One of the largest covered markets in Europe and a Modernista landmark in its own right. Opened in 1928, the building wraps almost 1,000 stalls under a fantasy of iron, stained glass, ceramic tile, and twin domes — pretty enough that it would be worth visiting even if it sold nothing.
In practice it sells everything: jamón, manchego, paella rice, saffron, every species of fish landed that morning at the Valencia port, fresh produce from the Horta market gardens. Go before lunch, eat a bocadillo at one of the bar counters, drink a horchata, and skip the souvenir stalls outside. Closed Sundays.