Weekly markets in Spain: days and places

Ruzafa street market

Market day: Monday and Thursday

In Valencia's Ruzafa district, this street market sets up on Mondays and Thursdays from 9 am to 2 pm on plaça del Baró de Cortés. It is mostly second-hand clothing, sometimes…

Central Market of Valencia

One of Europe's largest covered markets, housed under a splendid modernist glass roof from 1928. Arrive early in the morning to watch the locals shop and taste fresh horchata at…

Mercado de Colón

Early 20th-century modernist market converted into a high-end gastronomic space. The iron and ceramic architecture is remarkable, and the bars inside are perfect for a Sunday…

Mercat de la Boqueria

Despite its tourist reputation, the stalls at the back remain the hunting ground of Barcelona's chefs. Avoid the front counters and head towards the fishmongers and greengrocers…

Mercat de Sant Antoni

Neo-Gothic covered market completely renovated, now the heart of the Sant Antoni neighbourhood. On Sunday mornings, the secondhand book and vinyl market outside is unmissable.

Sant Jordi Flea Market

Market day: Saturday

Weekly market (Saturday mornings) at the Sant Jordi hippodrome, local favourite for vintage clothing, Ibizan crafts and plants. Far less commercial than the Hippie Market at…

Hippie Market Las Dalias, Sant Carles

Most authentic of Ibiza's hippie markets, running since 1954 in an oleander garden. Jewellery, fabrics, spices and live music on Saturdays. Summer evenings feature flamenco…

Mercado de Las Palmas - Mercado de San Telmo

Art Nouveau market from 1943 at the heart of Triana, with traditional coffee kiosks beneath a glazed roof. Locals have taken their morning coffee here for decades, as much a…

Vegueta Market

A nineteenth-century covered market of cast iron and glass, housing stalls of tropical fruits, fresh fish and Canarian cheeses. The authentic heartbeat of the historic quarter…

Marbella Monday market

Market day: Monday

Marbella's weekly market is held every Monday from 9 am to 2 pm in the Las Albarizas area, near the fairground. Clothes, fresh fruit, crafts and household goods.

Marbella Municipal Market

Covered market at the town centre where residents have shopped for decades. Mediterranean fish, local produce and Andalusian cheeses at prices bearing no relation to beachfront…

Paseo de la O art market (Triana)

Market day: Sunday

Every Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm, Seville artists and craftspeople set up on paseo de la O, on the banks of the Guadalquivir below the Triana bridge: ceramics, illustrations…

Mercado del Arenal

Covered market of Arenal neighbourhood residents, away from tourist bustle. Greengrocers, fishmongers and the interior bar where merchants lunch, an authentic slice of Seville…

Torviscas craft market

A small craft market in Costa Adeje, in Torviscas Bajo near the shopping centre: Mondays and Wednesdays, from 9 am to early afternoon. Jewellery, leather goods, decorative items…

Costa Adeje market

Market day: Thursday and Saturday

In Tenerife, the Costa Adeje market sets up on Thursdays and Saturdays from 9 am to 2 pm on avenida de Bruselas in Fañabé, close to the beaches. Crafts, clothes, souvenirs and…

Central Market of Alicante

Art Deco covered market dating from 1921 where Alicantinos have shopped for generations, with stalls brimming with local fruit, vegetables, fish and charcuterie. Come in the…

Mercado de Abastos de Antequera

A 19th-century covered market where vega producers sell goat cheeses, Iberian sausages and seasonal vegetables directly. The best place to buy fresh Antequera cheese and…

Mercado Municipal de Aranjuez

Covered market where local producers sell white asparagus, strawberries and Tajo vegetables directly. The best place to understand why Aranjuez's gastronomy is so renowned.

Mercado de Abastos de Ávila

Municipal covered market where provincial producers sell directly, Gredos cheeses, cured meats, and seasonal vegetables. The best place to understand local gastronomy.

Baeza Weekly Market (Mercadillo)

Market day: Saturday

Traditional Saturday morning market where local producers sell vegetables, sheep's cheese, marinated olives and sierra honey. The ideal place to purchase authentic produce and…

Medieval Market of Besalú

Annual medieval fair that transforms the village into a living 12th-century tableau, complete with craftspeople, jugglers and period cuisine. One of Catalonia's most authentic…

Mercado de la Ribera

Europe's largest covered market, listed as a heritage site and built in 1929 on the banks of the Nervión. On the ground floor, fish and vegetable stalls from the Basque Country…

Mercado de Abastos de Burgos

The municipal covered market where restaurateurs and local housewives shop, featuring stalls of fresh morcilla, cheeses and vegetables from the Meseta. Ideal to visit in the…

Mercado de Abastos de Cáceres

Municipal covered market where local producers sell ewe's cheese, Iberian charcuterie, Vera vegetables and Cacereño jalapeños. Authentic popular atmosphere on Saturday mornings.

Cadaqués Weekly Market

Market day: Monday

The Monday morning market on the seafront promenade, where local producers from Alt Empordà sell vegetables, cheeses and charcuterie. A chance to mingle with locals and assemble…

Mercado Central de Abastos de Cádiz

The neoclassical covered market from the 19th century where Gaditans have shopped since 1838. Arrive early to see fishermen unloading fresh catch, red tuna, gilt-head bream, bay…

Comillas Market

Market day: Wednesday

Weekly Wednesday morning market on Plaza del Corro where local producers sell Cantabrian cheeses, vegetables and cured meats. The prime spot for authentic queso de nata.

Córdoba Central Food Market

Covered food market in the La Corredera neighbourhood, frequented exclusively by locals for their daily shopping. Stalls of local huerta vegetables, Atlantic fish, and Sierra…

Municipal Market of El Escorial

Covered market where sierra producers sell goat's cheese, mountain honey and artisanal charcuterie. Saturday mornings see the stalls overflowing with garden vegetables and…

Artisan Market at El Pilar de la Mola

Hippie-artisan market Wednesday and Sunday evenings in summer, on the church square. Jewellery, ceramics and handwoven textiles crafted by resident artisans: a living legacy of…

Fuengirola Tuesday market

Market day: Tuesday

Fuengirola's big market takes place every Tuesday from 9 am to 2 pm at the Los Boliches fairground (recinto ferial), with more than 400 stalls: clothes, shoes, household linen…

Mercado Municipal de Puerto del Rosario

The capital's covered market where locals do their daily shopping: fresh vegetables from local smallholdings, creamy Majorero cheese and fish fresh from the harbour auction. Best…

Mercado de San Agustín

Granada's renovated municipal covered market, frequented by residents of the city centre. Ideal for buying Trevélez jamón, Alpujarra cheeses and seasonal fruit at local prices.

Hondarribia Market

Weekly covered market where Bidasoa-Txingudi producers sell vegetables, sheep's cheese and homemade pintxos. The finest place to discover what Basques actually eat.

Mercado Municipal de Arrecife

A daily covered market in Arrecife where fishermen sell the morning's catch and local producers hawk vegetables and cheeses. The capital's most authentic spot, untouched by…

Mercado del Conde Luna

Historic covered market recently renovated in the heart of the old town where local producers sell cecina, queso de León, chorizo and vegetables from the leonese huerta. Where…

Majadahonda street market

Market day: Tuesday and Saturday

The Majadahonda street market is held every Tuesday from 9:30 am to 2 pm and every Saturday from 9:30 am to 3 pm on calle Santa Catalina. Well known around Madrid for its…

Mercado de Atarazanas

Central market housed in a former 14th-century Nasrid shipyard, featuring a monumental stained-glass window depicting the landscapes of Málaga. The bar at the entrance serves the…

Ferreries Craft Market

Market day: Saturday

Saturday evening market bringing together local craftspeople, cheese producers and jewellers working leather and silver in traditional Menorcan style. Less commercialised than…

Mijas Pueblo Municipal Market

A covered market in the village where sierra producers sell goat's cheese, honey, vegetables and artisanal cured meats. Saturday mornings bring locals together for their weekly…

Mercado Municipal de Nerja

Covered market in the town centre where local producers sell fruit, vegetables and cheeses from the Axarquía region. The finest spot to sample avocados and mangoes grown on the…

El Cristo Market

An authentic neighbourhood market patronised exclusively by locals in the El Cristo quarter, bypassed by the tourist circuit. The vegetable stalls, charcuterie and fresh…

Ronda Municipal Market, Mercado de Abastos

The real locals' market, open mornings Tuesday to Saturday. Goat cheeses from the Serranía, Iberian cured meats, local vegetables and fresh fish brought up from the coast, the…

Salamanca Central Market

Modernised covered market where local producers sell Castilian cheeses, Iberian charcuterie and vegetables from the Salamanca huerta. Ideal on Saturday mornings to put together a…

Mercado de San Martín

A covered market in the central neighbourhood, frequented by local chefs and housewives, stalls of bacalao, txangurro and vegetables from the Basque Country. Far less touristy…

Mercado de la Esperanza

Santander's covered central market, built in 1904, where local fishermen sell their morning catch. Perfect for fresh anchovies and getting a genuine feel for the city's authentic…

Abastos Market of Santiago

Galicia's largest covered market, where locals have been buying seafood, vegetables and tetilla cheese since 1941. Arrive before 10am to see fishermen unloading fresh scallops.

Mercado de Abastos de Segovia

Municipal covered market where Segovians have shopped for generations. Stalls of Churra sheep's cheese, artisanal chorizo and vegetables from the Vera de Segovia region offer an…

Mercat Municipal de Sitges

The covered market at the town centre where Sitgetans have shopped for generations. Perfect for picking up local olives, Catalan cured meats and seasonal vegetables at fair prices.

Tarifa Municipal Market

A covered market in the heart of the old town where fishermen sell their morning catch, red tuna, sea bream and swordfish from the strait. Authentic atmosphere, best visited…

Torrevieja Friday market

Market day: Friday

One of the biggest markets on the Costa Blanca: every Friday from 8 am to 2 pm, all year round, at Parque Antonio Soria (avenida Delfina Viudes). Hundreds of stalls selling…

Mercado de Abastos de Trujillo

A covered market where local producers sell cheeses, Iberian charcuterie and vegetables from the dehesa. Arrive early morning to witness the town restocking before the tourist…

Úbeda Market Hall

The municipal covered market where local producers sell olive oil, goat's cheese, Iberian charcuterie and vegetables from the surrounding huerta. Tuesday and Friday mornings see…

Marché de Abastos de Vitoria-Gasteiz

Grand 19th-century covered market where Alavese producers sell directly, vegetables, cheeses and cured meats. The finest place to grasp the agricultural wealth of the Álava plain.

Mercado Central de Zaragoza

A modernist covered market from 1903, featuring beautiful tilework and remarkable metalwork structure. The produce stalls stocked with vegetables from the Aragonese Huerta, along…