The municipal markets constitute one of the relevant pieces of the social fabric of the city. At present, this prominence is insufficient: we need to face up to the need for a major transformation so that the markets become once again civic spaces of coexistence that combine commercial activity with ludic and cultural activities.
Only in this way can we shape the market of the 21st century. By means of the Municipal Institute of Markets, the City Council of Barcelona is committed to generating a new boost which allows the markets to continue to be axes of social, civic and cultural centrality of our city. A city which is more and more sustainable, that enjoys having all the services close at hand.
Within this process of modernisation, the main challenge the municipal markets have to face is to know how to combine the most intimate and characteristic tradition of these centres with all the power of citizen attraction and vocation of service that the new technologies offer.
For this reason, it gives me great pleasure to present the website, a tool that we make available to you with the aim of getting you a little closer to the fascinating world of the municipal markets of Barcelona.
With kind regards from,
Jordi William Carnes
President of the Municipal Institute of Markets of Barcelona
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