Benalmádena Flea Market

Benalmádena Flea Market runs every Wednesday from 9am to 2pm at Recinto Ferial La Paloma, the fairground on Avenida de Gandhi. Two hundred stalls set up there, trading antiques and handicrafts rather than the everyday clothing and household goods most Costa del Sol mercadillos are built on. See all markets in Benalmadena for the rest of the town's week, and carry cash, since card acceptance varies from one trader to the next.

What you'll find at Benalmádena Flea Market

Antiques and handicrafts are the two things the 200 stalls trade in, which makes this a market to browse rather than a weekly shop. The scale is the point: a run of 200 stalls on one site means the stock turns over week to week, and a piece that was not there last Wednesday often is this one. The whole thing is outdoors on open fairground, with no roof over the rows, so the earlier hours of the 9am to 2pm window are the more comfortable ones from late spring onwards.

How to get to Benalmádena Flea Market

The market sets up at Recinto Ferial La Paloma, Avenida de Gandhi, 29630 Benalmádena, the town's fair ground rather than a street or a square, which is why it can hold a market this size. The official page carries the town's own listing, including any changes around fair week. For the town's other weekly options see street markets in Benalmadena, or the Málaga province page for what runs on the other days of the week nearby.

Where to stay in Benalmadena

Staying in Benalmadena Costa puts you close to the seafront and within easy reach of the flea market, with plenty of hotels and apartments to choose from. The Hotel Tritón is a solid, well-located option right on the beachfront strip.

If you prefer something a bit quieter, Benalmadena Pueblo is the charming hilltop village area where you can enjoy the atmosphere away from the tourist crowds, with a short drive or taxi down to the market on the day.

What day is Benalmádena Flea Market?

Benalmádena Flea Market runs every Wednesday, from 9am to 2pm, at Recinto Ferial La Paloma on Avenida de Gandhi. It is a weekly market rather than a monthly or seasonal one, so the Wednesday slot holds through the year, and its 200 stalls are packed away again by early afternoon.

What time does Benalmádena Flea Market open?

Benalmádena Flea Market opens at 9am on Wednesdays and closes at 2pm, a five hour window on the fairground at Recinto Ferial La Paloma. There is no afternoon or evening session, so arriving after 2pm means finding the ground empty and the 200 antiques and handicraft stalls already gone.

Do you need cash at Benalmádena Flea Market?

Take cash to Benalmádena Flea Market. Card acceptance across the 200 stalls varies from one trader to the next, as it does at most open-air markets, and nothing on the La Paloma fairground guarantees you a terminal, so the antiques stalls in particular are safer approached with notes in hand.