🇪🇸 Barcelona's Best Foodie Heaven: Mercat de la Boqueria! 🍤✨

📍 "Where locals and chefs shop – and you should too!" 🏗️ WHY IT'S EPIC 140+ years in the making (since 1882!) – 2026 completion goal. Gaudí took over in 1883, pouring 43 years of genius into it. 🔮 GAUDÍ'S MAGIC TOUCH 🌿 Nature-inspired: Columns like forest trees, vaults like flower petals. 🌈 Stained glass: Sunlight paints the nave in liquid rainbows. ⛪ 18 symbolic towers: Jesus (172m!), 12 apostles, Virgin Mary. 🕒 OPENING HOURS Mon-Sat: 8AM-8:30PM | Closed Sundays 🚇 Metro L3 to Liceu station 🍽️ WHY IT'S A MUST Fresh seafood platters ( → *Huge portions for €15-20!* €5 sangria → The best I’ve ever tasted! Cook-your-own stalls: Pick fish → they grill it for you! 🔥 PRO TIPS Go before noon to avoid crowds. Try jamón ibérico at Bar Pinotxo. Cash works better at small stalls. #BoqueriaMarket #FoodParadise #BarcelonaEats #SangriaLover 🥘🍷