The best shopping in Toulouse is centred on the old town streets that radiate from Place du Capitole. Rue Alsace-Lorraine and Rue de Rome are the main pedestrianised shopping streets for clothes and shoes. For local specialities, head to the covered Marché Victor Hugo (closed Mondays) — not just for food, but for the city's finest charcuterie and the violet-flavoured sweets that are Toulouse's traditional confection. La Maison de la Violette, a specialist shop moored on a canal barge on the Canal du Midi, sells violet liqueur, sweets, soaps, and perfumes made from the city's emblem flower. For antiques and bric-a-brac, the Sunday flea market at Place Saint-Aubin draws serious dealers and casual browsers alike.