Save Money on your Visit to the City of Light by Staying in Paris Rental Apartments

Visiting Paris can be expensive if your accommodations include hotel rooms and your meals include pricey café and restaurant fare. The way to cut your costs is to stay in Paris apartment rentals short term and prepare your own meals in your home-away-from-home. Choose among Paris rental apartments that fit your budget, and shop at local outdoor produce markets. Below are some of the favorite food markets in Paris:

• Saxe-Breteull—Shop for chic foods in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. You’ll find delicacies that include rare varieties of apples, sensuous oysters, goat cheeses, and Armenian foods.
• Rue Montorgueil—Street food prevails at this market. This is actually a street to please any taste. Snack on rotisserie foods and fresh-baked goods, artisan cheeses, or hot chocolate. The oldest pastry shop calls this street home. Fresh strawberries and veggies can be found food stalls that line the street, and you can find fresh-caught shellfish from the local fishmonger. Collect your favorite foods, along with your favorite blooms from the flower stalls, and cook up a romantic dinner back at your apartment.
• Marché Dejean—This is the place to go if you are hungry for ethnic cuisine. You’ll find tilapia and manioc at this market where the West African community resides. If you are timid of the exotic food stalls, this market street is still worth the visit, just to see the variety and smell the fragrances of foreign lands.
• Marché Bastille—This bi-weekly market is one of the largest in Paris. Find a cornucopia of local cheeses, fish, and free-range chicken, along with a vast array of fruits and veggies. You’ll also find crafts, as well— beads and baubles, bags, and African batiks. This market is very popular among the hip local foodies, so some prices may be quite high for these wonderful goods. But don’t be discouraged—You might locate a great deal.
• Marché Mouffetard—This is the market street described by Hemingway in “A Moveable Feast,” and it still continues, three days a week, on one of the most picturesque, narrow, cobblestone streets on the city. Because of its fame, it can be quite touristy. But it’s worth a visit if you are interested in only fair-trade goods and select organic produce. Besides, it’s a great photo op.

, it’s a great photo op.

Of course, the City of Light boasts many more farmers’ markets. To find out about them, stay long enough in Paris to make friends with your neighbors. Paris rental apartments afford that opportunity for you to mingle with your neighbors. To find out more about Paris apartment rentals short term, go to ParisAddress.com.

Leo Cartwright is a travel writer that, when not working, resides in South Carolina. He has a passion for the written word, as well as fitness and crafting his own beer. His first passion will always be travel and he writes extensively about tips for travelers, including those frequenting Paris. He is knowledgeable about rentals from Paris Address of ParisAddress.com and can assist anyone with questions.

I am Leo Cartwright, a travel writer that resides in beautiful South Carolina. My job has taken me to many different beautiful places, but no matter where I travel I always love coming home to the East Coast. Beyond writing,