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for La Boqueria, Barcelona

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  • 57 of 57 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 fizzytom

    Member since 21/07/2003

    Reviews written: 986

    4 Stars La Boqueria - Barcelona's Technicolour Market Review with images 01/09/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A colouful and compelling sight, pick up some tasty food

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You may not be able to take some of it home

    Situated just off Las Ramblas, Barcelona’s Boqueria (or more correctly Mercat de San Josep) market is one of the city’s most popular tourist attractions. I think it says a lot about the enduring attraction of food markets that the Boqueria is still so popular in spite of the fact that our supermarkets now stock excellent produce from all over the world and that air travel and border restrictions have made it more difficult to take fresh produce home from trips abroad. When I first visited the Boqueria I was filled with excitement at the array of colourful fresh produce – fruit and vegetables ... more
  • 74 of 74 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 weetoon

    Member since 29/11/2005

    Reviews written: 44

    5 Stars A different class of grocery shopping. Review with images 26/04/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages The best market in the world? ...Probably.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You will loathe the sight of shrink-wrapped vegetables when you come back...

    Our plans for that day were not to visit la Boqueria, but having got off the metro at the wrong station, there it was, right in front of us, so we decided to have a quick look. We ended up spending most of the morning there, and even went back another day to buy a few things. This busy Barcelona market is really a must-see. ~Las Ramblas~ ************* The market is situated off La Rambla de les Flors, one of 5 Ramblas, which are basically wide pedestrian avenues. Las Ramblas are the beautiful heart of the city, and no trip to Barcelona would be complete without a stroll down these bustling ... more
  • 20 of 20 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    daisydaisym

    5 Stars A gastronomic experience not to be missed! 11/09/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Amazing range of fresh produce, cheap prices, chance to practice Spanish

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    Situated on La Rambla, the busy main drag in the heart of Barcelona, this wonderful market was like an oasis when I visited early one morning! My boyfriend and I were staying in a small apartment just off of La Rambla (with a great company called Loving Barcelona - who I would review if they were listed but really recommend anyway!). Having arrived on Sunday afternoon ready for a cosy night in our apartment with bottle of wine and tasty local cusine, we forgot that in a still fairly religious country Sunday opening would be very much different to ours, and the local supermarkets closed! Hungry ... more
  • 3 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    NATALIA70

    5 Stars The real story of this market and useful info. 29/07/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Very "real"

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    The history of this place is the following. There was this noble who had promised he would help the King of Castilla to regain the city of Almeira, which had fallen in the hands of the arabs. It was not an easy task, but at the end Alemira was again under Castillan control, and, just as a souvenir, since at that time there were scarcity of postcards, this noble decided to take the most beautiful door which the arabs had put in Almeira at the entrance of the city. This door was an exquisite product of the arabesque art and when local folks in Barcelona went to view it, they all remained with ... more
  • 82 of 82 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 jefferson

    Member since 17/07/2000

    Reviews written: 44

    5 Stars BS Ocho - Food, Glorious Food 29/05/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages In the immortal words of Homer Simpson: "Food..."

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Language barrier; Petty crime

    It's times like this when I wish Ciao would introduce a scratch-and-sniff feature on the site! The "Mercat de Sant Josep", known more commonly and succinctly as the "Boqueria", is a true gastronomic paradise - perfect for the hungry, greedy, or just the plain curious! As one wanders down La Rambla, one reaches the section appropriately named "Rambla de les Flors" for the beautiful flower stalls lining the street. Here, opposite the Museum of Erotica and beside the Liceu Metro station (L3 Green), the gentle fragrances of daffodils and roses mingle with the fresh aromas wafting out from the ... more
  • 34 of 34 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Freddydog

    5 Stars Foodie Heaven 31/03/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Variety, Value, Central

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    A visit to Barcelona is not complete without a walk down La Ramblas, which runs from the centre at Placa de Catalunya to Port Vell. This long straight tree lined avenue is alive day and night. The pedestrian strip in the centre is lined on one side with stalls selling small birds, chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs and tropical fish and on the other side flower stalls. Dotted between the two are kiosks selling newspapers and small items. As you reach halfway down on the right slightly set back from the main row of shops is the large stained glass arches of the oldest market in Barcelona where you ... more
  • 2 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    josephine

    5 Stars La Boqueria, the heart of Les Rambles 30/11/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages lots of goodies to buy

    Disadvantages Disadvantages it can get very crowded

    I went to Barcelona for a long hen weekend and I thought it was a fantastic place to go for a short break. One of the best places to visit is Las Ramblas, a long road that goes from Plaza Catalunya to the Mediterranean Sea. There are a few monuments to visit while walking along this road, being Canaletas fountain one of them, or El Liceu - Barcelona’s newly built Opera house. What I really liked was El Mercat de la Boqueria, apparently this is one of the oldest makets in Spain and I realized why. This market during the day is full of locals and many tourists that wander around looking very ... more
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