Maspalomas Flea Market

This is a flea market rather than a produce market, so the 150 stalls deal in clothing and old things rather than fruit and fish. It is entirely outdoors, laid out along the avenue beside the covered Mercado Municipal building, and it trades once a week only, on Sunday morning. By 2pm the trestle tables are packed away and the avenue is back to normal.

Clothing and textiles take up most of the stalls, much of it pre-owned, sorted into piles and rails you dig through yourself. The rest is antiques and bric-a-brac: old glassware, ornaments, tools, records, jewellery and small furniture. Prices are not fixed, and two neighbouring tables can be selling the same style of shirt at different money, so walk the full length once before buying.

Staying close to the market is easy in Maspalomas. Riu Palace Maspalomas and Lopesan Costa Meloneras Resort Spa & Casino are both well-placed options with plenty of comfort after a morning of browsing. If you prefer more flexibility, Playa del Inglés has a good mix of apartments and hotels within easy reach.

The market runs along Avenida Alejandro del Castillo, junto al Mercado Municipal, which puts it within a short walk or a very short taxi ride of most of the Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés resort area. Parking around the municipal market fills up early on Sundays. You can also compare it with other street markets in Maspalomas, or with the rest of the province of Las Palmas.