This market is often called the soul of the Sant Antoni district. And indeed, the whole life of the neighborhood is bustling right here – in a large building constructed in the Art Nouveau style. Its enormous iron structure is an example of the architectural style that was popular in the second half of the 19th century. The building was designed and built by the architect Rovira Trias. Construction of the structure took 10 years - from 1872 to 1882. In those days, this market was still on the outskirts, as it was built beyond Eixample, in a new working-class district that was still not yet settled at the time.
Today, however, this place is quite popular with local residents and visitors to Barcelona. Inside Sant Antoni Market there is a large food section where you can buy fresh fruits, vegetables, fish, and meat. Nearby are clothing stalls, and on weekends all avid collectors and secondhand booksellers come here. Each of them is a legendary figure. Old books, posters, magazines, photographs, badges, stamps, and other antique odds and ends can be traded for or bought here for little money, and at the same time you will certainly hear a story connected with your new acquisition.
More recently, computer games, second-hand electronic devices, as well as various homemade items and mass-produced goods of unknown origin have also been sold here (although it is probably better not to know). A kind of flea market on the fringes of an ordinary one. An incredibly valuable place for collectors and lovers of vintage little things.
