Mercado San Miguel Re-Opens
Madrid´s minister for Tourism Almudena Maíllo, today visited Madrid´s iconic Mercado de San Miguel to show support for it´s re-opening to the public after over 3 months of closed doors due to the lockdown.
The indoor market was first opened in 1916 and was renovated as a premium gastro food hall by a private consortium who re-opened it in 2009. Since then it has been a hugely successful addition to Madrid´s culinary scene and popular with tourists with an estimated 10 million visitors a year.
With incoming tourism returning and flights resuming the market is keen to promote itself with strict social distancing measures and hygene protocols in place.
The market has more than 30 stalls offering a wide range of regional Spanish food and drink products including cheeses, jamones and wines. and includes several stalls offering Michelin starred offerings from Spanish super chefs including Javi Estevez , Jordi Roca and Roberto Ruiz.