Photo: Meat Market Picture

For meat lovers, this picture is a dream come true as legs of ham that have been marked down hang from the roof at this market stall at Mercado Central in Valencia, Spain.

People shopping for meat at the Mercado Central Market in the city of Valencia in Valencia, Spain are sure to take their time while looking for the ideal slab of meat. Ham is a big seller in the city of Valencia as you can see by the display of hams in this picture.The Mercado Central Market was built in 1928 but has been renovated a few times. A majority of the work was done in 2005 and 2006 before the America Cup was set to take place in Valencia in 2007. Over thirteen hundred stalls are set up in the Mercado Central market which brings in thousands of visitors each year.Throughout the market, there are many different stalls, some selling meat, others having a vast amount of produce and vegetables or fish for sale. You will also find jewellery, pottery, souvenirs, baked goods and clothing stalls in and around the market.For those just wanting to spend the day browsing through the market, they can enjoy a meal at one of the many restaurants. ... continue below the picture...

... Here you can lavish in the taste of a good cooked meat dish without having to cook your own. Easter and Christmas are two prime times when the ham at the Mercado Central Market disappears very quickly.People that live in Valencia, Spain have a great deal of pride in Mercado Central Market which is one of the biggest covered markets in Europe. Be sure to stop by the Mercado Central Market while visiting Valencia and see for yourself what everybody rants and raves about.Legs of Ham on sale at a market stall at Mercado Central, Mercat Central Markets, an Art Nouveau (jugendstil) building built in 1928, City of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, Europe.