Mercat de l’Abaceria Central

Pg Sant Joan, 181

Timetable and prices
Ubication
Events

The Abaceria Central, on Travessera de Gràcia, is one of the busiest places in the neighbourhood. Its produce, affordable prices and long history of serving local people have turned the market into a symbol of Gràcia’s workers and craftsmen. A refurbishment that will prepare it to face the new challenges of the 21st century is imminent.

Working-class market

While the upper part of Gràcia traditionally belonged to the well-off, the southern end was where the factories, the working class and the humble houses were to be found. The market itself was built on the site of an old cotton mill called Vapor Nou, one of the most important factories of its day. More than a century has passed but the Abaceria still has that working-class market atmosphere it has always had.

Popular memory

Like so many other centennial markets in Barcelona, the Abaceria Central has a metal structure enclosed in bare bricks, and consists of three aisles, a large central one and two, smaller side aisles. A notable feature of the building is the slightly curved roof, as if the ceiling were made of giant roof tiles.

This market has also been immortalised by the writer Mercè Rodoreda in her novel La plaça del Diamant, because the main character, Natalia, a symbol of humble working women in Barcelona at the start of the 20th century, came here to shop.

Going shopping

  • Gràcia

    el Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova
Address:
Pg Sant Joan, 181
Districte:
Gràcia
Neighborhood:
el Camp d'en Grassot i Gràcia Nova
City:
Barcelona
Getting there

Timetable

Periode Dies Hores
De l'1 setembre al 31 juliol De dilluns a dijous de 08:00 h a 15:30 h i
de 17:00 h a 20:30 h
Divendres de 08:00 h a 20:30 h
Dissabte de 08.00 h a 15.00 h
De l'1 agost al 31 agost De dilluns a dijous de 08.00 h a 14.30 h
Divendres de 08.00 h a 20.30 h
Dissabte de 08.00 h a 15.00 h

Construït el 1892, l'Abaceria Central és un dels mercats centenaris de la ciutat. Té els seus orígens en els llocs a l'aire lliure instal·lats a la plaça de la Revolució, i abans del nom actual també es va denominar de Santa Isabel i de la Revolució.

Serveis addicionals

  • Web
  • Servei de venda online i a domicili
  • Aparcament gratuït amb tiquet de compra
  • Sala Polivalent
  • Refugi climàtic (hi col·laboren els bars del mercat)

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