Markets in Algorta

Algorta is a relaxed coastal neighbourhood of Getxo, and staying close to the old port area at Puerto Viejo puts you within easy reach of the local markets and the waterfront. It's a compact place, so you can walk most things off easily from here.

If you'd prefer more amenities nearby, Getxo town centre has a good range of accommodation options and connects well to Algorta by foot or the metro line into Bilbao.

Every market here is a street market. Algorta has no covered municipal hall, so the produce, the clothing rails and the craft tables all trade in the open air and everything is finished by early afternoon. The largest is the Algorta Gypsy Market, with 128 stalls, which is the one to plan a morning around if you want scale.

Between them the four cover both halves of a market shop. Fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, cheese and dairy, bread and bakery, organic products and prepared foods come off the food stalls; clothing and textiles, footwear and leather, jewellery and handicrafts come off the rest. Which side you get depends on the day you arrive.

Saturday carries three of the four markets and Wednesday carries two, so those are the two mornings to build a visit around. One market on the list has no confirmed trading day published, and the Getxo municipal website is the place to check that before travelling. Algorta sits on the metro line, so a market morning here combines easily with a trip into Bilbao.

Saturday is the main market day in Algorta, when three of the town's four street markets trade, with two trading on Wednesday. Both are morning markets, opening at around 9am and closing by 2pm, so arrive before midday if you want the fresh food stalls at their fullest.

Algorta has four markets, and all four are outdoor street markets. The largest is the Algorta Gypsy Market at 128 stalls, weighted towards clothing, footwear and jewellery. Three of them trade on Saturday and two on Wednesday, so no single visit will catch the whole set.

Markets in Algorta usually open at 9am and finish at 2pm. They are morning markets, so stalls begin packing up before the closing hour and the fruit, vegetable and cheese counters are best early. Nothing in Algorta trades into the evening, and no market here runs on a Sunday.

No, Algorta has no covered municipal market hall. All four of its markets are outdoor street markets trading between 9am and 2pm, which makes the weather worth checking before you go. For an indoor food market you would need to take the metro into Bilbao instead.