Place · Marché Saint-Antoine & the north streets
Marché Saint-Antoine
The covered market of spices, vanilla, madras cloth and lunch counters: go early on a weekday morning.
Time on site
30–45 min
p95 75 min
Price
Free
Hours
unknown
Best time
before 10:00
quietest window
28″ bags
No
Marché Saint-Antoine & the north streets: forbidden
Rules in force · 6Pavements are narrow and uneven
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- Pointe-à-Pitre ↗Pavements are narrow and uneven: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
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Time on site
Minimum
20min
Worthwhile
30min
Typical
45min
p95
75min
Stall hours are not published; trading winds down in the afternoon.
Getting in
- Stop
- Walk or short car ride to the market entrance
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- free · official site
- Stairs
- note: none of note
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Busiest from mid-morning; Saturday is the peak.
- Sensory load
- 4/5
- Exposure
- medium
Bailouts
heat
Café on the north side (AC)
Nearest rescue anchor: A — Market hall entrance (shade) (field-verify)
Red lines
- Ask before photographing sellers; carry small notes.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- ClusterMarché Saint-Antoine & the north streets210 m · 3 min walk
- ClusterPlace de la Victoire & cathedral260 m · 4 min walk
- Sleep areaAround Place de la Victoire410 m · 7 min walk
- ClusterDarboussier & Mémorial ACTe620 m · 10 min walk
- ClusterBergevin ferry terminal & harbour630 m · 10 min walk
- Sleep areaDarboussier waterfront1.0 km · 16 min walk