Markets in Xaló
Alicante, Valencian Community · 3 markets tracked
Xaló, written Jalón in Spanish and often typed Jalon without the accent, runs three outdoor street markets a week in its corner of Alicante province. Two of the three trade on Saturday and one on Tuesday, so the town has a market morning at each end of the week rather than a single fixed market day.
Between them the three cover both halves of what a Spanish town market usually splits into: second-hand and artisan goods on one side, everyday food and clothing on the other. Stalls are generally set out from 9am and clearing by 2pm.
Weekly Market Schedule
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | None | None | None | None |
MondayNo markets
Tuesday1market
- StreetXaló Weekly Market
WednesdayNo markets
ThursdayNo markets
FridayNo markets
Saturday2markets
- StreetXaló Market
- StreetXaló Street Market
SundayNo markets
Where to stay in Xaló
Xaló is a small village in the Jalón Valley, so accommodation options are limited but the surrounding area has some good choices. Staying in Jalón Valley puts you close to the market and within easy reach of the vineyards and local shops that make this corner of Alicante worth exploring.
If you prefer a bit more choice for restaurants and transport, Benissa and Calpe are both short drives away and offer a wider selection of hotels and apartments to suit most budgets.
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Market days in Xaló
Saturday is the busiest day, with two of Xaló's three markets trading, against one on Tuesday. Nothing runs here on a Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, so a visit has to be planned around those two mornings. The usual hours are 9am to 2pm, and the antique and brocante stalls tend to be picked over well before the later end of that.
The official Xaló municipality site carries the current confirmed days and any seasonal changes.
Street markets in Xaló
All three of the town's markets are street markets, set up outdoors and packed away the same morning. There is no covered municipal market hall in Xaló, so everything listed on this page trades in the open air. The biggest of them, Xaló Market, carries 25 stalls.
The full listing, with the day and hours for each one, is on the street markets in this city page.
What to buy at Xaló's markets
Antiques and brocante are the reason most people drive into the valley for a Saturday morning here. The larger markets deal in antiques, handicrafts and jewellery, which is an unusual concentration for a town this size and the reason the Saturday market is searched for as a rastro or flea market rather than as a produce market.
The everyday side is smaller but genuinely useful. Fresh fruit and fresh vegetables come from the valley itself, and there are stalls selling clothing, textiles, footwear and leather goods at the prices you would expect from a weekly street market rather than a shop.
Is the Xaló rastro on a Saturday?
Yes, the Xaló rastro runs on a Saturday, and it is the busier of the town's two market mornings, with two of the three markets trading that day. The remaining one runs on Tuesday. Stalls are usually out from 9am and clearing by 2pm, so this is a morning visit rather than an afternoon one.
What time do the markets in Xaló open?
Markets in Xaló open at 9am and close at 2pm, the usual hours across all three of the town's street markets. Because everything is set up outdoors and taken down the same morning, the last hour is mostly packing up, and the antiques and brocante stalls are at their fullest early.
Does the Xaló flea market sell antiques?
Yes, antiques are the Xaló flea market's speciality, alongside brocante, handicrafts and jewellery. The largest of the town's markets, Xaló Market, has 25 stalls, and it is this second-hand and artisan trade rather than fresh produce that draws people into the Jalón Valley on a Saturday morning.
How many markets are there in Xaló?
Xaló has three markets, all of them outdoor street markets, and there is no covered municipal market hall in the town. Two run on Saturday and one on Tuesday. Between them they sell antiques, handicrafts, jewellery, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, clothing, textiles and footwear.