Jaffa’s Shuk HaPishpeshim, or Flea Market, is an outdoor secondhand and antique shopping extravaganza. The Jaffa Flea Market has, in recent years, become a trendy spot for fashionistas, artisans and lovers of all things old or handmade. Today’s sprawling streets and central market area are an eclectic mix of indoor restaurants, stop by eateries, outdoor junk vendors, and shops with refurbished furniture, household items from earlier periods, and second hand clothes. Today a local nonprofit also holds cultural festivals where local artisans and students collaborate on public art works, the profits of which benefit youth at-risk in nearby Jaffa.

As the State of Israel began to blossom in its early years, Tel Aviv and Jaffa were joined by a central municipality who began to renovate and repair homes and lives for Jewish and Arab residents alike. The Old City of Jaffa and its ancient Clock Tower are among the city’s more picturesque tourist attractions. And the flea market nearby is no site for sore eyes. With colorful wares, foods and vendors, the Shuk HaPishpeshim invites hours of ambling through its covered walkways, hidden alleyways, and shops old and new.
 

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