Markets in Pontevedra Province

Pontevedra province has 95 markets across 31 towns and cities, and they split into two kinds. Seventy-seven are street markets, the open-air sort that set up on a square or a car park for a morning and pack away by lunchtime. The other 18 are municipal markets, permanent halls trading through the week. A street market gives you one shot at one morning; a hall gives you most days.

Saturday is the busiest day, with 41 markets trading. Wednesday and Friday tie for second at 30 each, then Tuesday with 26, Thursday with 24 and Monday with 21. Sunday is the quietest trading day at 19, worth knowing if you are building a weekend around it, because Saturday gives you roughly twice the choice. The usual hours are 09:00 to 14:00, so a market here is something you do before lunch rather than after it.

Vigo has the most markets of any town in the province, with 10, followed by the city of Pontevedra with 8 and Cangas with 6. Lalin, Ponteareas and Nigrán have 5 each, and Tomiño, O Porriño and Mos have 4 apiece. For the wider picture, the markets across Galicia cover the neighbouring provinces too.

One caveat worth stating plainly. Of the 95 markets, 67 have a confirmed trading day and 28 do not, and the day counts here are drawn from the 67. Each market's own page carries what is confirmed for it; a missing day is missing rather than guessed.

What day is the market in Pontevedra province?

Saturday is the busiest market day in Pontevedra province, with 41 of the 95 markets trading, against 19 on a Sunday. Wednesday and Friday tie for second with 30 each, then Tuesday with 26, Thursday with 24 and Monday with 21. Twenty-eight markets have no day recorded.

Are there Sunday markets in Pontevedra province?

Yes, 19 markets in Pontevedra province trade on Sunday, the quietest of the seven trading days here. Saturday offers more than twice that at 41, and Wednesday and Friday 30 each, so shifting a visit by a day widens the choice considerably. Sunday markets keep the usual 09:00 to 14:00 hours.

What time do markets in Pontevedra open?

Markets in Pontevedra province most commonly open at 09:00 and close at 14:00, so they are a morning errand rather than an afternoon one. That applies to the 77 street markets in particular, which pack away by lunchtime; the 18 municipal halls trade through the week and each one's page carries its own hours.

Is there a market on today in Pontevedra?

Pontevedra province has markets trading every day of the week, from 19 on a Sunday up to 41 on a Saturday, so there is almost always one on somewhere. The 18 municipal halls trade most days rather than one; the town listings show which markets sit in each place, and each market's page gives its confirmed day.

Which towns have the most markets?

Vigo has the most markets in Pontevedra province, with 10, followed by the city of Pontevedra with 8 and Cangas with 6. Lalin, Ponteareas and Nigrán each have 5, and Tomiño, O Porriño and Mos have 4 apiece, so the choice concentrates in a handful of larger towns rather than spreading evenly across all 31.