Dilli Haat is a combination food plaza and craft bazaar located in the heart of Delhi. There are stalls of crafts from each state of India, and from a variety of cultural traditions of India. Unlike the traditional weekly market, the village Haat, Dilli Haat is permanent. Most shops are permanent b... |
Lau Pa Sat is the largest Victorian filigree cast-iron structure in Southeast Asia. It was formerly known as the Telok Ayer Market, and its history goes back to the first wet market in Singapore. The first Telok Ayer Market was opened in 1825. In 1973, the year the Telok Ayet Market was gazetted a N... |
The once bustling marketplace called the Grand Socco, is located in the middle of Tangier. Not so long ago it was filled with traders and buyers, snake charmers, musicians and creative storytellers looking for interested listeners. It is still busy, noisy and congested, but has now become a meeting ... |
Anjuna beach in Goa is located 8 km to the west of Mapusa, North Goa. It is 18 kilometers away from Panaji and is located in Bardez taluka. The beach is 30 km long and forms part of the Goa coastline bordering the Arabian Sea. Close to the Chapora Fort, its key attraction is a magnificent Albuquerqu... |
Chandni Chowk is a major street in the walled city of Old Delhi, which was originally called Shah Jahanabad. Chandni Chowk was once the grandest of the markets in India. Chandni Chowk's speciality is the variety of its markets and their Indian-ness. From authentic Indian food, delicacies and sw... |
Kashgar Market is one of the oldest, continuous markets on the planet. Held every Sunday, the market is thought to have been in existence since Roman times and can attract up to 50-100,000 people, including ethnic Uyghurs, Pakistani merchants, and traveling Kazakhs.
Kashgar hosts probably the best ... |
Ranked amongst the top 25 markets in the world, St. Lawrence Market is one of two major markets in Toronto, the other being Kensington Market. It features two buildings, both on the west side of Front St. East and Jarvis St. Each building holds different purposes: St. Lawrence Market North, on the n... |
Dolac Central Market, steps away from Ban Jelacic Square, is a lively place that is an olfactory heaven. Consider it an outdoor farmer’s market on steroids. Fresh vegetables, fruits, eggs, cheese and fish are brought in daily. This vibrant square, adjacent to the wonderful Dolac Market, is the cen... |
Istanbul's Grand Bazaar (or Covered Market) is Turkey's famous landmark market offering excellent shopping like beautiful Turkish carpets, glazed tiles and pottery, copper and brassware, apparel made of leather, cotton and wool, meerschaum pipes, alabaster bookends and ashtrays, and all so... |
Borough Market is a wholesale and retail food market in Southwark, Central London, England. It is one of the largest food markets in London, and sells a large variety of foods from all over the world. Although Borough Market is open on Thursdays and Fridays, it is Saturday when it really comes alive... |
The Medina is the old, walled part of town where life continues much as it has for hundreds of years. Mopeds battle for the right of way with donkeys in the narrow alleyways filled with shops selling steel, wool and live chickens. The main thoroughfares are crammed with shoppers, tourists and kids g... |
Jamaa el Fna is a square and market place in Marrakesh's medina quarter (old city). This ominously named square in Marrakech, at the foot of the Atlas Mountains, has a sinister past. Djemaa el Fna, meaning ‘Assembly of the Dead’ in Arabic, was the site of public executions as far back as th... |
Anarkali Bazaar is an important market in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is one of the oldest surviving markets in South Asia, dating back at least 200 years. Anarkali Bazar is the oldest bazaar of Lahore, Pakistan. It sells textiles, garments, jewellery, and many other items. Anarkali Bazar is divide... |
Chandigarh's Sector 15 Market also called Janta Market is a regular traders market with several bookstalls. It is pitiable that this is a congested bazaar and has become a hub of encroachments and other violations. Despite numerous drives conducted by the Municipal Corporation, violations galor... |
