Comments on: La Boqueria, Barcelona

By: zena

zena — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:17:04 +0000

I LOVE La Boqueria! I stayed in Barcelona for 1 week for a convention and lived in a small hotel off the Paseo de las Ramblas. Unfortunately, I discovered the market on my penultimate day as it seemed to be closed on the weekend or I hit some strange holiday as I had not seen it previous. Everything was just gorgeous and it was all i could do not blow my pasalubong budget. But as it was the 1st leg of my trip, I settled for the cured/aged meats and sweets. But I bought fresh cherries. =)

By: frida

frida — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 10:21:56 +0000

I was fortunate enough to work in Barcelona last month and enjoyed the walks into the labyrinth of a market which you wrote about. I’ll be going back in Oct and will try some of the ‘tips’ out!Gracias! Great blogs!

By: locel

locel — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:28:25 +0000

hi there! we have the same photo of mercat san josep except for the red and white tarp.i took the photo in april 2001. i also love the vibrant colors of the market and the smell of chorizo… and of course the enjoyable walk with the mime performers on the way to the la boqueria. the mime performers also visited our bay walk (roxas boulevard) i think 2 or 3 years ago.

By: Ivan the Streetwalker

Ivan the Streetwalker — Fri, 26 May 2006 08:05:23 +0000

MM,

Cheapest? We found it to the most expensive of the Spanish cities! Imagine, eating Chinese ( I know you’ll cringe but we just had to take a break from tapas at that time!) and spending 35 Euros just for 2 persons! Geez!

That said, Barcelona’s such a fun city eh? The Catalans are just outrageous!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Fri, 26 May 2006 03:20:02 +0000

Ivan, thanks for your pre-trip tips… we took the hop-on and hop-off bus and had a great afternoon. Also, we saved on meals by preparing many of them ourselves… though actually Barcelona/Spain was generally the CHEAPEST of all of the European cities we visited… kulasa, you are right, this was a special market indeed.

By: kulasa

kulasa — Thu, 25 May 2006 13:17:48 +0000

All I remember is the smell! The aroma of fresh fruits, the jamons and chorizos, candies, beef, seafoods, flowers. Each area so distinct. Not to mention the way they display their goods. Unforgettable!

By: ivan the streetwalker

ivan the streetwalker — Thu, 25 May 2006 12:17:02 +0000

Marketman,

When I visited the La Boquera sometime ago, I found their fruit displays to be one of the best I have seen anywhere. I mean, even if the fruit wasnt as appetizing, the fact that they displayed it in such colorful creative way will merit an attention to the passers by.

Their candy section is colorful too and would a child with a sweet tooth would sure go mad. And I loved the turo-turo pasta stall…a very hearty breakfast (with fresh fruit juice), enough to start your day in Barcelona with a smile. ;o)