Mercado de Abastos de Adra

The market keeps one timetable all week: 9am to 2pm, Monday to Saturday, closed on Sunday. There is no split shift and no late afternoon session, so the trade here is a morning shop, and the counters start winding down before the 2pm close rather than after it.

Everything is under cover, which makes the hall a steadier bet than an open square when the weather turns. Wide aisles run between the counters, the market is listed as wheelchair accessible, and dogs are allowed in. Bring cash: it is the only payment method recorded here, and with four independent traders there is no house card terminal to fall back on.

Between them the four stalls cover the everyday shop rather than anything aimed at visitors: fish and seafood, meat and poultry, fresh fruit and fresh vegetables, and cheese and dairy. That is one counter for most of what a household buys in a week, which is why a full shop here takes minutes.

With so few stalls you deal with the same traders each visit, so it pays to ask what is good on the day instead of arriving with a fixed list. Fish and produce turn over quickly at this size, and what is on the slab is what sold well that morning.

Adra is a small town, so staying central is your best bet. Look for accommodation around Town Centre and you'll be within easy walking distance of the market and the seafront.

If you'd prefer something closer to the beach, Adra Beach has a handful of apartments and small hotels that work well for a short stay.

The market is at calle Mercado, 04770 Adra, in Almería province. The street carries the market's own name, which makes it straightforward to ask for or to search on a map, and the location puts the hall within the town centre rather than out on a retail edge.

Adra sits on the Almería coast, and the market appears on the Almería province page with the other markets nearby if you are combining it with a wider trip. Once inside, the wide aisles and the wheelchair-accessible layout make it manageable with a pushchair too.