There are Costa Blanca markets every day which usually operate from about 9/10am until about 2pm. You will find a wide range of goods on sale such as clothes, shoes, towels and blankets, ceramic pots and dishes to mention just a few. Prices do tend to be fixed and not a lot of bartering takes place but if you feel you are being charged over the odds you should try some bartering – the sellers may claim not to speak English but most of them have some knowledge of the language.
Below we have created a useful list of markets on the Costa Blanca by day. There are also flea markets on some days which sell some old Spanish items which you may find interesting. They are known as “antique” markets but you are unlikely to find many genuine antiques.
Street Market Days on the Costa Blanca
Monday:
Dénia – Next to Mercadona supermarket
Santa Pola – On Avenida de Albacete in the town centre
Tuesday:
Altea – Edge of town near the sports centre
Wednesday:
Teulada – Calle Alicante
Benidorm – “Mercadillo del Rincón de Loix” (also known as the Pueblo Market) is next to the Pueblo Hotel in the Levante beach area. Check out other things to do in Benidorm.
Thursday:
Jávea – Plaza de la Constitució in the Old Town
Alicante – Benalúa Market is held in the historic Barrio Benalúa neighbourhood
Villajoyosa – Next to the theatre (Teatre Auditori de la Vila Joiosa) on Carles Llorca i Baus
Friday:
Moraira – Carretera Moraira-Calpe
Torrevieja – New Torrevieja Urban Area
Saturday:
Orihuela Costa – Mercadillo Playa Flamenca is held along Calle Nicolás de Bussi
Calpe – Opposite Lidl supermarket on Avenida de Rumania in the town centre
Santa Pola – On Avenida de Albacete in the town centre
Alicante – Mercadillo Benalúa in Barrio Benalúa
Gandia – In the market area at the end of Passeig de les Germanies in the old area of the town
Benissa – Centro Histórico
Sunday
Benidorm – “Mercadillo del Rincón de Loix” (also known as the Pueblo Market) is next to the Pueblo Hotel in the Levante beach area
Flea Markets on the Costa Blanca
Wednesday:
Calpe – Avenida Pais Valencià
Friday:
Dénia – Torrecremada
Saturday:
Jalon – Main Jalon Alcalali Road
Sunday:
Teulada – Just entering the town from the N332
Villajoyosa – In the Old Town
La Nucia – Calle Porvilla
Alicante – Plaza del Ayuntamiento (Town Hall Square)
Benidorm – Mercadillo del Cisne*
Other Costa Blanca Markets
*Mercadillo del Cisne de Benidorm lies 3km north-east of downtown Benidorm. It is a flea/antiques market located alongside the N-332, next to Camping Benisol. It opens on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 7am until 3pm.
Altea has an arts and crafts market in the Placa L’Eglesia at the top of the old town from 7pm – 1am every night from July to September.
Calpe has an arts and crafts market in the Old Quarter from 8pm – midnight on Tuesdays and Saturdays in July and August.
Javea has a market from 10am – 11pm every day during Holy Week in the Old Town where you can buy iron, paper and wood products.
As well as visiting markets there are also some great day trips along the Costa Blanca and beyond from Benidorm and other resorts.