Visit with me! #6- The magical "Boqueria Market" during Christmas (Barcelona, Spain)

in life •  7 years ago  (edited)

Dear steemians,

I have visited several markets since I live in Barcelona and "the Boqueria market" is definitely the best!
I love its atmosphere, its stalls, its smells, its colors ...
I went there to do fruit shopping for the holidays and I discovered the market in a new style.

I want to share with you the pictures I took of this unique place!

Here is the main entrance, which is on the famous "Rambla". The entrance to the market is free of course. There is always a crowd of tourists and locals. It is a must in the city.

You can not come to Barcelona without visiting it! There is local food but also food imported from all over the world! Like these exotic fruits for example.

My 3 favorites stands:

1- candy stand


They are characters in almond paste! So cuuuuute...^^


Do you want a skewer of chocolate strawberries?

2- exotic fruit stand

3- fresh fruit juice stand

I still have my ritual when I go to Boqueria.
First, I go to the stand fresh fruit juice! They are so tasty !!!
Then I walk in all the aisles of the market and observe everything!
Then, as everything makes me hungry, I buy food to peck: olives, fresh fruits, nuts, almonds ...

There are booths that offer the same thing, so do not hesitate to compare prices and go to the cheapest ;).

You can also eat on the spot. There are many bars in the market where you can enjoy fresh products such as seafood, cold meats, cheese ... with a good glass of Spanish wine! Cheers!

This market is open from Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 8:30 pm. And be careful it is closed on Sundays!

I hope you enjoyed the visit! If so, do not hesitate to vote and share my article ;)!

Thank you for your support and see you soon for a new visit!

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Looks interesting and delicious place. I can feel the Christmas mood:)

Me encanta la Boqueria!!!! És genial!!

Siiiiiii ! 😃

Ohhh! @flamingirl! it all looks sooo delicious on your photos! btw. i also love this place! :)

Omg

Those are tasty looking food items

Thanka a lot my steemian friend! ;)

nice click
the which attract me alot was chocolate <3

=D I love chocolate too! <3

This looks absolutely delicious! Can i ask which camera you use, the colors are really nice :)

One of my favorite things to do in such markets is shopping for spices, i love the aromas hanging in the air

Thanks a lot! I just use my phone ^^ A samsung galaxy S5 ;)

that is a pretty damn good camera

Mhh that looks delicious 😊 thanks for sharing

Great and informative post (and photos) as usual @flamingirl
Love Boqueria, love Barna...Actualy, I’m traveling there in 10 days and I can tell you - I just can’t wait. My favorite place in the sun 🙌🏻👋🏻💋

you like he sun there mean you will share wow waiting to see you there that why i need to follow you <3

Thanks a lot @matejka13!
You will not be there yet on January 5th for my 2nd meeting! I am so sad ... Next time maybe! ;)
Enjoy this amazing city!!!
And if you need a guide, I'm here! =D

@flamingirl My dates are 9th till 14th January. Will you be in town? :)

I think so! Do you have steemit chat? We can speak directly, it's really better 😉 See you!

@flamingirl wow! this is amazing i was drooling half way through your post because of how tasty those sweets looked lol,, congratulations on your post i am a new user on steemit and i hope to see more of this amazing high quality content go around,,congratulations on this post my best wishes and happy new year

i am surprised that in barcelona, most of the signs have english. Is it because they are catering to tourists? or are most people bilingual?

Hi blackmox. Spain in general and Barcelona in particular is a popular destination for visitors from other European countries - especially UK and Germany.

Exactly! Thank you for your answer @robavalon! ;)

makes sense!

Looks like fun

Awesome and educational post not surprisingly..
Upvoted and testeemed....

Omg... I am eating while looking at your post, and now I am hungry all over again :))

Barcelona is beautiful
Nice pix❤❤❤

Yes!
Thanks @emmaculate!

This is a wonderful representation of Mercat Boqueria. I love the almond paste cookies you shot so well - they are very emblematic of the holidays throughout Spain. I lived in Madrid for two years (from NYC) and often drove the A-2 highway to get my Barcelona fix. Looking forward to more shots of your travels!

Wow, I liked the fruits :)

@flamingirl LOVE LOVE Boquiera Market! Great to see all the mouthwatering festive treats...

wow! awesome

Thanks! =D

This place looks fabulous! I love the picture of the skewer with chocolate covered strawberries, and the characters in almond paste!

The pictures look so tempting. A skewer of chocolate strawberries - just drooling ;)

Aah the fruits the veggies all pics are
mouth watering 🤤

Chocolate! 😍😋

This place looks so wonderful! I really hope that there would be places like this where I live :D

Such rich colour, your senses must have been overwhelmed.
Love It!

mmmmm this made me hungry ! those fruits looked amazinggg ! Fun travels !

C'est une super marché je ne me souviens pas m'y etre arrêtée lorsque je vivais sur Barcelone (stage de trois mois) pour moi c'était plage, plage, plage et quelques musees quand il y avait un sale temps, je regrette maintenant. J'ai lu ton premier article (ta présentation) et ça m'a rappellé mon expérience lorsque j'ai quitté Londres après 6 ans. Metro boulot Dodo. Maintenant je vis à Lisbonneje bosse à temps partiel, j'ai moins d'argent mais plus de temps et je peux faire tellement plus de choses avec ce que je gagne.

Indeed a very interesting tour ride, angel picture can also, really very beautiful work @flamingirl.
Don't forget to visit my blog.

Away from food and market.. I have being one of your favorite followers because you always post nice articles..lovely pictures but am coming to get that glass your wearing and soon after my wish is granted by next year, I will be right beside you touring around Barcelona which happens to be where the club am supporting came from..happy New year to you in advance

I loooooooved this market when I visited Barcelona! Great pics on the goodies!

Wow very nice post..i really liked it

Come and upvote my post thanks

thanks for sharing with us! the pictures are amazing and the food looks so tasty

Thanks for your nice comment and your support! ;)

This looks amazing! I love Barcelona so much, it must be superspecial in Xmas time. 💓💞

all the food looks so good!

She's really good ... ;)