Street Markets in Fuengirola

The usual hours across the six are 9am to 2pm, so assume a market has finished trading by early afternoon. Sunday is the busiest day with four running at once, Saturday has two, and Tuesday is the quietest of the trading days with one. Nothing sets up on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, which makes the useful question less what time the market opens and more whether one is trading at all.

Fresh fruit and vegetables, bread, cheese and dairy, nuts and dried fruit, spices and herbs on the food side. Clothing and textiles, footwear and leather, jewellery, handicrafts, flowers and plants on the rest, with antiques and second-hand books turning up as well. Organic produce is sold alongside the cheap-clothing lines that fill the larger sites. Some big stalls take cards, plenty of small ones do not, so bring notes and change.

Get there in the first hour after opening: a 9am start and a 2pm finish leave a thin last hour. Sunday suits a trip taking in more than one market, Tuesday suits the 470-stall market without the weekend crowds. The town's indoor food halls keep different hours and sit on the municipal markets in Fuengirola page, and the Málaga province page shows what is trading nearby.

Base yourself in central Fuengirola if you can. The markets open at 9am and the stock goes early, so walking in beats driving and looking for a space. A car earns its keep only if you plan to pair the town with markets along the rest of the coast. If the 470-stall Tuesday market is the reason for the trip, book the Monday night.