Primeiro convém explicar que Majadahonda fica a uns 15 km do centro de Madrid, é um municipio com mais de 60 mil habitantes e uma boa alternativa para quem trabalha em Madrid mas não pode viver no centro, por preço e pelo tamanho das casas.
Mas é errado pensar que Majadahonda é um simples dormitório de Madrid, tem vida própria, tem bastante comércio e gente pelas ruas, todos os dias da semana.
Eu sempre tinha ouvido falar no seu mercado, é famoso e grande parte das pessoas que me recomendaram nem sequer vive em Majadahonda e ao fim de quase 8 ou 9 meses a levantar-me aos Sábados dizendo que ia ao mercado, hoje decidi cumprir com a minha palavra.
I should first explain that Majadahonda is about 15 km from central Madrid, is a municipality with more than 60 000 inhabitants and a good alternative for those who work in Madrid but can not live in the center, by price and by the size of houses.
But it is wrong to think that Majadahonda is a simple dorm of Madrid, has its own life, has enough trade and people in the streets every day of the week.
I had always Heard about this market, is famous and most people that recommend it don't even live in Majadahonda and after almost 8 or 9 months getting up on Saturday saying I was going to the market, today decided to comply with the my word.
But it is wrong to think that Majadahonda is a simple dorm of Madrid, has its own life, has enough trade and people in the streets every day of the week.
I had always Heard about this market, is famous and most people that recommend it don't even live in Majadahonda and after almost 8 or 9 months getting up on Saturday saying I was going to the market, today decided to comply with the my word.
Estacionar é complicado, o ideal é deixar o carro longe e aproveitar o passeio a pé pelo centro. Entrando no mercado começa a azáfama, gritos dos vendedores, gente que se cruza nos corredores apertados e irregulares delimitados pelas bancas. O típico.
Vende-se de tudo um pouco aqui, desde verduras a frutas, passando por plantas de cultivo e flores (esperava ver mais bancas de flores mas só vi duas, uma tinha muitas de plástico), roupa de cama, bijuteria, candeeiros e abajours, mas as barracas de roupa de senhora estavam em maioria. Claramente o alvo do mercado são as senhoras que saiem pela manhã á procura das pechinchas.
Os vendedores gritam: "Venga guapa, tenemos los mejores vestidos del mercado."
Parking is complicated, it is best to leave the car away and enjoy the walk through the center. Entering the market begins the bustle, cries of vendors, people who cross the tight corridors and enclosed by irregular stalls. The typical.
For sale a little of everything here, from vegetables to fruits, to crop plants and flowers (I expected to see more flower stalls but only saw two, one had a lot of plastic flowers), linens, jewelry, lamps and abajours, but the stalls of lady's clothing were in the majority. Clearly the target market are the ladies coming out on the morning looking for bargains in it.
Vendors shout: "Venga guapa, Tenemos los mejores del vestidos del market." (Come on pretty girl, we have the best dresses of the market)
For sale a little of everything here, from vegetables to fruits, to crop plants and flowers (I expected to see more flower stalls but only saw two, one had a lot of plastic flowers), linens, jewelry, lamps and abajours, but the stalls of lady's clothing were in the majority. Clearly the target market are the ladies coming out on the morning looking for bargains in it.
Vendors shout: "Venga guapa, Tenemos los mejores del vestidos del market." (Come on pretty girl, we have the best dresses of the market)
Para mim a decepção foi não encontrar uma boa bancada de flores frescas, coisa que vemos noutros mercados com frequência. Estava mesmo com vontade de comprar umas para colorir a casa. Encontrei duas bancadas, uma vendia-as em vaso e outra vendia essencialmente as plásticas, eram bonitas mas não é a mesma coisa.
For me the disappointment was not finding a good stall of fresh flowers, something we see often in other markets. I was even willing to buy some to give some color to the house. I found two stalls, one was selling them in a pot and the other one sold essentially the plastic, they were beautiful but it is not the same thing.
Encontrei sim uma "pérola", dois senhores com pinta de que tinham acabado de vir da sua hortinha e estavam ali a vender os seus produtos. Vendiam plantas para dar tomates cherry, normais, pepinos e até beringelas, tudo por 0,50€ o pé. Tinham também uns alhos com um aspecto tão bom que trouxe 3 por 1 euro e o carro ficou empestado com o seu cheiro o que é bom sinal.
I did find a "Pearl", two gentlemen looking like they had just come from their farm and were there to sell their products. They sold plants to give cherry tomatoes, normal, cucumbers and also eggplants, all for € 0.50 a foot. They also had some garlic looking good, I brought 3 for 1 euro and the car was plagued with its smell which is good sign.
Passei o resto do mercado á procura de outras barraquinhas do género, que vendessem produtos da região, agricultura biológica, mas ou desconheço a dimensão do mercado ou não encontrei nenhuma.
I spent the rest of the market stalls looking for other stalls like that one, which sell local produce, organic farming, but either I'm unaware of the size of the market or I found none.
Fica uma última foto com a cesta cheia de saquinhos e a minha plantinha que se cuidarmos bem dará uns bons tomatinhos cherry e os tais alhos, bem carnudos e "cheirosos".
I leave with one last photo with the basket full of small bags and my little plant that I will take good care that will give us good cherry tomatoes and garlic, fleshy and "fragrant".
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