Mercado de Chamberí, Madrid, Municipal marketplace in Chamberí district, Madrid, Spain.
Mercado de Chamberí is a municipal market in Madrid's Chamberí district, on a single rectangular floor where fifty food stalls are laid out. It dates from 1876 and reopened in 1943 after a major renovation, completing the neighbourhood's four markets alongside Vallehermoso, Guzmán el Bueno and Olavide.
The market hall was founded in 1876 as one of Madrid's new market facilities in a growing neighborhood. After damage and decline, it was thoroughly renewed in the middle of the 20th century and returned to public use.
The market's name comes from the Chamberí district, not from a gardener; the sources record no such legend. Each July, during the neighbourhood's Fiestas del Carmen, the market holds open days with tastings of typical regional products. The rest of the year it serves as one of the four markets of the barrio, alongside Vallehermoso and Guzmán el Bueno.
The location is accessible on weekdays and Saturdays with different opening times depending on the time of day. It is best explored on foot, and visitors should allow time to move freely through the different areas.
The market completes a set of four neighbourhood markets alongside Vallehermoso, Guzmán el Bueno and Olavide, the last of which disappeared in the 1970s. During the Carmen festivities held in the district, the market opens its doors for tastings of typical regional products.
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