La Ganga Market 1st and 3rd Sunday

La Ganga Market is a street market in Blanes that sets up along Avinguda Catalunya from 9am to 2pm, on the first and third Sunday of the month rather than every week. Twenty-five stalls sell clothing, footwear, handicrafts and jewellery, so it is a morning for browsing rather than shopping for food. See all markets in Blanes for the days in between.

About La Ganga Market

The Catalan name, Mercat La Ganga 1r i 3r Diumenge, records the pattern: the first and third Sunday of each month, so check the date of the Sunday you are travelling. Everything is outdoors on the avenue, with no covered hall. Twenty-five stalls is a size you can walk end to end in half an hour, then walk again more slowly once you have seen what is there. Traders begin winding down towards the 2pm close.

The pitches are on level ground and the market is wheelchair accessible, and dogs are welcome. Stalls take cash, and contactless and mobile payments are also accepted, though which of the three a given trader offers varies from stall to stall.

What you'll find at La Ganga Market

Four categories dominate: clothing and textiles, footwear and leather goods, handicrafts, and jewellery. Expect rails of clothes and boxes of shoes alongside handmade pieces and trays of jewellery, the sort of mix where prices are worth a polite question. There is no food section here.

How to get to La Ganga Market

Avinguda Catalunya, 17300 Blanes, in the province of Girona. It is an easy walk or a short local bus ride from the centre of Blanes and the seafront, and street parking nearby fills up as the morning goes on.

Where to stay in Blanes

Blanes is small enough that most of it walks to Avinguda Catalunya in under twenty minutes. Staying in the town centre puts you closest to the old town and the market pitches, while the beach area trades a few minutes' walk for the seafront.

What day is La Ganga Market in Blanes?

La Ganga Market runs on Sunday, from 9am to 2pm, and on the first and third Sunday of each month rather than every week. The Catalan name, Mercat La Ganga 1r i 3r Diumenge, records that pattern, so check the date of the Sunday you are travelling before setting out for Avinguda Catalunya.

Can I pay by card at La Ganga Market?

Yes, stalls at La Ganga Market take contactless and mobile payments as well as cash, but which of the three a given trader offers varies from one of the 25 pitches to the next. Carry notes and coins for the smaller stalls selling handicrafts and jewellery.

Is La Ganga Market indoors?

No, La Ganga Market is an open-air market with no covered hall, set up along Avinguda Catalunya in Blanes. The pitches stand on level ground, which makes the market wheelchair accessible, and dogs are welcome. There is no shelter from rain, so the weather you get is the weather you shop in.