Mapusa Municipal Market

Mapusa Municipal Market (also known as Mapusa Market and Mapusa Friday Market) is a traditional market in Mapusa, North Goa and a major tourist attraction. It was built in 1960, the first planned market in Goa.[1] The market has three blocks with 164 shops, some of which have been sub-divided, so bringing the total to 173.[2] It is open every day, except Sunday; and is particularly popular on Friday mornings.[3]

Vegetables on sale at Mapusa Municipal Market in Goa

The trade

Goan vendors come in from the surrounding villages to sell their locally grown or manufactured wares,[4] such as spices, fruits, jewellery, pottery, chickens, incense and carpets.[5] Many of the stalls in the bazaar are grouped by type of goods, with special areas for straw hats, Goan home-made chouriço and the like. Strings of Goan chouriço, spiced and marinated pork sausages, seedless tamarind, or amot are also traded.

  • Mapusa Market
  • The huge crowds
    The huge crowds
  • Cloth and other material on sale
    Cloth and other material on sale
  • Chicken sellers
    Chicken sellers

References
  1. Anuradha Goyal (30 December 2019). "Goa's Favorite Mapusa Market Heritage Walk". inditales.com.
  2. Mapusa Municipal Council. "The Municipal Market".
  3. "Mapusa Market". lonelyplanet.com.
  4. Chethana Prakasan (19 February 2020). "Mapusa Market: Everything You Need To Know About Goa's Famous Market". india.com.
  5. Arti Das (22 November 2017). "Why Goa's famous Mapusa market is a perennial source of inspiration for artists". scroll.in.
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