Alicante's Mercado Central caught between traditional commerce and tourist leisure
The Mercado Central is experiencing tensions between its traditional shopping function and an increasingly leisure-oriented use, with tourism and celebrations featuring brass bands and fancy dress.
Alicante’s emblematic Mercado Central is at the centre of a debate about its identity, progressively moving away from its role as a traditional space for daily shopping.
The venue has undergone a transformation in recent times, with use increasingly focused on leisure, tourism and festive celebrations that include brass bands and visitors in fancy dress.
This evolution is generating tensions between those who defend the market’s original commercial function and those who favour its conversion into a space for tourist and recreational attraction.
The situation reflects the dilemma of many traditional markets in tourist cities, which seek to balance the preservation of their essence with adaptation to new uses and audiences.
Source: informacion.es
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