Portobello Market is located in the western part of London and is one of the most popular places among residents of London and tourists. Portobello Market is also London’s most famous antique market. The film Notting Hill – Notting Hill made the market even more popular. Currently, famous writers, designers and musicians live on Notting Hill, and the Portobello market has become a cult place for antique collectors from around the world.
Many pubs, antique shops and streets around and near the market have exotic sonorous names, but only a few know that for the most part they are historical. Once upon a time there was a farm on the site of Portobello, which was named after Puerto Bello port in the Caribbean, in memory of Admiral Vernon, who captured this town in 1739.
As a result, the territory was overgrown with houses, shop windows and retail shops. Names of pubs like Portobello Gold – Portobello Gold and Portobello Star – Portobello Star serve as reminders of those hot days from the history of the Spanish mainland. One of the antique shops is called Admiral Vernon – Admiral Vernon.
Portobello Market is a lively interesting place where you can buy many different things and trinkets. Here you will find the largest selection of antiques and jewelry. Antique shops and shops with great discounts sell old photographs and paintings, silver candlesticks and diamonds, clockwork toys and antique coins.
The collector can find a decent porcelain service, a mahogany chest of drawers or a sculpture made by the Papuans of New Guinea. There are many second-hand stores and shops on the market with cheap as well as inexpensive handmade exclusive designer clothes.
