Mercado Altavista
Mercado Altavista is the municipal market of the Altavista neighbourhood, in the Ciudad Alta district of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. It occupies an 1,800 square metre building opened in 1970 and brings together food stalls: butchers, fishmongers, greengrocers, bakeries and cake shops, cheese and cured meat counters and herbalists, along with fashion and accessories. It belongs to the Mercados Tradicionales de Canarias network.
Mercado Municipal Altavista opened in 1970 in the neighbourhood of the same name, within the Ciudad Alta district of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and occupies an 1,800 square metre building. Successive generations of traders have kept it going for more than five decades, and the market presents itself as a meeting point for the neighbourhood and a place to buy fresh produce.
The stalls cover meat, fish, fruit and vegetables, bread and pastries, cheese and cured meats, herbal products, and fashion and accessories, alongside other categories. The main municipal bus lines connect the area with the rest of the city, there are more than two hundred public parking spaces nearby, and the neighbourhood has a cycle lane.
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