Markets in Granollers

Staying in the town centre puts you within easy walking distance of Granollers' markets, so look for accommodation around the old town area. Centre is your best bet for convenience, with shops, cafes and transport links close at hand.

If you prefer a specific hotel, Hotel Fonda Europa is a well-known local option with a long history in the city. It leaves you a short walk from the halls in the old town, which makes an early market morning simple.

The six street markets are where the range widens. The biggest is Can Bassa Weekly Market at 30 stalls, weighted towards fresh fruit, vegetables and clothing. The rest run smaller and more specialised: a secondhand market for clothing, antiques, books and handicrafts, an artisan fair for handicrafts, jewellery and flowers, and a Christmas market selling handicrafts and prepared foods.

The three municipal halls are where the fresh shop happens. The largest carries 30 stalls and the other two 25 each, with counters for fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, fish and seafood, and cheese and dairy, so any one of them will cover a full week's food under a single roof.

Something trades in Granollers every day of the week. Thursday is the busiest, with six of the nine markets open, followed by Friday and Saturday at five each and Monday to Wednesday at four. Sunday is the quiet day, with one market trading. Most stalls set up at 7.30am and pack away by 2pm, so the market day is really the morning. The Barcelona province markets page covers the rest of the comarca if you are touring further afield.

Thursday is the main market day in Granollers, with six of the town's nine markets trading, and the Thursday market here has been documented since 1040. Friday and Saturday each bring five markets, Monday to Wednesday four, and Sunday one. Most stalls open around 7.30am and finish by 2pm.

Granollers has nine markets, three municipal halls and six street markets, which makes it one of the busiest market towns in the Vallès Oriental. The largest of each type carries 30 stalls: Granollers Municipal Market among the covered halls, and Can Bassa Weekly Market among the street markets.

Yes, one of Granollers' nine markets trades on a Sunday, which makes Sunday the quietest market day in the town. Saturday is the stronger half of the weekend, with five markets open and the usual 7.30am to 2pm hours, and Thursday is busier still with six.

Granollers' markets sell fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, fish and seafood, cheese and dairy, and bread and bakery, most of it from the three municipal halls. The six street markets add clothing and textiles, antiques, books and magazines, flowers and plants, handicrafts, jewellery and prepared foods.