Markets in Blanes
Girona, Catalonia · 4 markets tracked
Blanes market shopping happens entirely outdoors: the town has four street markets and no covered municipal hall, so every trading day is a mercadillo on the street, known as a markt to Dutch and German visitors searching for it. Between them the four cover all seven days of the week, most opening around 8am and packing up by 2pm. Stalls sell fresh fruit and vegetables, clothing and textiles, footwear and leather, flowers and plants, handicrafts, jewellery and books. Blanes sits at the southern end of the Girona coast, which makes it a practical base for market days across this part of Catalonia.
Weekly Market Schedule
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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Tuesday1market
Wednesday1market
Thursday1market
Friday1market
Saturday2markets
Sunday1market
Where to stay in Blanes
Staying near the old town puts you within easy walking distance of the main market areas, so Town Centre is your best base. For something with a seafront feel, Blanes Beach Area gives you easy access while keeping the town centre close.
If you prefer a specific hotel, Hotel Blaumar is a solid choice with a good location for exploring on foot.
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Market days in Blanes
Monday and Saturday each carry two markets, and every other day of the week carries one, so there is somewhere to shop in Blanes whichever morning you arrive. Sunday is the quietest, with a single market trading and only on two Sundays a month. If your stay is short, make it Monday: that is when the stall count, the product range and the crowd are all at their highest. The official Blanes tourism site lists the seasonal fairs that supplement this weekly rhythm.
Street markets in Blanes
Monday is the day that defines the town's market scene. The Blanes Monday Market runs with 159 stalls, more than the other three put together, and pulls shoppers in from the surrounding coast, so the aisles are busiest from midmorning onward. Its range is the widest of the four, from clothing and footwear to handicrafts and fresh produce.
The other three are smaller, roughly 25 to 33 stalls each, and each has a narrower focus: one is given over almost entirely to fruit, vegetables, flowers and plants, another leans towards clothing, footwear and books, and a third runs only on the first and third Sunday of each month along Avinguda Catalunya. Full days, stall counts and product lists for each are on the page for street markets in this city.
Nearby markets on the Costa Brava
Lloret de Mar is the closest neighbouring town and holds its own weekly street market on Tuesdays. Further inland, the province page covers a broader mix of market types if you are planning a day trip.
Which day is the biggest market in Blanes?
Monday is the biggest market day in Blanes, when the Blanes Monday Market sets up with 159 stalls, more than the town's other three street markets combined. It sells clothing, footwear, handicrafts and fresh fruit and vegetables, and trades from around 8am to 2pm, so arriving before midmorning gives you the best of the produce and the easiest walk between stalls.
What time do markets in Blanes open?
Markets in Blanes generally open at 8am and pack up by 2pm, which makes them a morning outing rather than an afternoon one. All four are open-air street markets with no covered municipal hall in the town, so bad weather can thin the stalls, and the fresh fruit and vegetable pitches are usually the first to sell out.
Is there a market in Blanes on a Sunday?
Yes, one of Blanes's four street markets trades on a Sunday: La Ganga, which sets up along Avinguda Catalunya on the first and third Sunday of each month with around 25 stalls of clothing, footwear, handicrafts and jewellery. Every other day of the week has at least one market running in the town.