The building of the former municipal market is located near the bus station. Walk to it from the historic centre will take approximately half an hour.

It appeared only in 1912-1913, before Karlovy vary, of course, had a marketplace where they sold fresh vegetables and fruits, meat, fish, dairy products and household goods. About 1878 in an urban area Drahovice opened the slaughterhouse, to which was added 8 outbuildings where they installed the shelves and gave them to the merchants in different subjects. The place has suddenly become popular among holidaymakers. The campers took a stroll, and at the same time bought products. Still, it was located far from the historical centre, so since 1903 in the city Council begin discussion of the construction of an entirely new market that will be much closer to the colonnades sources. Moreover, when the market was intended to be a service that would monitor the quality of products sold.

The city market building was built of reinforced concrete, the architect made the man in charge of the construction Department in Karlovy vary, the famous architect F. Fractional.

In addition to a small shopping stalls inside the market provides space for offices, warehouses, cold storage rooms, packing rooms. The space in front of the market was filled with stalls.

In the late twentieth century it is a spacious historic building was given one trade company, which put it in a supermarket "albert".