Sants Modernist century old Food Market
Mercado de Sants is a beautiful, recently refurbished, large, modernist, brick, cathedral like, food market dating from 1913
About Sants Food Market
Started as an open-air market during the middle of the 19th century, Construction of the current covered market began in 1892 with the inauguration in 1913.
The building is of a modernist style by architect Falques i Urpi with the space divided into three bodies similar to a church with a central nave and two side naves of lower height to the central nave. The exterior features decorative pillars and green tiled inlays. The roof is wrought iron supported by brick pillars.
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Visiting Sants Food Market
The market was refurbished from 2010 to 2014 and contains a total of 4863 square metres of interior space of which 2582 square metres is dedicated to stalls. The market also contains a large two floor Mercadona supermarket.
Sants Food Market Opening Hours
- Monday: 08:30h to 15:00h
- Tuesday to Wednesday: 08:30h to 20:00h
- Saturday: 08:30h to 15:00h
- Mercadona Supermarket: 09:00h to 21:00h Monday to Saturday
What to take with you for Sants Food Market
Sants food Market has step free access from the street with no changes in level inside. The Mercadona supermarket has an elevator to the basement supermarket.
There are bicycle anchorage points behind the market in Carrer Daoiz i Velarde.
This is not a neighbourhood that suffers from pickpockets.
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Getting to Sants Food Market
Address: Carrer de Sant Jordi 6, Barcelona. 08028
The market is near TMB Metro Mercat Nou on the red (L1) line or Plaza de Sants on the red and blue (L1 and L5) lines. Use a T-Casual or Hola-Barcelona travel card.
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