Santa Bárbara Municipal Market

The market sits at Plaça de l'Alto, 2, in the town centre, and trades six mornings a week rather than on one market day: 9am to 2pm, Monday to Saturday, closed Sunday. Between them the eight stalls cover fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, fish and seafood, and bread and bakery goods.

It is a covered market and the layout is wheelchair accessible, which makes it an easier stop than an open-air market on uneven ground. Stalls take both cash and card. The number is +34 977 717 000, worth a call ahead of a public holiday, when hours can change.

Fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, fish and seafood, and bread and bakery goods are what the eight counters carry between them. Those five categories are the whole of it, which makes this an everyday food shop for the town rather than a market to browse. Come early in the 9am to 2pm window, while the counters are still full.

Santa Bàrbara is a small town and accommodation is limited, so the practical choice is to stay central. The town centre puts you within a few minutes' walk of Plaça de l'Alto, which matters when the market closes at 2pm.

If you want more choice, Tortosa is a short drive away and has more hotels to pick from, with easy enough access back to Santa Bàrbara in the morning.

The market is at Plaça de l'Alto, 2, 43570 Santa Bàrbara, in the town centre and walkable from most of the town. Street parking is available around the plaza. Public transport into Santa Bàrbara is limited, so if you are arriving by bus or train, check connections from Tortosa, the nearest larger town.