Municipal Markets in Dolores
Alicante, Valencian Community · 1 municipal markets
Dolores Municipal Market is the town's only covered food hall, and unlike a weekly stall run it trades six mornings a week. Twenty-five stalls sell fish and seafood, meat and poultry, bread, cheese and dairy, and fruit and vegetables, from 7.30am to 3pm, Monday to Saturday. It stays shut on Sundays. For the open-air side of shopping here, see the street markets in Dolores, or every market in the town.
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Tips for visiting
Come early. The doors open at 7.30am and the fish, meat and vegetable counters are at their fullest in the first couple of hours rather than near the 3pm close. Twenty-five stalls make this a small hall you can walk in a quarter of an hour, so it works as a first stop on a morning out in the Vega Baja, with the rest of Alicante province within easy reach.
Where to stay in Dolores
Dolores is small enough that anywhere in the town centre leaves you a few minutes' walk from the hall in time for the 7.30am opening. If you are covering more of the Vega Baja, Orihuela city centre gives you more choice of rooms. Either way, plan the market itself for a weekday or Saturday, since it does not open on Sunday.
Is Dolores Municipal Market free to enter?
Yes, entry to Dolores Municipal Market is free. The hall is open to walk through from 7.30am to 3pm, Monday to Saturday, and its twenty-five stalls cover fish and seafood, meat and poultry, bread, cheese, fruit and vegetables, with nothing to pay before you have decided which counter to shop at.
What time does Dolores Municipal Market open?
Dolores Municipal Market opens at 7.30am and closes at 3pm, Monday to Saturday. The fresh counters, fish, meat and vegetables, are at their best in the first hours after opening, so arriving before 10am gives you the widest choice across the twenty-five stalls. It does not open on a Sunday.
Is Dolores Municipal Market open on Sundays?
No, Dolores Municipal Market is closed on Sundays. It trades six days a week, Monday to Saturday, from 7.30am to 3pm, so Saturday is the last chance in the week to shop its fish, meat, bread, cheese and vegetable stalls before it shuts for the weekend.
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