A temple to Valencia’s culinary world

Markets are one of those places that collect the essence and the soul of a city. And the 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 in 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮 does exactly that. Upon entering the space one can't stop contemplating its impressive oval ceiling, dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. The location of the market had served since long time ago, as an itinerant market where traders from all over 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 🇪🇸 would sell their goods to the inhabitants of 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮 and it wasn't until 1928 when the market was officially inaugurated that it became permanent in this location. Its style is reminiscent of 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚, so popular in Spanish cities like 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗮, and precisely the architects who designed the first draft - 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘫𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 and 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘝𝘪𝘢𝘭 - were both educated in the 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙖 and collaborated with renowned architect 𝘓𝘭𝘶𝘪𝘴 𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘪 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘳, one of the precurssors of Modernism. Nowadays the 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 is visited by tourists and locals alike, the first ones to enjoy its architecture and rejoice the local gastronomy in the stalls: 𝙟𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣, 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙨𝙚, 𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙚, 𝙛𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙨, 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 and more, the latter ones to get their groceries and go along with their daily life. Definitely a beautiful place to visit and even take home some of the local products that make Valencian cuisine a highlight among 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻'𝘀 culinary 👩‍🍳 universe. 🏠𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 📍𝘗𝘭𝘢ç𝘢 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘊𝘪𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘴 🕒𝖬𝗈𝗇𝖽𝖺𝗒 - 𝖲𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝟩:𝟥𝟢-𝟣𝟧:𝟢𝟢 ❌𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙 #bucketlistreboot #tripblazers #spain #spaintravel #valencia #valenciatravel