Macarena

This guide to Macarena in Seville traces the working-class market that has traded on this ground since 1719, when the Marchioness of La Algaba donated land beside the church of Omnium Sanctorum. It follows the neighborhood's long reputation as one of Spain's poorest quarters, the market's rebuilding under two different architects, and the near-collapse of trade in the mid-twentieth century. You'll also hear about El Jueves, the Thursday antiques fair, and the shared artisan courtyards called corrales.