La Muntanyeta Market Centre

This is a food market for the neighbourhood rather than a sightseeing stop. The whole trade sits under one roof, so the fish, meat and produce counters are a few steps apart and a full week's shop takes one circuit. The building is wheelchair accessible throughout, and stalls take cash, contactless cards and mobile payments. The market phone number is +34 674 293 512 if you want to check a stall's stock before making the trip.

Six categories cover the stalls: fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, meat and poultry, fish and seafood, cheese and dairy, and bread and bakery. That is the shape of a daily shopping market, not a delicatessen, so expect the produce a Sant Boi kitchen actually gets through rather than imported specialities.

Come in the morning if the fish counters matter to you, since the 2pm close applies on every day but Friday. Friday is the one afternoon the bread, cheese and produce stalls are still trading after lunch, right through to 8pm.

Staying in the Town Centre puts you within walking distance of Carrer Riera Basté and on the transport links into Barcelona, at a lower nightly rate than the city itself.

If you would rather be closer to the airport, El Prat de Llobregat is a nearby alternative with good rail connections for a morning visit to the market.

The address is Carrer Riera Basté, 43, 08830 Sant Boi de Llobregat, in the town centre and walkable from most of it. Coming from Barcelona, Sant Boi is served by local rail and metro links into the town, and from the station the market is a short walk or local bus ride to Riera Basté. Step-free access means a pushchair or a wheelchair gets in without a detour. For other options in town, see the municipal markets in Sant Boi de Llobregat or the street markets in Sant Boi de Llobregat.