Markets in Javea

Staying in Casco Antiguo puts you close to the old town market and lets you explore the port and beach areas on foot. For something closer to the sea, El Puerto is a practical base with plenty of accommodation options and easy access to the weekly markets.

If you want a bit more comfort, Parador de Jávea sits right on the beachfront and is a reliable choice that keeps you well-placed for getting around town.

The six fall into three groups. Two are general fresh-food markets, the sort you go to for fruit and vegetables, fish and seafood, meat and poultry, cheese and dairy, and bread. Two are craft fairs selling handicrafts rather than produce. The remaining pair are second-hand and charity rastros, where antiques are the draw and the stock changes from one week to the next. Clothing, footwear and leather turn up across most of them.

Hours are the thing to check before you set out, because they are not uniform. The commonest trading window across the six is 7pm to midnight, which reflects how many of them run as evening fairs in the warmer months rather than as morning produce markets. The food markets keep daytime hours instead.

There is a market on every day of the week in Javea, but the days are far from even. Saturday is the busiest by some margin, with four of the six trading. Sunday follows with three, and Thursday has two, including the 100-stall market that anchors the town's week. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday each carry a single market.

That spread means a weekend visit gives you the widest choice, while a midweek one narrows it to one or two, so it is worth picking the day around the market rather than the other way round.

Javea's markets run on every day of the week, and Saturday is the busiest, with four of the town's six street markets trading. Sunday follows with three, and Thursday has two, including the Javea Thursday Market, which at around 100 stalls is the largest in the town.

Javea has six markets, all of them street markets set up outdoors rather than in a covered hall. The largest is the Javea Thursday Market at roughly 100 stalls, and between them they cover fresh fruit and vegetables, fish and seafood, meat, cheese, bread, handicrafts and antiques.

Yes, three of Javea's six street markets trade on a Sunday, making it the second busiest day after Saturday, when four run. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday each drop to a single market, so a Sunday visit is one of the few that gives you a genuine choice.

The commonest trading hours across Javea's six markets are 7pm to midnight, since several of them run as evening fairs rather than morning produce markets. The daytime food markets keep different hours, so check the individual market page before you set out rather than assuming a single town-wide schedule.

Javea's markets sell fresh fruit and vegetables, fish and seafood, meat and poultry, cheese and dairy, and bread, alongside clothing, footwear and leather, handicrafts and antiques. The food stalls concentrate in the larger Thursday and Saturday markets, while the craft fairs and the second-hand rastros carry the rest.