In the series “Secret Army” (1977-1979), a building on the Grand-Place doubled as Le Candide cafe, the escape network's headquarters.
Annoyed that soldiers insulted the Manneken-Pis, Louis XV dressed it in 1747 in an embroidered suit and knighted it, forcing his troops to salute the statue.
At the Place du Jeu de Balle flea market in the Marolles, open daily from 7am, bargain-hunters dig through the stalls before the tourists arrive.