La Boqueria Market

Step off La Rambla into the Boqueria and the colours hit you: pyramids of fruit, rows of jamon, glistening seafood and neat rows of candied sweets. It is busy with visitors, but still a working market where locals shop. Eat at a counter at the back, where the stalls cook with what they have just bought.

Talking points

• Stalls at the back serve hot dishes made from the market produce.
• The market has been on this site for centuries.
• Prices at the front stalls are higher than those further back.