Municipal Markets in Ayamonte

Fish and seafood are the reason most people come, which is what you would expect of a town sitting on the Guadiana across from Portugal. Alongside the fish counters, the halls carry meat and poultry, fresh fruit and vegetables, cheese and dairy, and bread and bakery goods, so a full week's shopping is possible without leaving the building.

Both halls open at 8am and trade until 2pm, Monday to Saturday, which is the standard municipal-market pattern across Huelva province. Saturday keeps the same hours as a weekday rather than closing early. There is no Sunday trading and no afternoon session, so an afternoon visitor finds shutters down.

Come before 10am for the widest choice at the fish counters, since the day's catch is picked over by mid-morning. Bring a bag or a basket, as most stalls don't provide much packaging. If you want the weekly open-air trade instead, that runs on its own days and is covered on the street market page and across Huelva province.

Stay in the town centre and both halls are a walk away, along with the riverside streets by the Guadiana. Since the markets shut at 2pm and don't open at all on Sunday, being able to walk to them before breakfast is worth more here than a car. For a pool to return to after a morning of stalls, Hotel Riu Ayamonte sits a short drive out.