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Mercado de Nuestra Senora de Africa

Plaza de Sta Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain
4.0 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
Type: Flea/ Street Markets
Most recent review
- 24 Mar 2012
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Bristol, United Kingdom
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51 reviews 51 reviews
87 helpful votes 87 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2012
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Situated half way between the bus station and the main shopping streets. This is a lovely large local market. Has a large number of stalls, including, meat, bakery, fresh fruit and veg., flowers and plants. However the best stalls are for fresh and dried herbs and spices, these can vary depending on the season. The names are in Spanish, so... More

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London, United Kingdom
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29 reviews 29 reviews
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 June 2011

This place was cute but small, a bit of a disappointment. Nice flowers St the entrance but not much other than that. Supermarket not great either. More

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Brussels
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14 reviews 14 reviews
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 June 2009
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The market of Our Lady of Africa was built in the 1940s. It was after the civil war, in a period when architects had abandonned modernism to embrace a sort of historicism/regionalism, better adapted to what was then regarded as politically correct. For contemporary tourists this is only an advantage. The complex is definitely picturesque and its tower, which can... More

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North Yorkshire
2 reviews
50 helpful votes 50 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 October 2006
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My friend and I got the bus from Los Cristianos to Santa Cruz. We stumbled across this market by accident and spent nearly two hours here. On the ground floor there are lots of fruit and veg sellers as well as numerous butchers. These are mostly purpose built outlets with fish and flowers downstairs. The produce is all of the... More

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Cadiz, Spain
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11 reviews 11 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012
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Madrid, Spain
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13 reviews 13 reviews
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012
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Poznan, Poland
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156 reviews 156 reviews
45 helpful votes 45 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 March 2012
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012
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Fosdinovo
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11 reviews 11 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2011
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