Mercado dos Lavradores (farmers' market)
Art Deco market hall of tiled facades, tropical fruit stalls, flowers and a deep-sea fish hall.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Mercado dos Lavradores in Funchal starts with the carols sung on its stairways at Christmas and reaches back to November 1940, when Portugal's Estado Novo opened the hall with a promise to the farmers and fishermen who fed the city. It follows the money from the tiled facade to the fruit stalls by the entrance, where the tasting slices come out. Best heard just inside the main door, facing the first fruit displays.
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