Are you interested in the Vladivostok flea market? It will be useful to visit both seekers of antique items and those who wish to acquire, for example, a Soviet-made waffle iron and interesting retro gizmos.
Flea market between the Sportivnaya stop and Lugovaya square
The goods here are not laid out on counters, but on oilcloths and cardboard boxes (here any old thing can have a new owner). People come to this flea market both for antiques and for goods that can be useful in everyday life at very affordable prices.
So, here they sell construction tools, soft and Christmas-tree toys, used clothes and shoes, skates, meat grinders, pans, pots and other utensils, fur hats, tabloid novels and rare books that are difficult to find in other markets and stores (travelers may an interesting guide to Vladivostok published in 1958), ship chronometers (the seller will explain how to handle it; you can buy it for 500 rubles), spare parts for Soviet plumbing, sets of chess pieces, sweaters and other knitted things, pictures, coins, watches, figurines made of wood and bronze, old cameras, homespun rugs, vintage jewelry and accessories, hand-made products.
It is worth noting that many of the things found on this flea market can be used as decor or props for photo sessions.
Shopping in Vladivostok
Guests of Vladivostok should take into account that at the end of December, a Christmas exhibition-fair "Flea Market" is held here (the venue is the Zarya factory, workshop No. 2; the time of the event is 11:00 - 18:00) - there you can get unique gifts, real antiques, dolls that are more than 100 years old, Christmas tree decorations from the 60s, unusual designer and vintage items, as well as see curious objects that have long been out of use.
Those interested in antique shops should visit the following sites:
- "Rarity" (Pozietskaya street, 28): here they sell icons, numismatics, silver, samovars, porcelain, books, interior items (vases, engravings, figurines).
- “Numismatist” (46, Russkaya Street): here you can become the owner of stamps, banknotes, Russian and foreign coins, albums for storing coins and banknotes.
- Retro 25 (Volgogradskaya street, 7a): in this salon you can buy antiques and collectibles.
Before leaving for your homeland, it is worth buying delicious seafood in vacuum packaging, medicinal tinctures (they are insisted on seaside fruits and herbs), Japanese and Korean cosmetics, "Bird's milk" and other sweets, beer brands "Boatsman", "Knight of Primorye" and others …
