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The Montserrat market stalls: the Matonaires and their Mató

Row of white market stalls lined up under the abbey wall at Montserrat

Just below the monastery, a short line of stalls sells fresh cheese, honey, nuts and dried fruit every single day. It looks like an ordinary souvenir market, and most visitors walk past it on their way to the basilica. It isn’t. This is the Mercat de les Pageses — the peasant women’s market — and … Read more