The Mercado de la Boqueria of Barcelona !!

Posted in Europe, Food and Wine, Spain

We love markets and have visited even if lately it has become too crowded enough said. I need to update this older post on the Mercado de la Boqueria of Barcelona.  The market is located at Ramblas 91 and you get there easy on Metro Liceu line 3. Open from Mondays to Saturdays from 8h to 20h30. Let me tell you about the Mercado de la Boqueria of Barcelona !! Hope you enjoy the post as I,

The Mercado de la Boqueria is a landmark in the city of Barcelona. The name ‘Mercat de la Boqueria’ comes from the old Catalan translation, meaning something like “place where goat meat is sold.” The market has an area of 2,583 m² with about 300 stalls offering a wide variety of local and exotic products, both for the specific ingredients and for the restaurant owners of the city. Although the market has lost its neighborhood character, it retains a certain charm due to its history. The stalls have been passed down from generation to generation. Most of the current vendors are in the third or fourth generation since its official construction. There remains a strong family atmosphere in this, the oldest food market in Barcelona , biggest in Catalunia, and one of the largest in Europe.

On the site where the market is located today was the old Convent of Saint Joseph, founded in 1586. And the market can be call the Market of Saint Joseph by locals as well. The first mention of the Boqueria market dates back to 1217 when tables were set up near the ancient city gate called Boqueria to sell meat. From December 1470, a pig market is held at this place which is then located outside the city.  It was not until 1826 that the Boqueria market was legally recognized and a convention held in 1835 decided to build an official square. A year later, a building is planned in the center of this square and construction of it begins on March 19, 1840. The market is officially opened the same year, but the plans will be modified many times until 1846. The official inauguration is finally made in 1853. In 1911 the new fish market is born and, in 1914, the roof metallic that can still be seen today is put in place.

The official Boqueria market : http://www.boqueria.barcelona/home

The Barcelona tourist office on the Boqueria Market : https://www.barcelonaturisme.com/wv3/en/page/469/boqueria-market.html

There you go folks, like I said a landmark in Barcelona that should be visited for the local flavor and a bit of delicious local foods. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Mercado de la Boqueria of Barcelona as I.

And rememer, happy travel, good health,and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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