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Catch the rhythm of Barcelona mornings and visit Encantes!

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Do you want to know how does it feel like a real Barcelona morning? If yes, then don´t miss the biggest and most famous open air morning market, called Encants Vells! Rustling bags, rattling coins, the sounds of people talking and laughing… Sounds that repeat over and over again like a mantra at the market of Encantes!  This is the rhythm that catches your attention first approaching the biggest market of Barcelona. According to locals, passing a little time here every morning has its benefits to the mind and the spirit. Well, it’s a theory worth trying! The official name of Barcelona´s most important open air market is La Fira de Bellcaire, but among people it´s simply called Encantes or Encants in catalan. Even if it´s called open air, now it has changed a bit. Not long ago an avant-garde style roof has been built over the market protecting it from the rain. As the habitants say, the market´s view has changed a lot, but they all agree that this change makes a good mix of the