The Central Market of Valencia is constructed in a modernist style and was built in 1914.
The designers, Francisco Guard Vial and Alexander Soler, both trained at the School of Architecture of Barcelona and worked closely with Domènech i Montaner, an architect who characterized himself as a modernist.
There is great beauty in the architecture as well as the tradition and history of the market. The combination of metal, glass and the Gothic columns is a testament to modernism, as if the Market is a cathedral to the commerce-centre it once was.
The market is located at the Plaza del Mercado, next to La Lonja de la Seda and La Plaza de la Ciudad de Brujas (Plaza of the 3 witches). The old street of the Paja separates the Central Market and the Church of the Saint Juan. On the opposite side, the Central Market faces the pretty Palafox streets, en Gall and Calle de las Calabazas.
The Central Market sells all type of foods such as fish, seafood and meats for domestic consumption and also supply to the restaurants of Valencia.
MERCADO CENTRAL
Opening times: Monday – Saturday 7:30 – 14:30
