Pals Weekly Market

Pals Weekly Market runs every Tuesday from 8am to 1.30pm on Passeig d'Europa, with 30 stalls trading in the open air through the morning before packing away. Locally it goes by its Catalan name, the Mercat setmanal de Pals. You can see what else trades nearby on the page for all markets in Pals or the town's street markets.

What you'll find at Pals Weekly Market

Produce leads the line: fresh fruit and vegetables, fish and seafood, cheese and dairy, bread and bakery stalls, and a run of organic produce. Between them they cover a full week's food shop, which is what brings people down on a Tuesday morning rather than out of curiosity.

Clothing and textiles make up the rest of the 30 stalls, and those are the ones people mean when they search for the bazar at Pals. It is a working market for the town, not a tourist attraction, and it is finished by 1.30pm.

How to get to Pals Weekly Market

The market sets up on Passeig d'Europa in Pals. It trades entirely outdoors, with no covered hall, so the weather on the day matters. The town hall's official page is worth checking before you travel on a public holiday. Markets elsewhere in Girona province run on other days of the week if a Tuesday does not suit.

Where to stay in Pals

Pals is a small medieval town, so your best base is right in or around the old walled centre, where you can walk to the weekly market with ease. Try Pals Old Town for a stay within the historic streets, or look at options in Costa Brava coastline near Pals if you want beach access alongside your market visit.

If you prefer something more structured, the area around Platja de Pals has several hotels and aparthotels within a short drive of the town.

What day is Pals Weekly Market?

Pals Weekly Market runs every Tuesday, from 8am to 1.30pm. It is a weekly fixture rather than a monthly or seasonal one, so the Tuesday holds through the year. The 30 stalls go up on Passeig d'Europa first thing and are packed away by early afternoon, so come before midday for the full line.

Where is Pals Weekly Market?

Pals Weekly Market sets up along Passeig d'Europa in Pals, in the province of Girona in Catalonia. The stalls stand in the open air on the passeig itself, with no indoor hall to look for, and they are only there on a Tuesday between 8am and 1.30pm.

What can you buy at Pals Weekly Market?

Pals Weekly Market's 30 stalls sell fresh fruit and vegetables, fish and seafood, cheese and dairy, bread and bakery goods, and organic produce, alongside clothing and textiles. That mix makes it a full weekly shop rather than a food-only market, and the clothing stalls are the ones locals refer to as the bazar.

How do you pay at Pals Weekly Market?

Pay in cash at Pals Weekly Market. No card payment is confirmed at any of its 30 stalls, and you buy stall by stall rather than at a single till, so euro notes and small change are what to arrive with, rather than a card you may not be able to use.