Street Markets in Jerez de la Frontera

Across the six markets you'll find fresh fruit and vegetables, clothing and textiles, footwear and leather, jewellery, books and magazines, handicrafts and prepared foods, with antiques on sale as well. Los Domingos Sunday Street Market in Jerez is the biggest of them at around 80 stalls, so it is the one to choose if you want range rather than a quick shop. For the indoor food halls and everything else in the city, see all markets in Jerez de la Frontera.

Aim for the first hour after the 9am opening, when the produce stalls are still full and the heat has not built. Trading finishes at 2pm and stallholders start breaking down before that, so a lunchtime arrival gets you a thinning market. Carry cash in small notes, since card acceptance varies from one trader to the next. Other towns in the province run their markets on different days, which is worth checking on the province page if you are driving.

Base yourself in the Centro Histórico and you can walk to the market squares before the 9am opening without needing a car, which matters when the best of the produce goes early. Hotel Palacio Garvey is a central option with some character to it. A car is only useful for the markets on the city's outskirts and for reaching other towns in Cádiz province.