Shopping in Valencia Spain
Explore the variety of Valencia markets this lovely city is famous for.
Enjoy the hustle and bustle of local flea markets such as the one at Plaça Redonda.
Don’t miss the market in the beach district of Cabanyal.
A thriving street market selling clothes and many other useful things.
Plaça / Plaza Redonda
(Off Plaça/Plaza Santa Catalina)
If you’re around this area on a Sunday morning don’t forget to visit Plaza Redonda. It’s a very unusual market locally know as ‘el clot’ (‘the hole’).
There’s a circular fountain in the middle of Plaza Redonda and the market is full of shops selling ceramics, linen, haberdashery and so on.
There’s also an entrance to the Plaza Redonda from Calle San Vicente Martir (near the Iglesia de San Martín).
Although it’s open most days, the best time to visit is on a Sunday morning.
There are a few tapas bars inside and many places to eat in the surrounding area.
MERCADO CENTRAL
Plaça del Mercat/Plaza del Mercado
A must to visit! This is one of the most beautiful buildings in Valencia and a masterpiece of modernist architecture.
Incredibly large (possibly the largest in Europe) and very grand. Covered with ceramics and glass and topped with a parrot.
With over a 1,000 stalls stacked with anything from whole legs of ham to the freshes seafoods, fish, poultry, cheeses, vegetables and fruit you are spoilt for choice. Outside are stalls full of the lovely flowers of Valencia.
CABANYAL MARKET
Every Thursday a very good street market selling clothes, bric a brac and many other things such as fruit and veg is held by the beach in Cabanyal.
Nearby is another excellent mini version of the central market and not far away is a large Mercadona supermarket with a wide selection of food.
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