Best market in Paris?
Oct 10th, 2007 by dave
Rungis is the largest fresh products market in the world: vegetables, seafood, all types of meat and cheese. Long ago it was located in the centre of Paris, in the famous Les Halles. However at the end of the 1960’s thanks to traffic, pollution and old fashioned design it was transferred out to the southern suburbs, making it easier for vendors to deliver their products. Little known fact: every day several tons of unsold products are sent to the incinerator, the resulting energy heats the market of Rungis, as well as the airport of Orly.