Markets in Catalonia

Saturday is the main market day in Catalonia, with 336 of the 747 markets trading. Friday follows on 215, then Wednesday 206, Thursday 200, Tuesday 196, Sunday 169 and Monday 147, the quietest of the week. Most markets keep one fixed day, given on the market's own page.

Yes, 169 markets in Catalonia trade on a Sunday, roughly half the 336 that trade on a Saturday. Sunday is quieter than every weekday apart from Monday, so a weekend trip to the region is better planned around the Saturday. The town listings name each town covered.

Catalonia has 747 markets on record, across 241 towns and cities in four provinces. Barcelona province holds 472 of them, Girona 109, Tarragona 108 and Lleida 58. By type, 614 are street markets setting up outdoors on a fixed morning and 133 are municipal markets trading from permanent halls.

Barcelona has the most markets in Catalonia, with 61 of the region's 747. Girona follows on 14, Sabadell 13 and Tarragona 12, then a cluster on nine or ten each: Sant Boi de Llobregat, Badalona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Granollers, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Mataró, Sant Cugat del Vallès and Manresa.

Not every one, but 241 towns and cities across the four provinces have at least one of the 747 markets on record. Barcelona has 61 of them, Girona 14, Sabadell 13 and Tarragona 12. The town listings name each town covered, and each market's page gives its day, its hours and its address.

Yes, 147 markets in Catalonia trade on a Monday, the quietest day of the week here, against 336 on the Saturday peak and 169 on a Sunday. Each covered town's page gives that market's exact hours and address.