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The San Telmo Market or Mercado de San Telmo houses dozens of food stalls, and small antiques, and
was once the heart of the community when it was a second-hand shops. It’s not nearly as busy these days
fashionable place for the elite to meet. It was built in during the week but gets more active on Sundays when
1897, to serve as a fruit and vegetable marketplace for street fair shoppers wander in.
this side of the city. Although it’s a bit on its heels, you San Telmo is a must visit regardless of the day of
can still see the beautiful wrought iron and glass atrium the week, but on Sunday, the San Telmo Fair or The
inside. Today it’s still a vital community marketplace Feria de San Telmo is one of the most popular weekly
with fruits, vegetables, and meat products, but it also events in Buenos Aires. The neighborhood bustles with
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