The Plaza Redonda is one of Valencia’s great tourist attractions, one of those emblematic places in the city with which generations of Valencians identify.

It is a curious interior square of small dimensions, circular in shape, which has four entrances located at the cardinal points. Located in the old commercial area of the city, on an urban space linked since ancient times to the sale of fish and meat, it retained its function as a market.

It was built in 1840 by the architect Salvador Escrig, right in what was then the exact geometric center of the city. It is one of the smallest squares in Valencia, with a diameter of 37 meters.

The Plaza Redonda occupied the land of the old slaughterhouse, after its demolition. Formerly known as Plaça Nova or del Cid, later known as Plaça Redona or del Clot, it is located in the center of the triangle formed by Plaça del Mercat, Plaça de la Reina and Plaça de l’Ajuntament. It is surrounded by 34 buildings of different characteristics.

At first it was conceived as a totally diaphanous space that lacked obstacles inside, in which the ground floors were intended for commercial uses.

However, in 1850 a fountain was placed in the center and in 1916 an inner ring of wooden stalls, which served to house different retail shops dedicated to the sale of groceries and household objects. Today the stalls in this square have specialized in selling clothing, haberdashery and souvenirs.

The Plaza Redonda was renovated in 2012, acquiring a new look. Many Valencians keep the indelible memory of their visits to the colourful Sunday market, which has been selling pets and antiques, handicrafts and textiles, philately and numismatics stalls, among many other objects, with particular mention for the purchase and exchange of chromes.

This complex has been catalogued as an Asset of Local Relevance.



Dades bàsiques

Horari:

Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Extraordinary market (Sundays and holidays): from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Direcció:

Plaza Redona, s/n
46001 Valencia