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Sants Modernist century old Food Market

Mercado de Sants is a beautiful, recently refurbished, large, modernist, brick, cathedral like, food market dating from 1913

Updated: Aug 8, 2023 by: Barcelona Travel Hacks Views: 1.5k

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.

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

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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Summary of Prices

Train/Bus Fare Entry Ticket Additional Information Train/Bus Fare Entry Ticket Additional Information Adult Zone 1 T-casual FREE Child T-familiar FREE Group/Family Ticket? No.Notes Market Days: Monday 08:30-15:00h, Tuesday to Friday 08:30-20:00h, Saturday 08:30-15:00h

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.

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Metro Map Mercat Nou - Plaza de Sants

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