The market in San Miguel de Madrid – A place of worship

It’s funny over time. Who would tell the locals that where now enjoy good servings of pure, traditional tapas and some culinary delicacies, it was centuries ago, the birthplace and shrine of one of the greatest writers that has had the Spanish language and universal, not to mention is the sole survivor of an architectural style born in Paris and that modernity was in charge of play by European countries. This is the Mercado de San Miguel, in the most traditional heart of Madrid, just a few meters from the Plaza Mayor.

Photography by Miguel. (respenda)

Wherever we see, the market is located on what was once the parish church of San Miguel de Octo. (más…)