1 7 . ▁ ▁Mer cat ▁de ▁Santa ▁C ater ina ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁La ▁R iber a ▁just ▁off ▁the ▁Via ▁La iet ana , ▁the ▁Mer cat ▁de ▁Santa ▁C ater ina ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁operation ▁since ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁recently ▁rem ode led ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁by ▁En ric ▁Mir alles ▁and ▁Bened etta ▁Tag li ab ue . ▁ ▁The ▁rem odel ▁included ▁a ▁roof ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁mult icol ored ▁cer am ic ▁wave , ▁which ▁s its ▁at op ▁the ▁wooden ▁walls ▁that ▁enc lose ▁the ▁market . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁rem od eling , ▁the ▁market ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁stretch ▁of ▁the ▁P asse ig ▁de ▁Sant ▁Joan ▁in ▁between ▁the ▁Arc ▁de ▁Tri om f ▁and ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Par c ▁de ▁la ▁Ci ut ad ella . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁market ▁now ▁serves ▁an ▁area ▁also ▁previously ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁Mer cat ▁del ▁Born , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁an ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁pres erving ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁neighborhood ▁under ne ath ▁its ▁roof . ▁Inside ▁are ▁numerous ▁food ▁st alls ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁restaur ants . ▁ ▁Mer cat ▁de ▁la ▁Barcel on eta ▁ ▁The ▁Mer cat ▁de ▁la ▁Barcel on eta , ▁like ▁the ▁Mer cat ▁de ▁Santa ▁C ater ina ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁ ▁While ▁originally ▁an ▁open - air ▁market , ▁it ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁en