Calpe Flea Market

Calpe Flea Market (Rastro de Calpe) sets up every Wednesday from 9am to 2pm on Avenida del País Valencià, and it deals in antiques rather than the clothes and produce of a general mercadillo. It is one of several markets in Calp, and the only one built around second-hand goods. Bring cash, the stalls do not take cards.

About Calpe Flea Market

The rastro is open air, laid out along the avenue with no indoor hall, so shade and weather are whatever the day gives you. Five hours is the whole of it: by early afternoon the tables are being cleared. Serious buyers arrive close to the 9am start, before the best pieces have been carried off.

What you'll find at Calpe Flea Market

Antiques are the focus: furniture, decorative brass and glass, and the smaller collectibles that fill the front of a trestle table, boxes of coins, keys, cutlery, postcards and old tools. Everything is pre-owned, so condition and price both vary stall to stall, and the same object can cost very different amounts twenty metres apart.

How to get to Calpe Flea Market

Avenida del País Valencià runs through the centre of Calp, and the stalls occupy it on Wednesday mornings only. If your visit falls elsewhere in the week, check the other street markets in Calp.

Where to stay in Calp

Staying in the old town puts you within walking distance of the avenue and the beach: try Casco Antiguo for a base near the Peñón de Ifach. AR Diamante Beach Spa Hotel & Convention Centre is the more comfortable option and well placed for getting around town, while Arenal-Bol Beach has apartments and hotels on the seafront with easy transport into the centre.

What day is Calpe Flea Market?

Calpe Flea Market runs every Wednesday, from 9am to 2pm on Avenida del País Valencià. It is a weekly market with no second trading day, so a visit to Calp on any other morning will find the avenue clear of stalls. Antiques traders are set up from the 9am start.

What time does Calpe Flea Market open and close?

Calpe Flea Market trades from 9am to 2pm on Wednesday, a five-hour window with no afternoon session. Arrive near the 9am start for the fullest tables, since the best antiques are carried off early, and expect traders on Avenida del País Valencià to begin packing away before the 2pm finish.

Do stalls at Calpe Flea Market take cards?

No, stalls at Calpe Flea Market do not take cards, so bring enough cash for the morning. Prices on second-hand furniture, brass, glass and boxed collectibles vary from one trestle to the next, and haggling is normal, which is far easier with small notes already in your hand.