Mercadillo Flea Market in Almuñécar

As I walked past the Paseo de Blas Infante avenue to the bus station, I found a lot of activity there.

On Saturdays, absolutely everything you can imagine is sold here.

This event has a very strange official name La Herradura Rastro, which means "horseshoe trading". In fact, everything is very simple - local blacksmiths used to sell their products here and at the same time shoed horses.

Now it is a flea market, it is very popular with the locals and was named Mercadillo ("small trade").

Having bought a bus ticket to Motril, I returned here and with great pleasure wandered among the most unexpected things.

As an old music lover, I'm certainly interested in audio technology. Usually in such markets it is in excess.

Here you can find absolutely amazing things, such as this transformer music center, which looks like a soccer ball when folded.

In addition to relatively new music centers with CD players, a classic stereo complex of the 80s was offered for sale, including a vinyl player, a two-cassette tape recorder, a radio receiver and an amplifier with an equalizer. The device is designed in the form of a cabinet, the lower part of which is designed for storing cassettes and records.

There are also older devices-tube radios, the cases of which are made with great skill from valuable wood species.

Receivers of the 40s and 50s are next to railway caps, needlework kits and stirrups from horse harness.

Portable vinyl record player made in the form of a suitcase. In excellent condition, even the owner's manual is included.

For complete happiness, you can also buy a suitcase of records, and to maintain the spirit of the 50s, you can hang a photo of the first jet passenger liner DH. 106 Comet on the wall.

Fans of pre-electronic sound technology can decorate the apartment with a gramophone.

On the next table, you can find a connecting cable or power source for a wide variety of equipment.

As you can see, the prices are absolutely ridiculous-vinyl singles, DVDs and CD cassettes can be purchased for just 50 cents.

I must say that most sellers are not here to improve their financial situation. It sells items that have been out of use for many years and stored in closets. It's a pity to throw them away, but in such markets things can find a new owner.

Table and decorative porcelain.

Bronze casting, artistic and utilitarian.

Old bronze keys are unlikely to be able to open anything now, but they will decorate any interior.

African flavor.

Indian flavor.

Logarithmic rulers. Many people now do not know what it is. I explain - with the help of these devices, it was possible to perform all sorts of mathematical actions. Before the advent of electronic calculators, this was the main tool of an engineer. There are two types of rulers - the classic one (from below), made of wood with glued celluloid scales, and the more modern one with advanced functions, made entirely of plastic.

The parade helmets of the Kaiser's army, polished to a mirror-like shine, sparkle brightly in the sun.

Automobile entourage of the early 20th century.

How the old Soviet license plates got here is a mystery.

There are a huge number of toys and children's books on the market.

The range is very wide - from mechanical horses to models of modern airliners. A whole batch of also fun plastic spirals called Slnky. This toy was invented in the late forties but gained new popularity in the early nineties.

Collections of scale models of fire trucks, military equipment, and railway rolling stock.

A family of Arab-Europeans is testing a radio-controlled typewriter.

Washing machines that look like new. The chairs are also clean, without any traces of intensive use.

All kinds of tools. The impression is a large pile of wrenches.