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La Merced: the Nave Mayor
The city’s largest market
The great hall of La Merced, the city’s largest traditional market, east of the Centro.
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In the area: Embroidered textiles and woven baskets on a crafts stall. Image courtesy of © Nia Ran01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsPhotos of La Merced: the Nave Mayor coming soonSee photos on Google Maps
Our take
- Go in the morning
- Bring small change
- Address
- Rosario 156, Merced Balbuena, 15100 CDMX
Centro, Mexico City - Phone
- +52 55 5522 7250
- Website
- mexicocity.cdmx.gob.mx
About La Merced: the Nave Mayor
La Merced is the city’s largest traditional market, and for decades it supplied the whole city. Its great hall, the Nave Mayor, on Rosario, is the heir to the famous pre-Hispanic market of Tlatelolco, and around it lie many more market halls in a neighbourhood of markets (CDMX official tourism site). Go in the morning, with small change.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with La Merced: the Nave Mayor before you go.
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