The Central Market of Almería was built between the years 1892 and 1897 by the architect Trinidad Cuartara in the area of the new avenues of the nineteenth-century city, next to the Puerta de Purchena, with the aim of having the first food marketin the city. Finally, a building was arranged within the currents of its time of the so-called ""iron architecture"" that has survived practically intact to the present day, undergoing a restoration process. between the years 2009 and 2012, and offering us today, the best products in the province.
The market building has four entrances that lead access to the main floor where there are different meat, fruit, vegetable and vegetable stalls. On the lower floor are the fisheries with the best fish and seafood in the region. the area and this same year, the City Council has approved the opening of five restaurant stands, three of them café-bars and two others for takeaway food. In addition, since 2018 the entire building has a free Wi-Fi network and a book lending point for all visitors, with special attention to n to cooking and nutrition titles. In addition, this space is also used to get a library card or consult the city's cultural programming. Some curious anecdotes that have passed through this property are the visit of the Polish scientist, Marie Curie, in 1931 when she was presented with flowers by the florists at the food market she and her daughter, today a plaque commemorates this fact. On the other hand, during the Spanish Civil War the building was used as a refuge to protect the population during the air attacks suffered by the city. the city.
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Other nearby places of interest are the Church of San Pedro, the Puerta de Purchena and the Civil War Shelters.