Spitalfields Market

It's an old London market, known as Spitalfields, or Old Spitalfields. Now in the neighborhood of the City, between the towers on business and financial buildings. The market is now covered, a nice touch in the UK, when we went it was raining but could stroll, shop, eat and have fun under the same roof. It is in a suburb of East London, known to be a little more bohemian than the super-formal Westminster and Kensington neighborhoods. The market has always been encouraged, since 1638, when King Charles gave a license allowing the sale of meat and vegetables here. The market is in the middle and small stalls come through the week, on Monday and Tuesday it is generalist, Wednesday is a special day for fine food products, and books.

This is an old London market known as Spitalfields or Old Spitalfields. It is now in the neighborhood of the City, between skyscrapers of multinational corporations and bank headquarters. It is covered, which is good news as when we went there it was raining so we were grateful for the roof over our heads. This is in an area of ​​East London, known for being a bit more bohemian and relaxed than the stricter parts of Westminster and neighborhoods like Kensington. The market has always been very busy since 1638, the year of its creation by Royal Decree of Charles I. The type of stalls depends on the day of the week.