Berlin Art and Nostalgia Market
This market exudes a solid atmosphere and the pomp of past ages. In the background is a view of the River Spree that can be proudly compared with the Seine or Danube, and the imposing facades of the Bode Museum and Pergamon Museum create just the right backdrop for the antiques on sale. Along with lots of professional dealers offering nice but not always cheap goods - and incidentally, not always old ones - there are also private sellers with their secondhand possessions. This is a good market for book lovers and fans of precious things - and it's well worth a visit if only because you can see Berlin from its most beautiful aspect here.
Address: Museum Island, at Zeughaus and at Kupfergraben
Openings=Sa and Su 11 am-5 pm.
Connections=U and S Friedrichstraße, bus 100
Tel: 03341 - 309411

Schönhauser
1970s kitsch, useful and useless things from secondhand design furniture to living accessories and clothes. Witty!
Address: Neue Schönhauser Str. 18
Openings=Mo-Fr noon -8pm, Sa 11am -4pm
Connections=U Weinmeisterstr., S Hackescher Markt,

Flea Market
One of the nicest flea markets is held every Sunday at Arkonaplatz in Mitte district. Old tenement houses with their working-class history surround the square. In the middle are several rows of market stands under the chestnut trees with their autumn colours. The selection ranges from bizarre household objects to gladden the hearts of people nostalgic for bygone East Germany, to a large assortment of books and the objects of 60s and 70s design that are so popular right now and cost three times as much in other places. Mostly young people come here, showing the effects of last night's long haul through the clubs, which means you can snap up real bargains if you get here early enough. Afterwards you can have a long relaxed breakfast at one of the cafés in the neighbouring square, Zionskirchplatz (e.g. Kapelle, Zionskirchplatz).
Address: Arkonaplatz
Openings=U Bernauer Str., Su 10 am-5 pm
Connections=
Tel: 03393 798755