7pm Mon-Sat; Pont Marie)
Its name evokes the first pressing of olives to make olive oil in the south of France and that
is precisely what this gourmet boutique sells - be it as oil or in any number of spreads and
sauces (pesto, tapenade etc).