mercado fluvial de valdivia

During the day you can buy fruit and fish, ceviche and watch the sea lions. At night there are souvenir and clothing vendors.

but quite small. What makes this place particular is that, alt least in genuary, sea lions climb up the fences protecting the market and lay there begging for fish leftovers that sellers throw them every now and then. It' s a good occasion for taking great pictures

Great place to buy fish and seafood, but also fruits and vegetables. It's a great place to know more about Valdivian culture. Photographers welcomed. You can see sea lions, pelicans and other birds.

The fish market is worth visiting if you're interested in seeing sea lions and birds, especially pelicans. The sea lions come to the market to eat the left overs.

We visited here recently while attending a conference in Valdivia and it was one of the highlights of our trip. The market itself is not especially large, but it is packed with fish, seafood and produce. We ate some great cherimoya there, were schooled on the various fish (take special notice of the conger eels, known as 'congrio'), clams, mussels and tunicates ('piure'). The river side of the market is also a great place to see vultures, cormorants, gulls and sea lions. In fact, the largest bull sea lions we saw on this trip were at the market. I highly recommend going to the market and taking one of the many river cruises from here to see some of the wildlife in the area.

There is a splendid produce market by the river bridge in Valdivia. It is a large roofed building with open sides selling fruit, vegetables, flowers and fresh fish. There is a tremendous variety of everything and the displays are very colourful. It is a popular place for local people to buy many of their needs and they customers and stall keepers are all cheerful and very helpful to visitors with limited Spanish. It is not just people who frequent the market though - the seals and cormorants like the fish section as much as anybody and nobody seems to mind when they get up on the stone slabs and help themselves. Sometimes a seal will take a whole fish and flop back into the river with it but one fat old sealion seemed content to stay in the river and eat the fish heads and guts thrown to him. The cormorants normally perched on wooden stakes driven into the side of the river but once in a while a single bird, or maybe a group of three would work up the courage to fly under the open sided roof and hop onto a fish slab hoping for easy pickings. It was amusing to watch but though we bought fruit and vegetables at the market we didn't buy any fish there.

It is small but very nice surprise. People are friendly and you see many (and I mean many) different animals all over the place waiting for a peace of fish to step in their way. Several species of birds and sea lions make the place (not the cleanest) a feast of energy even in a rainy day.

Nice little open market with a good selection of fresh local produce and seafood, open during the earlier hours of the day. There is a great deal of resident wildlife (sea lions, sea birds) nearby that eat the scraps thrown away and offer great picture potential. Nearby are many shops and restaurants that offer locally brewed German style beers. At night the market transforms into a night market with vendors selling other non food related fare (gourd mate cups, woodwork, jewellery, etc.). Visitors to Valdivia should visit at least once and enjoy this big feature of local life.

Interesting, novel visit to this little market on the water. While at first it appears to be a regular market, the difference is that there are sea lions calling out for fish scraps behind the market (behind a gate) and there is actually one which is inside the market! Vendors are friendly and willing to engage in conversation.

Great little fish market, watch the fish sellers and sea lions interact and get yourself some great bargains then go eat awesome fish and chips in the market opposite with a giant flagon of German beer. Great lunch and afternoon.

Selling fresh produces for the land and sea. Fish and shellfish very fresh and they deliver it to your wishes. Fillet, Steaks or what ever you desire. Vegetables also great and not forgetting the cheese. A bit expensive but very interesting with the Sea lions and pelicans.

The fish market is fascinating but undoubtedly the highlight are the huge sea lions. They come up to feed of scraps and waste from fish market -best method of recycling I have seen in a while. The traders will feed them so you can get a great close up picture (my wife had to be warned as she was taking a picture and one appeared behind her!) The fish market is one side and the other fruit and vegetable. Very lively and definitely worth a visit

We came here with a tour group and really enjoyed this slice of local life. The fish market was fascinating and a real treat for seafood lovers. So many interesting fish and shellfish that we are mot used to seeing in the U.S.Coupled with springtime farm produce this made for a colorful hour of local life. Fish mongers were busy filleting and throwing scraps to a huge sea lion perched on a close by ledge. This was the closest encounter with a sea lion we have had. Also pelicans and other sea birds were numerous and close.Obviously different from our fish markets: no ice or refrigeration and raw seafood products were being handled with bare human hands and placed on wooden counters,

Sin ser algo asombroso, se puede disfrutar caminando por unos 15 o 20 minutos. Lo mas interesante es tomar un taxi fluvial y recorrer toda la parte norte, pasar por debajo de los puentes y si tienes suerte de tener un buen guia (el conductor de la lancha), aprenderás mucho de la historia de la ciudad.

Este mercado fluvial funciona todos los días en la costanera del río Valdivia, a pocos pasos del centro y de la plaza. Es muy limpio, no hay malos olores. El pescado muy fresco, los vegetales son de la región. Se disfruta a los lobos marinos que son alimentados por los feriantes. Al lado del mercado está hay un péndulo de Foucault, donado por los científicos de Valdivia. Explica y prueba la rotación de la tierra. El paseo por la costanera es precioso y también se puede ir al centro y al Mercado Artesanal.