ShoppingMercat de la Boqueria

out of 100 points
based on 110 reviews
No. 1 out of 43 Shopping in Barcelona

Overview Reviews Photos Web links

Close to a hotel that is good value for money. Deals Hotel Hesperia Ramblas Double Room (per night) 01.03. - 02.03.

Booking.com rate

£102

View Deal »

Splendia rate

£102

View Deal »

Currently no offers can be found.

Check

Photos Shopping Mercat de la Boqueria All photos

ReviewAll reviews

out of 100
Overall rating includes:
97
Accessibility
97
"Must See"-Factor
84
Budget Friendliness
89
Cult Factor

Address Parades 689, 703-707 Mercat de St. Josep
Barcelona
08001

Telephone: +34(93)3013071

Fax: +34(93)3013071

Websites

Official Homepage
Hotels nearby

Surroundings

Au Port de la Lune
(0 miles)
Antiga Casa Figueras
(0.1 miles)
Pasteleria Escribà
(0.1 miles)
Egipte
(0.1 miles)
Palau de la Virreina
(0.1 miles)
Museu de la Erótica
(0.1 miles)
El Caserío
(0.1 miles)
Casa Bruno Cuadros
(0.1 miles)
Iposa
(0.1 miles)
Los Toreros
(0.1 miles)

Reviews Shopping Mercat de la Boqueria All reviews

fizzytom(40)
Gateshead, United Kingdom

96%

very good

[fizzytom, 11/07/2010] 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, h [more]

weetoon(45)
Ecosse, United Kingdom

96%

perfection!

[weetoon, 20/09/2006] 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 boulevards. [more]

Write a Review

1 to 2 out of 2 Reviews

External reviews Shopping Mercat de la Boqueria All external reviews

_Other online-travelgu ide

100%

excellent

The author describes La Boqueria as the "largest food market" in Barcelona, calling it a "cathedral to comida fresca (fresh food)" and pointing out that the site had been a market "since the 13th century." The market has a "sweetly old-fashioned" method of crowd-control (by means of hollering at each other!) and is said to be "well-scrubbed" and "humming," run by various families, their professions "passed down from one generation to the next." The main aisle, or "Calle Principal," costs more to rent and therefore the author advises bargain hunters to "explore the side aisles." There is "a cu [more]