El Parián is

Puebla Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its cap ...

’s largest and only traditional handcraft market. It is one of the most-visited tourist attractions of the city.

Location

Located on the southeastern corner of Puebla’s historic center, is surrounded by Barrio del Artista (Neighborhood of the Artist). The streets outside the market proper is filled with galleries and artists selling on the street. Most of its buildings are made of brick with Talavera tile accents very typical of Puebla traditional architecture, and its streets are paved in stone. There are 112 stands, which sell handcrafts from various parts of Mexico. These include various kinds of pottery, regional and traditional clothing, leather goods, wood items, jewelry and copper work. Handcrafts from

Puebla state Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its cap ...

dominate, including Talavera pottery, silver from Amozoc, amate paper from

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and traditional candies such as camotes.

History

The buildings originally were always a market, called El Parian, which opened in 1760 and operated until the end of the 19th century. By 1801, it was a major stop and market for caravans bringing goods from

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

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, La Costa Chica of Guerrero and Mexico City. Its demise came with the construction of the railroads, devolving into a flea market and market for cheap goods. In 1961, the market was revamped to its current use, to move street vendors off the main plaza.

References

{{reflist Historic centre of Puebla Tourist attractions in Puebla