Markets in Maspalomas

Staying in Playa del Inglés puts you close to the main market action, with most stalls and Sunday markets within easy walking or a short bus ride. The IFA Catarina Hotel is a solid mid-range pick right in the heart of things, while the Lopesan Costa Meloneras Resort Spa & Casino suits you well if you want a more upscale base near the dunes end of town.

Every market covered here is a street market, spread across the southern tip of Gran Canaria between the San Fernando district, the resort strip and the Maspalomas Lighthouse. The biggest is the Maspalomas Flea Market, with around 150 stalls of clothing and antiques, and it is where you'll find second-hand and vintage stock rather than food.

The food is handled by the produce fairs, where island growers sell fresh fruit and vegetables, organic products, bread and bakery, and cheese and dairy. Those are the useful ones if you are self-catering in an apartment. Handicrafts, jewellery, footwear and flowers and plants fill out the smaller fairs.

Most stalls open at 9am and pack up by about 2pm, so these are morning trips rather than afternoon ones.

Sunday is the busiest day in Maspalomas, with three of the five markets trading. Thursday, Friday and Saturday each have two, and Wednesday has one. Monday and Tuesday are the blank days: nothing sets up anywhere in the resort.

All five markets have a confirmed weekly day, so there is no guesswork involved in planning around them. The usual pattern is a 9am start and a 2pm finish, which leaves the rest of the day free for the dunes or the beach.

Maspalomas falls within the municipality of San Bartolome de Tirajana. For official local information, visit the Maspalomas tourism website. For markets elsewhere on the island and across the rest of the province, see the province page.

Yes, Maspalomas has five street markets and no covered municipal market, so everything trades outdoors. They run Wednesday to Sunday, with three of the five setting up on a Sunday and most stalls open from around 9am to 2pm.

Maspalomas markets trade on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with Sunday the busiest of them: three of the town's five street markets set up that day. Thursday, Friday and Saturday each have two trading, and Wednesday has one. Monday and Tuesday are the only two days with no market anywhere in Maspalomas.

Yes, three of the five street markets in Maspalomas trade on a Sunday, more than on any other day of the week. They set up outdoors and the usual hours are 9am to 2pm, so a Sunday morning is the single best slot in the week for market shopping in the resort.

Maspalomas markets are spread across the southern tip of Gran Canaria, in the San Fernando district, along the resort strip and out at the Maspalomas Lighthouse. The largest of them, the Maspalomas Flea Market, runs around 150 stalls. Each market's own page carries its exact address and stall count.

Maspalomas markets sell fresh fruit and vegetables, bread and bakery, cheese and dairy, and organic products, alongside clothing and textiles, footwear and leather, jewellery, flowers and plants, handicrafts and antiques. The produce fairs handle the food, while the 150-stall flea market is the place for second-hand clothing and older pieces.