Santa Pola Central Market

Being a municipal market rather than a weekly street market, it opens six days a week instead of on one market day, and the hours are the same on all six: 5am to 2pm. It is entirely indoors, so rain or an August afternoon makes no difference to the trip, and the building is recorded as wheelchair accessible with step-free access. Stalls take cash, contactless cards and mobile payments. For the town's open-air trading, see the street markets in this city.

Six kinds of counter share the 15 stalls: fish and seafood, meat and poultry, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, bread and bakery, and cheese and dairy. That combination is a full daily shop rather than a specialist hall, and at this size you can walk the whole building in a few minutes before deciding where to buy. The morning is the window that matters, since everything closes at 2pm and nothing reopens in the evening. Other covered halls in the area are listed on the municipal markets in this city page.

Staying near the waterfront keeps the market within a short walk. Try Town Centre for the most convenient base, or look at options along Playa de Levante if you want a sea view to go with your morning visit. For something more specific, Hotel Patilla keeps you close to both the market and the beach.

The market is in Santa Pola, in the province of Alicante, and all 15 stalls are inside one covered building, so there is no hunting along a street for where the pitches start. If you are travelling around the province and want to line up more than one visit, the province page lists what else is trading nearby.