La Boqueria is one of my favorite places in Barcelona. It helps that I love food. But, I love La Boqueria for more then the food, I love the culture and the people at La Boqueria. However, I didn't realize the importance of La Boqueria and the markets in general, until we learned about them in my Language, Communication, and the Spanish Perspective class. The Market Space in Mediterranean Cultures is very important because markets have been responsible for the development of multiple and diverse exchanges and the uniting of diverse spaces on local and global levels, as well as the uniting and sharing of values, ideas and cultures among people. And the Mediterranean Sea has long been known for the maritime transport of commercial goods, so historically, the largest markets were located on the coast
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