{"id":29567,"date":"2015-09-29T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T07:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barcelonacolours.wordpress.com\/?p=2548"},"modified":"2020-03-22T18:04:57","modified_gmt":"2020-03-22T16:04:57","slug":"toys-flea-market-of-masadas-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barcelonacolours.com\/en\/toys-flea-market-of-masadas-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Toys flea market of Masadas Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do you know Masadas square in Barcelona? Most of you will answer no, unless you live near or you are a collector.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/barcelonacolours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/bcn_colours_masadas_001.jpg\" alt=\"plaza masadas barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Source: photo\u00a0Pla\u00e7a Masadas\u00a0rafaysuscosas.blogspot.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>Masadas square<\/strong>\u00a0is located in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bin the zone of Sagrera, at the confluence of the streets of Coll, Monlau and Cortit. It is a beautiful square surrounded by porticoes, inspired by French neoclassical model.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/barcelonacolours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/bcn_colours_masadas_011.jpg\" alt=\"bcn_colours_masadas_01\" width=\"640\" height=\"856\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But for what this square is famous its for its <strong>flea market for collectors\u00a0<\/strong>the first Sunday of each month: a special place to buy, sell, exchange, or simply watch all kinds of <strong>antique toys.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/barcelonacolours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/bcn_colours_masadas_031.jpg\" alt=\"bcn_colours_masadas_03\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" \/><strong>An original and different place to visit with family<\/strong>. The children, watching curiously the great\u00a0quantity of\u00a0toys of all kinds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/barcelonacolours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/bcn_colours_masadas_08-copia1.jpg\" alt=\"bcn_colours_masadas_08 copia\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The adults, recalling with nostalgia our <strong>childhood toys: Ibertren, Madelman, Geyperman, Guisval, Clicks of Famobil, Scalextric, doll houses, etc..<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/barcelonacolours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/bcn_colours_masadas_111.jpg\" alt=\"bcn_colours_masadas_11\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You know that in my family there is a lot of\u00a0passion for <strong>#Playmobils<\/strong> and especially for the <strong>#Madelman<\/strong>, so it&#8217;s a place we visit often.<br \/>\nFor example, today <strong>we have purchased all these Playmobils for 20 euros:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2549\" src=\"https:\/\/barcelonacolours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/bcn_colours_masadas_2211.jpg\" alt=\"bcn_colours_masadas_22\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We have purchased them like this, by weight, without box, the highway\u00a0in a stall, and the horses, the ladies with the bicycles, the Indians, the\u00a0man\u00a0with the boat, etc. in other stalls. Total = 20 euros.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2550\" src=\"https:\/\/barcelonacolours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/bcn_colours_masadas_2311.jpg\" alt=\"bcn_colours_masadas_23\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As you can see, they are a mix of clicks of Famobil (former) and Playmobil (new).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2551\" src=\"https:\/\/barcelonacolours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/bcn_colours_masadas_241.jpg\" alt=\"bcn_colours_masadas_24\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apart from\u00a0playmobils and madelmans, lovers of trains, planes and cars can also find a gold mine: <strong>models and miniatures of trains, accessories, tunnels, bridges, traffic lights, books about trains, cars, airplanes, ships, metal soldiers, model making, scalextric<\/strong> and accessories.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/barcelonacolours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/bcn_colours_masadas_061.jpg\" alt=\"bcn_colours_masadas_06\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The flea\u00a0market of Masadas square is a good place to go to buy an\u00a0original and well priced toy. Of course, if you want to buy items for collections and rarities, the prices will soar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/barcelonacolours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/bcn_colours_masadas_051.jpg\" alt=\"bcn_colours_masadas_05\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you go with children, it is advisable to go early (at 10:00 h) because then it gets crowded and it can be a little bit stifling. We sometimes have opted for leaving the stroller in the car and take the girls on shoulder, to go safer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/barcelonacolours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/bcn_colours_masadas_14-copia1.jpg\" alt=\"bcn_colours_masadas_14 copia\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We will be reminding you on our\u00a0twitter @BCNColours\u00a0when the first Sunday of each month is approaching so you can visit Masadas square to spend a fun morning with the kids.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/barcelonacolours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/bcn_colours_masadas_181.jpg\" alt=\"bcn_colours_masadas_18\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pla\u00e7a Masadas, Barcelona<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Collectors\u00b4 flea market<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First Sunday of the month<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Metro: L1 and L5 La Sagrera<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Opening Time: From\u00a010:00 to 14:00,\u00a0During all the year except August<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know Masadas square in Barcelona? Most of you will answer no, unless you live near or you are a collector. Source: photo\u00a0Pla\u00e7a Masadas\u00a0rafaysuscosas.blogspot.com Masadas square\u00a0is located in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bin the zone of Sagrera, at the confluence of the streets of Coll, Monlau and Cortit. 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