Markets in Villajoyosa

Staying in Town Centre puts you within easy walking distance of the weekly market and the colourful seafront streets. It's a small town, so most accommodation options are compact and good value.

If you'd prefer something with a beach feel, look at places along Playa Centro, where you'll still be close enough to explore on foot. For a bit more comfort, Hotel Montiboli is a well-regarded option just outside the centre with great views of the coast.

La Cala de Villajoyosa Market is the largest street market in town, with 40 outdoor stalls selling fresh fruit and vegetables, clothing, footwear and flowers and plants. It draws shoppers from across the La Cala area, which also hosts a separate Summer Night Market offering fish and seafood, meat and poultry, fresh produce and clothing during the warmer months.

The Villajoyosa Street Market and La Cala de Finestrat Street Market each have 30 stalls. The town centre market focuses on fresh fruit, vegetables and clothing, while the La Cala de Finestrat market leans toward clothing, footwear and handicrafts. Alongside them run a 10-stall Craft Fair of La Vila Joiosa, a La Vila Antic Mercat vintage flea market selling antiques and handicrafts, a Medieval Market with handicrafts and prepared foods, and the Mercat de La Vila for fresh produce, meat, fish and cheese and dairy.

Villajoyosa Central Market on Carrer Canalejas is the town's only indoor market, with around 25 stalls selling fresh fruit and vegetables, fish and seafood, meat and poultry, and bread and pastries. It runs weekly and is a reliable first stop for everyday produce shopping, and opening details are on the La Vila Joiosa tourism website.

Something trades in Villajoyosa six days a week, and nothing at all on a Sunday. Tuesday and Saturday are the busiest, with four of the nine markets open on each, followed by Thursday with three, and Monday, Wednesday and Friday with two apiece. Stalls are usually up by 7.30am and packed away by 2pm, so this is a morning town for shopping. Four of the nine have no fixed weekly day confirmed, so check those before travelling for one in particular.

Tuesday and Saturday are the busiest market days in Villajoyosa, with four of the town's nine markets trading on each. Thursday follows with three, and Monday, Wednesday and Friday have two apiece. Nothing trades on a Sunday, and most stalls open around 7.30am and close by 2pm.

Villajoyosa's markets divide between the town centre and the La Cala beach area a couple of kilometres along the coast. Villajoyosa Central Market, the only indoor one, sits on Carrer Canalejas with around 25 stalls, while the largest outdoor market, La Cala de Villajoyosa Market, sets up in La Cala with 40 stalls.

Villajoyosa has nine markets, eight of them street markets and one a municipal indoor market. The municipal one is Villajoyosa Central Market with 25 stalls, and the biggest street market is La Cala de Villajoyosa Market with 40. Between them they sell fresh fruit and vegetables, fish and seafood, cheese and dairy, clothing, footwear, antiques and handicrafts.

Yes, Villajoyosa is worth visiting for its markets, which run across the town centre and the La Cala beach area on six days out of seven. Villajoyosa Central Market covers everyday fresh produce indoors, while La Cala de Villajoyosa Market brings 40 outdoor stalls of fruit, vegetables, clothing and flowers, and smaller markets add a Craft Fair, a vintage flea market and a Medieval Market alongside them.