Cent Market Terrassa

Hours are the same on every trading day, 9am to 2pm, and there is no Sunday session, which is worth knowing if you are stocking a holiday flat for the weekend. The market is under a roof, so a wet morning changes nothing.

Each counter specialises, which is the usual pattern in a Catalan municipal market: you buy your fish at the fishmonger, your chops from the butcher, your tomatoes from the greengrocer. Cash is accepted throughout, and credit and debit cards are taken as well. The building has public toilets, parking on site and wheelchair-accessible, step-free entry, so it is a practical choice for a big weekly shop.

The six product groups here cover a whole kitchen: fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, fish and seafood, cheese and dairy, and bread and bakery. Fish or a cut of meat from the counters, vegetables to go with it, cheese for afterwards and bread to carry it all is one visit's work.

Come in the first part of the morning if you want the fish counters at their fullest, since the trading day ends at 2pm. If you are comparing options before you set out, Terrassa also has municipal markets elsewhere in the city and separate street markets that set up outdoors on fixed days.

Staying in the centre of Terrassa puts you near the city's main squares, with Carretera de Castellar a short drive north. Try City Centre for easy walking access to the old town, or look at options around Eixample if you want a quieter base with good transport links.

If you prefer a specific hotel, Hotel Don Candido is a reliable central choice that keeps you well placed for a 9am start.

The address is Ctra. de Castellar 432, 08227 Terrassa, on the road that runs north out of the city towards Castellar del Vallès. It sits away from the old centre, so driving is the straightforward option, and there is parking at the market itself.

Arriving on foot from central Terrassa is a long walk uphill along the same road. If you are coming from Barcelona by train, plan on local transport or a taxi for the last stretch out to Carretera de Castellar.