Mercat Central

Valencia's central market — a 1914 hall of iron, glass, and colorful tiled domes, its stained-glass panels and ceramic decoration making it one of the most beautiful market buildings in Europe, and still a thriving food market. Beneath the soaring modernista roof, hundreds of stalls sell the produce, seafood, and jamón that underpin Valencian cooking. For visitors, it's a feast for the senses and a landmark in one: a working market where the architecture and the abundance compete for attention, best visited in the morning when the stalls are full and the light pours through the colored glass overhead.