Those who are going to visit the flea markets of Rostov-on-Don can be sure that there they will find interesting things for themselves, and, possibly, those that they have been looking for for a long time, but could not find in any store.
Flea market in the Central Market area
Visitors to this flea market will be able to see and buy things from bygone eras - toys from their childhood, costume jewelry, second-hand clothes and shoes, Soviet-made crystal, vinyl records. Before heading to this flea market, it is worth considering that mainly pensioners trade here with their supplies from old chests.
Flea market on Stanislavsky
Here they sell coins, jewelry, Soviet paraphernalia, antique dishes, silverware, antique figurines, vintage bags and purses, and other items with history.
Flea market on the Privoz market
Rummaging through the local ruins every day from 8 am to 7 pm, you can find a variety of tools, including music books and magazines, vinyl records, gramophones, old phones and cameras, plates and other kitchen utensils.
Market "Quadro"
This flea market sells coins of the Tsarist and Soviet periods, banknotes, badges, books, gizmos - the fruits of the labors of local craftswomen and craftsmen. What you definitely can't find here is home shoes, underwear and other personal items (trade in this category of goods is prohibited).
Other places
Those who want to acquire books (they will be able to buy both fiction and books, for example, on economics) at attractive prices can visit the second-hand book market on Pushkinskaya Street.
Those who are not indifferent to rare things should visit local antique shops:
- "Samovar Shop" (Sholokhov Avenue, 214): those who come here will be able to become the owners of the samovars they like.
- “Aureus” (Tekucheva street, 139): looking here, you can find a lot of antiques and collectibles.
- "Relic Shop" (Prospect Bogatyanovskiy Spusk, 17): here they sell books, collectible figurines and other antiques.
- "Pygmalion" (Bolshaya Sadovaya Street, 66/37; on weekdays it is open from 10 to 6 pm, and on Saturdays - until 16:00): here you can find and become the owner of valuable antiques.
Shopping in Rostov-on-Don
Before leaving the city, it is important not to forget to shop for jewelry and clothes in the Cossack style, Semikarakorsk ceramics (purchased, for example, dishes can become a bright decoration for your kitchen), bed linen produced at the Swee Don factory (you can buy in a specialized store at 1 Kurskaya Street), ornaments made of enamel (enamel), dried fish, and local wine.