{"id":60333,"date":"2016-01-19T19:45:38","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T18:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=60333"},"modified":"2021-10-13T18:06:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T16:06:46","slug":"open-air-markets-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/open-air-markets-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Open air markets in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do you feel like shopping but have grown tired of spending time inside shopping malls and stores? Then try exploring some of <strong>Barcelona\u2019s open air markets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/open-air-markets-in-barcelona\/#Flea_Market_BCN\" title=\"Flea Market BCN\u00a0\">Flea Market BCN\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/open-air-markets-in-barcelona\/#El_Rastro_de_la_Vigen\" title=\"El Rastro de la Vigen\u00a0\">El Rastro de la Vigen\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/open-air-markets-in-barcelona\/#Palo_Alto_Market\" title=\"Palo Alto Market\u00a0\">Palo Alto Market\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/open-air-markets-in-barcelona\/#Encants_Barcelona\" title=\"Encants Barcelona\u00a0\">Encants Barcelona\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Flea_Market_BCN\"><\/span><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fleamarketbcn\/\"><strong>Flea Market BCN\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/5198275360_0b9f1e6809_o.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-60334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/5198275360_0b9f1e6809_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"market barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>Flea Market BCN<\/strong> is an event in which people can sell items that they don\u2019t use anymore. Clothing, decoration items, books, records, toys, you can find a great variety of previously owned products for very affordable prices. There are even vendors that accept trading instead of selling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anyone can have their own table and sell their own items at <strong>Flea Market BCN<\/strong>, just join the <strong>Flea Market<\/strong> association, pay the necessary fees and start going through your house to discover what you don\u2019t use anymore.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El_Rastro_de_la_Vigen\"><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/El-Rastro-de-La-Virgen-379507618762271\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">El Rastro de la Vigen\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Founded in 2012, <strong>El Rastro de la Vigen <\/strong>is Barcelona\u2019s first recycled art, second-hand clothing and books outdoors market. Organized by a cultural association that bears the same name as the market, this event was created so that people could get rid of items they no longer had any use for and for artists to showcase their works of recycled art. Interested in joining? Then visit <strong>El Rastro de la Vigen<\/strong>\u2019s official website.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Palo_Alto_Market\"><\/span><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PaloAltoMarket\/?rf=165113686880168\"><strong>Palo Alto Market\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Palo Alto Market<\/strong>, which happens at least once a month, is a <strong>new and trendy kind of street market<\/strong> where you can buy unique design, decoration and clothing items.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After you finished shopping, you can <strong>grab a bite<\/strong> in one of the various <strong>food stands<\/strong>, choosing between Italian, organic, gourmet or street food.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are usually interesting <strong>exhibits and activities <\/strong>going on during the two days of the market, like <strong>100% Organic Design, <\/strong>an installation presenting furniture made entirely out of bread.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Palo Alto Market<\/strong> is not only for adults. There are rag dolls, wooden toys and various other items created by hand by artists presenting their work for sale. But that\u2019s not all: there are also <strong>workshops<\/strong> where kids can roll up their sleeves and get to work, learning how to build paper flowers, beautiful cardboard boxes, etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The soundtrack to the <strong>Palo Alto Market<\/strong> is provided by local DJs and a couple of <strong>live music performances<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Encants_Barcelona\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.encantsbcn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Encants Barcelona\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Encants_Barcelona_-_2013_-_07.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-60336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Encants_Barcelona_-_2013_-_07-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"market barcelona\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the oldest markets in Europe, <strong>Encants de Barcelona<\/strong> is a place where you can find a variety of new and old products sold by hundreds of sellers. There are even public auctions held thrice a week, attracting people from all over the city. 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