Markets in Alava Province

Alava has 26 markets across seven towns, and the week is lopsided. Friday is the busiest day, with 11 of them trading, while Monday and Sunday are the quietest at four each. If you can only spare one morning in the province, make it a Friday.

Twenty-four of the 26 are street markets that set up for the morning and pack away again; only two are municipal markets with a permanent building. The most common opening hours are 9am to 2pm, which makes almost everything here a morning trip rather than an afternoon one.

Four of the 26 have no confirmed trading day recorded. Where a day is missing from a market's own page, check with the town hall before you travel. The Basque Country market listings cover the neighbouring provinces.

Market days across the province

Friday and Saturday together account for 20 trading days, so a weekend that starts on Friday morning covers most of what the province puts on. Midweek adds another 20 between Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, spread more thinly across the towns, with Thursday the strongest of the three at eight markets.

Where the markets are

Vitoria-Gasteiz has nine markets, more than any other town here, and Amurrio has seven. Between them those two account for more than half of the province's total. Llodio has four, and the four smaller towns, Alegria-Dulantzi, Salvatierra, Labastida and Laguardia, have one or two each, so a trip to any of them has to be timed to that market's own day.

Opening hours

9am to 2pm is the most common pattern across the 26 markets. The street markets are up by mid-morning and clearing by early afternoon, and the two municipal markets keep their own hours.

Which day has the most markets in Alava?

Friday has the most markets in Alava, with 11 of the province's 26 trading. Saturday is next at nine and Thursday at eight, so a Friday to Saturday stay catches 20 of them. Monday and Sunday are the quietest, at four each, and most open from 9am.

How many markets are there in Alava?

Alava has 26 markets, spread across seven towns. Twenty-four are street markets that set up for the morning and pack away again, and two are municipal markets with a permanent hall. Vitoria-Gasteiz holds nine of the 26 and Amurrio seven, and four have no confirmed trading day recorded.

Which town in Alava has the most markets?

Vitoria-Gasteiz has the most markets in Alava, with nine. Amurrio follows with seven and Llodio with four, so those three towns hold 20 of the province's 26 between them. Alegria-Dulantzi and Salvatierra have two each, and Labastida and Laguardia one each.

Are there Sunday markets in Alava?

Yes, four of Alava's 26 markets trade on a Sunday, which ties with Monday as the quietest day of the week here. Friday carries 11 and Saturday nine, so a weekend visit is better built around the Saturday morning, when most towns open at 9am and clear by 2pm.