The Great Habous Olive Market

The Great Habous Olive Market is a dense, covered courtyard filled with dozens of conical mounds of olives. Merchants pile these fruits in vivid colors, ranging from deep purple and crushed black to bright, citrus-soaked green. Designed by French architects in the nineteen thirties, the market remains a centerpiece of the Habous quarter. It was built to create a modern space for traditional commerce, housing vendors who sell their own seasoned varieties, some of which carry recipes kept within families for generations.