The Mercado de La Paz of Madrid !!!

Posted in Food and Wine, Madrid, Spain

I like to tell you about an off the beaten path market of my dear Madrid, the Mercado de La Paz., This is the real thing with on site and take out and even online ordering for the conveniences of modern life! All in one lovely spot even if off the tourist trail worth the detour, me think. Therefore, let me tell you about  the Mercado de La Paz of Madrid !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Mercado de La Paz is located in the Salamanca neighborhood of Madrid, it has three entrances, one on Calle de Ayala main entrance, another on Calle de Lagasca and the last one on Calle de Claudio Coello with a staircase of 17 steps. This municipal market was built on an elevated plot with a rectangular floor plan. On October 4, 1879, the Mecardo de La Paz was inaugurated. It had 120 stalls, almost all rented before the market opened, distributed in 4 central blocks and 4 side blocks, with a large space for the circulation of customers. One of its peculiarities is that it was built with iron material.

It was on July 8, 1943 when, through an administrative procedure for granting public works on private initiative, the Madrid City Council granted the Loza Alonso family the management and operation of the Mercado de La Paz, commemorating with its new name the recently established period of peace and prosperity in Spain. As a noteworthy fact of this period, it is worth highlighting that the Mercado de La Paz was born without stalls or commercial premises in the entrance alleys through the streets of Ayala, Lagasca and Claudio Coello, and that it would not be until 1949/1950 when the City Council authorized the installation of shops in these spaces. The current concessionaire of the Mercado de La Paz is a Merchants Association. The space is divided into two side galleries. It was completely remodeled in 1943 and later in the 1980s. Finally, it should be noted that the market is the only one in the world that sells and markets its products (fresh and dry goods) through Amazon’s Prime Now app, a fact that has earned it various awards and national and international recognition.

The official Mercado de la Paz and its stores : https://www.mercadodelapaz.com/locales/

The Madrid tourist office on the Mercado de la Paz : https://www.esmadrid.com/en/shopping/mercado-de-la-paz

There you go folks, a dandy of my off the beaten path trails of my dear Madrid, This is a nice market and worth the detour for all . Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Mercado de La Paz of Madrid !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

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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