{"id":67952,"date":"2016-05-18T09:47:09","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T07:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=67952"},"modified":"2019-12-18T12:29:12","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T11:29:12","slug":"sant-antoni-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sant-antoni-market\/","title":{"rendered":"The Restoration of Sant Antoni Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\/sant-antoni\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>neighbourhood of<\/strong> <strong>Sant Antoni<\/strong><\/a> is home to some of Barcelona\u2019s coolest cafes, bars and art spaces. Parlament Street alone hosts some of the best spots for a Sunday afternoon vermouth, Saturday morning brunch,\u00a0as well as delectable donuts at any time of the day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But what may be considered the real jewel in its crown is the <strong>Sant Antoni market<\/strong>, an 1872 construction by Antoni Rovira Trias that has recently undergone restoration. Anyone who was around during the period of restoration, saw fences surrounding the market and construction workers busy onsite.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The restoration of Sant Antoni market has finished now (2018), and according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong> <\/a>it is well worth a visit to get a glimpse of some of <strong>Barcelona\u2019s architectural splendour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-parlament-street-the-most-fashionable-street-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Parlament street, the most fashionable street in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/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\/sant-antoni-market\/#Interesting_facts_about_Sant_Antoni_Market\" title=\"Interesting facts about Sant Antoni Market\">Interesting facts about Sant Antoni Market<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sant-antoni-market\/#History_of_the_market\" title=\"History of the market\">History of the market<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sant-antoni-market\/#Archaeological_finds_during_the_restoration\" title=\"Archaeological finds during the restoration\">Archaeological finds during the restoration<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sant-antoni-market\/#A_temporary_Sant_Antoni_market\" title=\"A temporary Sant Antoni market\">A temporary Sant Antoni market<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Interesting_facts_about_Sant_Antoni_Market\"><\/span>Interesting facts about Sant Antoni Market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"History_of_the_market\"><\/span>History of the market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_67960\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Sant-Antoni-Market-restoration.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67960\" class=\"wp-image-67960 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Sant-Antoni-Market-restoration-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"view of roof of sant antoni market\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-67960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The creator of\u00a0Barcelona&#8217;s grid-like layout,\u00a0<strong>Ildelfons Cerd\u00e0<\/strong>, was the one who devised the original plan for the<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sant-antoni\/\"><strong>Sant Antoni Market<\/strong><\/a>. The market was\u00a0designed by municipal architect <strong>Antoni Rovira Trias<\/strong>, and built by <strong>Maquinista Terrestre i Mar\u00edtima<\/strong> (Land and Marine Engineering Company).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the city&#8217;s biggest markets, its location was strategically positioned in front of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\/sant-antoni\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Sant Antoni<\/strong><\/a> gate of the old city wall, due to its busy activity. Construction began in 1872 and it opened in 1882 by the <strong>Mayor Rius i Taulet<\/strong>. Luckily, the restoration of the market has retained its historical features.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Archaeological_finds_during_the_restoration\"><\/span>Archaeological finds during the restoration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fascinating <strong>archaeological discoveries<\/strong> have been made during the market\u2019s restoration works, adding to the knowledge bank of Barcelona\u2019s history. One of these finds has been parts of <strong>Via Augusta<\/strong>, which was a first-century road linking Cadiz to Rome.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/ajuntament.barcelona.cat\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Barcelona City Council<\/strong><\/a> describes the traces of road found at the site as being a valuable collection of the past, due to difficulties in finding the original road as a result of repairs damaging the former Roman route.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another historical find has been the discovery of mausoleums and funeral monuments, including those made of bone and ivory. A <strong>Roman sculpture<\/strong> representing a teenage boy, that most likely was part of a funeral monument, was also uncovered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/discover-mercat-de-les-flors\/\">Discover Mercat de les Flors<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_temporary_Sant_Antoni_market\"><\/span>A temporary Sant Antoni market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_67959\" style=\"width: 301px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Temporary-Mercat-de-Sant-Antoni.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67959\" class=\"wp-image-67959 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Temporary-Mercat-de-Sant-Antoni-e1462906061484-291x300.jpg\" alt=\"inside Temporary Mercat de Sant Antoni\" width=\"291\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-67959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the Sant Antoni market was under restoration, stallholders worked from a temporary location that was located right next door at C\/ Comte d&#8217;Urgell 1, Ronda de Sant Antoni, 18.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inside you could still find a huge range of food stalls with <strong>fish, meat, fruit and vegetables<\/strong>, as well as a second, large undercover area with clothes, shoes and other household items.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The market has its own <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mercatdesantantoni.com\/index.php?id_category=3&amp;controller=category&amp;id_lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">Sant Antoni market blog<\/a><\/strong>, as well as more details about what\u2019s on offer to be found on the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercatdesantantoni.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sant Antoni market website<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you plan on visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>district of Eixample<\/strong><\/a>, be sure to check out the restored Sant Antoni Market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Have you seen the Sant Antoni Market after restoration? What is your opinion?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"67952\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 132.5px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">4.5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">2<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The neighbourhood of Sant Antoni is home to some of Barcelona\u2019s coolest cafes, bars and art spaces. Parlament Street alone hosts some of the best spots for a Sunday afternoon vermouth, Saturday morning brunch,\u00a0as well as delectable donuts at any time of the day. 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