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Valencia Central Market

The Central Market is one of the finest works of Valencian Modernisme and stands in Plaza de la Ciudad de Brujas, next to the Lonja de la Seda (Silk Exchange) and the church of Santos Juanes. Construction began in 1914 and finished in January 1928; it was inaugurated in November of that year. Francesc Guàrdia i Vial, Alexandre Soler i March, Enrique Viedma Vidal and Ángel Romaní Verdeguer all worked on the project. It covers about 6,800 square metres and houses more than 200 stalls selling fish, seafood, fruit, spices, meat and cured meats. The structure combines iron, wood, ceramics and coloured stained glass beneath metal-and-glass domes, with a central dome topped by a weathervane. Since 2004 it has been under restoration by the Madrid studio Fernández del Castillo Arquitectos. It still works as a food market, with local customers and the city's restaurants.

Things to do at Valencia Central Market: 3 missions

• Wander the fish and seafood stallsWalk past the fish and seafood stalls and note down three products you didn't know.
• Look at the coloured stained glassWalk through the aisles and take in the coloured glass panels that light the interior.
• Find the central dome and its weathervaneStand beneath the market's central dome and look for the weathervane that tops it.

Near Valencia Central Market

Source: Web oficial - Mercado Central de Valencia