Tristán Narvaja street market (in

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

, Feria de Tristán Narvaja) is a traditional

street market A street market or open-air market, with alternative names such as: market square and sometimes charity market, in cases where the sale is made for charity reasons, is a market that is set up on certain days of the week, generally on the street i ...

that takes place every Sunday in

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. In the middle of Cordón neighbourhood,

Tristán Narvaja Tristán Narvaja (March 17, 1819 – February 19, 1877) was an Argentine and Uruguayan judge, professor, theologian, and politician. Biography Narvaja was born on March 17, 1819, in Córdoba, Argentina, to father Pedro Narvaja Dávila and moth ...

street (which honors the 19th century lawmaker) stretches from

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through La Paz street. It lodges several

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s and

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shops; and every Sunday, from very early in the morning till mid-afternoon, it fills with salespeople and public. It is the Montevidean equivalent of a

flea market A flea market (or swap meet) is a type of street market that provides space for vendors to sell previously owned (secondhand) goods. This type of market is often seasonal. However, in recent years there has been the development of 'formal' ...

. Furniture, antique items, pets, books, as well as food, fruit and vegetables, are to be found there. Many foreigners come here in search for rare objects.A Trip to Montevideo’s Tristán Narvaja
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Pictures from Tristán Narvaja street market (estudio Stonek)
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