Mercado del Puerto

You have entered one of the most vibrant and soulful corners of Montevideo: the Mercado del Puerto. If you are standing under its imposing structure or walking around its surroundings in the Old City, you are breathing pure Uruguayan history. Let me tell you a little about this magical place. A trip to the past: Iron with an English accent To understand this market, we have to travel to 1865. At that time, a merchant named Pedro Sáenz de Zumarán led the idea of ​​building a large market. The curious thing is that its iron structure was a technological revolution for the time in America. It was designed and cast in Liverpool, England, by the Union Foundry. The French architect Eugenio Penot was in charge of the masonry here in Montevideo, and after three years of hard work, it was officially inaugurated on October 10, 1868 with the presence of President Lorenzo Batlle. At first, its function was to supply fruits, vegetables and meat to the ships that arrived in the bay and to the wealthy families in the area. As a colorful fact, personalities of the stature of Carlos Gardel and Enrico Caruso walked through its corridors. The present: The temple of Uruguayan barbecue Today, the panorama has completely changed. You will no longer find vegetable stalls for the daily newspaper, but rather a spectacular gastronomic and cultural walk. The Mercado del Puerto has been transformed into the…

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