Huércal-Overa Monday Market

Fresh food is the reason most people walk the rows. Stalls sell fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, and fish and seafood, and the Monday timing means the produce goes home for the week's cooking rather than for a weekend.

The rest of the 150 stalls run to clothing and textiles, and footwear and leather goods. Prices are set at the stall and there is no fixed shopfront to come back to, so if you see something you want on a Monday, that is the Monday to buy it.

Staying in Town Centre puts you within easy walking distance of the Monday market, so you can head straight there on foot without worrying about parking. The town is compact and well set up for a short overnight stay.

For a reliable base, try Calle Almería or look for one of the small hotels and guesthouses around the central plaza, where you'll be well placed for both the market and a post-shop coffee.

The market runs at the Recinto Ferial in Huércal-Overa, in the north of Almería province. The fairground is an open site rather than a covered hall, so the stalls stand in the open and there is nothing to shelter under if the weather turns. Nothing is recorded about parking, toilets or seating on the site, so plan on a straightforward hour of shopping and no facilities.