La Boqueria

The Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria, usually simply referred to as La Boqueria, is a large public market in the district of , , , and one of the city's foremost tourist landmarks, with an entrance from , not far from the , Barcelona's opera house.
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  • Type: Mall
  • Description: Public market in Barcelona, Spain
  • Also known as: “Boqueria”, “Boquería”, “Mercado de San José de la Boquería”, “Mercat de La Boqueria”, “Mercat de Sant Josep”, “Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria”, “Sant Josep de la Boqueria”, “Ла Букарія”, “Рынок Бокерия”, “מרקט דה לה בוקריה”, “サン・ジュゼップ市場”, “ラ・ブカリーア”, and “ラ・ボケリーア”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include La Rambla and Virreina Palace.

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is considered the most well known street in central . A tree-lined pedestrian street, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres connecting the in its center with the at . is situated 200 metres southeast of La Boqueria.

Museum
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The is a building in the city of . Situated on the famous avenue, today it houses the headquarters of the City Council's Culture Institute, the Institut de Cultura de Barcelona and hosts various temporary art exhibitions and cultural events.

Museum
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gothic Quarter and The Raval.

Quarter
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The is the historic centre of the old city of . It stretches from to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to the Ronda de Sant Pere.

Quarter
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El Raval is a neighborhood in the district of , the capital city of . The neighborhood, especially the part closest to the , was formerly known as Barri Xinès or Barrio Chino, meaning "Chinatown".

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

La Boqueria

Latitude
41.38214° or 41° 22′ 56″ north
Longitude
2.17217° or 2° 10′ 20″ east
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
8FH495JC+VV
Geo­Names ID
10124037
Wiki­data ID
Q1334899
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“La Boqueria” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لابوكويريا”
  • Armenian: “Բոկերիա շուկա”
  • Asturian: “Mercáu de la Boquería”
  • Basque: “La Boqueria”
  • Catalan: “Mercat de la Boqueria”
  • Chinese: “博克里亚市场”
  • Chinese: “博克里亞市場”
  • Chinese: “博蓋利亞市場”
  • Danish: “La Boqueria”
  • Dutch: “Mercat de la Boqueria”
  • French: “La Boqueria”
  • Galician: “La Boqueria”
  • German: “Mercat de la Boqueria”
  • Hebrew: “לה בוקריה”
  • Hungarian: “La Boqueria”
  • Italian: “La Boqueria”
  • Japanese: “ラ・ボケリア”
  • Korean: “라 보케리아”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “La Boqueria”
  • Norwegian: “La Boqueria”
  • Persian: “لا بوکریا”
  • Polish: “La Boqueria”
  • Portuguese: “La Boqueria”
  • Russian: “Бокерия”
  • Spanish: “La Boquería”
  • Swedish: “La Boqueria”
  • Turkish: “La Boqueria”
  • Ukrainian: “Ла-Букарія”

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