Markets in La Nucia
Alicante, Valencian Community · 3 markets tracked
La Nucia runs three weekly street markets and no covered market hall, so every stall in the town trades between 9am and 2pm at one of three sites. The La Nucia Rastro is the one most searches land on, and it is unusual for Alicante province: it opens six mornings a week, Monday to Saturday, where a town this size normally gets one.
Weekly Market Schedule
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- StreetLa Nucía Monday Market
- StreetLa Nucia Rastro Market
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- StreetLa Nucia Rastro Market
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- StreetLa Nucia Rastro Market
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- StreetLa Nucia Rastro Market
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- StreetLa Nucia Rastro Market
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Where to stay in La Nucia
Staying in La Nucia town centre puts you within easy reach of the local markets and the main square. The town is small, so you won't need a car to get around once you've arrived.
If you'd prefer more comfort and amenities, the nearby resort areas of Albir and Benidorm are just a short drive away and offer plenty of accommodation options to suit most budgets.
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Market days in La Nucia
Monday is the busiest day, with two of the three markets trading at once. Because the rastro opens Monday to Saturday, there is something on every day except Sunday, when the Mercat de la Terra has the town to itself.
For local event dates and any changes to market locations, the La Nucia tourism pages are the most reliable official source. If you want to combine visits, Altea and Villajoyosa both hold their own weekly markets nearby.
Street markets in La Nucia
All three are street markets in this city, and between them they carry clothing, footwear, books, handicrafts, fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, bread, spices and organic produce. The rastro is the odd one out: indoors on Avenida Villajoyosa, wheelchair accessible, cash only, and given over to clothes, shoes, books and craft stalls rather than food.
Food is the business of the other two. The Monday morning market on Plaça Auditori de les Nits is the practical one, fruit, vegetables and meat for the week ahead, while the Sunday Mercat de la Terra out at the Polígono Industrial l'Alberca carries organic vegetables, fruit, bread, spices and handmade goods. Both are outdoors and both keep the same 9am to 2pm hours.
What day is the market in La Nucia?
La Nucia's main market day is Monday, when the produce market on Plaça Auditori de les Nits and the indoor rastro both trade from 9am to 2pm. The rastro also opens Tuesday to Saturday, and the organic Mercat de la Terra runs on Sunday, so Sunday is the only day with a single market.
What is the rastro in La Nucia?
The La Nucia Rastro is an indoor market on Avenida Villajoyosa selling clothing, footwear, books and handicrafts, open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 2pm. It is wheelchair accessible, and stalls take cash only, so draw money before you go rather than counting on a card machine at the stall.
Is there a market in La Nucia on a Sunday?
Yes, the Mercat de la Terra runs in La Nucia every Sunday from 9am to 2pm at the Polígono Industrial l'Alberca, selling organic produce, fresh fruit and vegetables, bread, spices and handicrafts. It is the town's only Sunday market, since the indoor rastro is closed that day.
How many markets are there in La Nucia?
La Nucia has three street markets and no municipal market hall, all of them trading from 9am to 2pm. Between them they cover clothing, footwear, books, handicrafts, fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, bread, spices and organic produce, and Monday is the busiest day, when two of the three are open.