Alcalá Agrotradition Market

Fresh fruit and vegetables are the core of it, with organic products, cheese and dairy, and bread and bakery stalls alongside. Flowers and plants take up part of the pitch, and prepared foods mean you can eat something on the spot rather than carrying it home. The artisan side is handicrafts, which is what gives the market its agrotradicional billing: growers and makers on the same promenade rather than one or the other.

Nothing is listed about card terminals at these stalls, so carry cash. The market is entirely open-air, with no hall or covered section, which is worth knowing on a hot Monday morning.

Staying in Alcalá puts you closest to the market and gives you easy access to the seafront. For something with more amenities, the resort area of Playa de la Arena is just a short drive away and has plenty of accommodation options to suit different budgets.

If you want a touch of comfort, Hotel Barceló Santiago is a reliable choice in the area and well placed for exploring this part of Tenerife's southwest coast.

The market sets up along Paseo de la Jaquita in Alcalá, within the municipality of Guía de Isora, and everything sits at street level in the open. Guía de Isora's town hall keeps its own official page for the mercadillo, which is the place to check before a Monday that falls on a public holiday. For other markets across this part of the island, see the province page.