Franco Street Antiques Market

Antiques are the one category this market trades in, so it is a browsing stop for collectors and second-hand hunters rather than a general street market selling clothes, fruit and household goods. Everything is out in the open along the street, with no covered hall and no fixed units, and the stalls pack away again at the end of the day.

Staying in the Casco Histórico puts you right on the doorstep of Rúa do Franco, so you can walk to the market in minutes. The Parador de Santiago de Compostela is the classic choice if you want something special, while the Hotel Monumento San Francisco offers a quieter, characterful base a short stroll away.

Rúa do Franco 3 sits inside Santiago's pedestrian old town, a short walk from Praza do Obradoiro and the cathedral, so you will be coming the last part on foot whatever you do with a car. The city council publishes the market's dates on its official page, which is worth reading before you set out. Markets elsewhere in the area are listed on the A Coruña province page.