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Binging in Barcelona

Story & Photography by Kitty Morse

Be forewarned before you step into La Boqueria,
Barcelona’s historic, binge-inducing public market: Go
hungry, zip up your pockets, and hang on to your
iPhone. But don’t miss it!
IfollowedthatadviceonarecenttriptoBarcelona,
and La Boqueria proved to be one of the highlights of
my visit. Strangely, I almost missed the small recessed
plaza that marks the entrance to this city landmark, lo-
cated just off Las Ramblas, Barcelona’s renowned tree-
shaded pedestrian thoroughfare. My meanderings
were blocked first by a youngster licking an ice cream
cone topped with the largest chocolate covered straw-
berry I have ever seen, then by a man biting into a
chicken satay. When an inattentive woman fingering a
fried calamari ring bumped into me, I decided to inves-
tigate the source of these delicacies. I veered off Las
Ramblas, dodged a number of gluttons posing for
selfies, and crossed the plaza into La Boqueria.

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