L'Estartit Thursday Market

The market runs on the same day and the same hours all year, Thursday, 8am to 3pm. That seven-hour window is longer than most Spanish street markets manage, so an unhurried late-morning visit still works, though the produce stalls are at their fullest early. There is no covered hall here, so the market lives with the weather.

Five things dominate the stalls. Fresh fruit and vegetables take up the largest share, sold by the kilo and changing with the season. Fish and seafood counters make sense in a village on the Costa Brava. Meat and poultry stalls handle the rest of the week's cooking. Then come the clothing and textile pitches, the usual mix of everyday clothes, beachwear and household fabrics.

L'Estartit is the natural base for the Thursday market, and staying right in the resort means you can walk to the stalls without any fuss. Try L'Estartit seafront for easy access to both the market and the beach. If you prefer somewhere a little quieter, Torroella de Montgri town centre is just a short drive away and has a good selection of smaller hotels and guesthouses.

The market is in L'Estartit itself, the seaside part of the municipality of Torroella de Montgrí in Girona province, so from the resort's hotels and apartments it is a walk rather than a drive. From Torroella de Montgrí town inland it is a short hop out to the coast. Times and any changes are listed on the organiser's programme page, and you can also browse the covered municipal markets nearby.