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Stomach of the City. 7 Most Colorful European Markets

An old saying goes that markets and pubs are the best places to find out what’s new in a city, and it’s still very much so. A market is a stomach of a city. Trash and treasures mix up in an eclectic blend there, attracting aristocrats, plebeians and all sorts of freaks and weirdos. Animated selling and buying bubbles up, all sorts of smells and aromas whiffle in the air and emotions bubble – all like in a huge pot. No Michelin starred restaurant can offer impressions gained at a marketplace eatery! You may soon forget about your meal at the first one, while the colorful tales about the second one may soon turn into legends that are passed on by word of mouth. Here are seven colorful marketplace destinations – at Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam, Venice, London, Catania and Barcelona.

Brick Lane and The Old Truman Brewery, London