Markets in Aviles
Asturias, Asturias · 4 markets tracked
Avilés runs four weekly outdoor markets, all of them street markets, which makes it one of the busiest market towns on the Asturias coast for a city of its size. Between them they trade on every day of the week, with Monday the fullest day, and most set up around 09:30 and pack away by 13:30.
Weekly Market Schedule
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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Monday2markets
- StreetAvilés Street Market
- StreetRastro Reto
Tuesday1market
- StreetRastro Reto
Wednesday1market
- StreetRastro Reto
Thursday1market
- StreetRastro Reto
Friday1market
- StreetRastro Reto
Saturday1market
Sunday1market
Where to stay in Aviles
Staying in the City Centre puts you within easy walking distance of the covered market and the main squares where street markets take place. The old town is compact, so you won't need a car to get around.
For something comfortable and central, Hotel Don Pedro is a reliable choice, and Hotel la Serrana offers a quieter stay just a short stroll from the action. Both are well-placed for an early morning market visit before the crowds arrive.
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Market days in Avilés
Monday is the busiest day, with two of the four markets trading, and it is the day worth planning around if you only have one morning. Every other day of the week carries at least one market, including Sunday, so there is somewhere to shop whenever you arrive. One of the four has no confirmed trading day in our records, so check before making a special trip for it.
Usual hours run from 09:30 to 13:30, though the Monday mercadillo is open earlier, from 08:00. Avilés sits between Gijón and Oviedo, each with its own weekly markets, and the Asturias province page covers the rest of the towns nearby if you want to string a few together in one trip.
Street markets in Avilés
The anchor is the mercadillo de Avilés, a Monday street market of around 40 stalls in the old town and the largest in the city. It opens from 08:00 and sells clothing, footwear, jewellery, books and handicrafts, with cash the standard form of payment across most stalls. Its origins go back to a royal grant from the Catholic Monarchs, giving it one of the longest unbroken histories of any market in Asturias.
A second weekly market, 34 stalls of artisan and ecological goods, has a different character entirely: organic produce, fresh fruit and vegetables, cheese and dairy, and locally made handicrafts. It is the city's main destination for food grown or produced with ecological methods. For current event and market information, the Avilés tourism office publishes what is on.
The remaining two are rastro-style flea markets selling second-hand and miscellaneous goods, informal in the way the format is across northern Spain, and with no published stall counts. All four are listed with their days and hours on the street markets in Avilés page.
What day is the market in Avilés?
Monday is the main market day in Avilés, when the mercadillo brings around 40 stalls to the old town from 08:00. It is also the busiest day overall, with two of the city's four weekly markets trading. Clothing, footwear, jewellery, books and handicrafts fill most of the Monday pitches.
How many markets are there in Avilés?
Avilés has four weekly markets, all of them outdoor street markets rather than covered halls. The largest is the Monday mercadillo with around 40 stalls, followed by a 34-stall artisan and ecological market, and two smaller rastro-style flea markets selling second-hand goods.
Are there markets open on a Sunday in Avilés?
Yes, at least one Avilés market trades on a Sunday, and in fact every day of the week carries a market somewhere in the city. Sunday is the quietest of them, so expect a smaller flea-market style set-up rather than the 40 stalls of the Monday mercadillo.
What time do markets in Avilés open?
Most Avilés markets open at 09:30 and finish around 13:30, so they are a morning errand rather than an afternoon one. The Monday mercadillo starts earlier, from 08:00, and traders begin packing up before the advertised close, which makes arriving in the first two hours worthwhile.
Do markets in Avilés take cards?
Cash is the standard form of payment at Avilés markets, and most stalls at the Monday mercadillo expect it. Card acceptance varies from one trader to the next, so draw money before you go rather than relying on finding a machine near the old town pitches.