Markets in Puente Genil

Staying in Town Centre puts you within easy walking distance of the main markets and the local shops along the high street. It's a small town, so you won't need a car to get around once you're based centrally.

If you prefer a bit more comfort, look for accommodation along the riverside area near Avenida de Andalucía, where you'll find a handful of guesthouses and small hotels with good access to the town's main points of interest.

Two of the town's three markets are outdoor street markets, the kind locals call a mercadillo. The larger is the Puente Genil Weekly Market, at around 90 stalls the biggest trading pitch in the town. The mix leans towards clothing, footwear, jewellery and handicrafts alongside the fruit and vegetable stalls, and trade finishes around 2pm, so an early start gets you the produce before it thins out.

The town has one municipal market, an indoor hall of about 25 stalls that works as the everyday food shop for the centre. It is the most dependable of the three for fresh produce, since the counters keep the same 9am to 2pm hours through the week rather than appearing on one morning only. If you want fish, meat, bread and cheese under one roof rather than walking a line of outdoor stalls, this is where to go. The official Puente Genil tourism site has practical information on reaching the town and local events.

Markets in Puente Genil trade from 9am to 2pm, so plan a morning visit. Those hours hold across all three, the two outdoor street markets and the indoor municipal hall alike. Stalls begin packing up before the 2pm close and the produce counters thin out first, so arrive before midday for the best of the fruit, vegetables and fish.

Friday is the best day for markets in Puente Genil, with two of the three trading at once. Monday to Thursday and Saturday each have a single market open, and nothing trades on a Sunday. The hours are the same whichever day you pick, 9am to 2pm.

No, none of Puente Genil's three markets trade on a Sunday. Saturday is the last trading day of the week, with one market open on the town's usual 9am to 2pm hours. For the fullest day come on Friday, when two of the three trade, or use the indoor municipal market on a weekday.

Puente Genil's markets sell fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, fish and seafood, bread, cheese and prepared foods, alongside clothing, footwear, jewellery and handicrafts. The indoor municipal market is the one for food counters under a single roof, while the outdoor street stalls carry more of the textiles, shoes and household goods.

Puente Genil has three markets: two outdoor street markets and one indoor municipal market, all within the town itself. The largest is the Puente Genil Weekly Market at around 90 stalls, and the municipal hall carries about 25. Between them they trade six days a week, Monday to Saturday, from 9am to 2pm.