Xaló Street Market

Xaló Street Market sets up outdoors every Saturday, 9am to 2.30pm, in Xaló, the inland Alicante town written Jalón in Castilian. Twenty-five stalls trade antiques, handicrafts, jewellery, and clothing and textiles, which makes it a browsing market rather than a produce one. It is one of all the markets in Xaló, and one of the town's street markets.

About Xaló Street Market

Known in Spanish as Mercadillo Xaló, the market runs weekly, Saturdays only, packing away at 2.30pm. Twenty-five stalls is small by Spanish standards, so this is half an hour of walking rather than a whole morning. The pitch is wheelchair accessible, and stalls take cash and credit cards, which is not the norm at a Spanish street market.

What you'll find at Xaló Street Market

Four categories cover the 25 stalls: antiques, handicrafts, jewellery, and clothing and textiles. Antiques lead, and they are why the market turns up in searches for a flea market rather than a food market. No fruit, vegetable or fish stalls are confirmed here, so plan the visit around objects rather than a week's shopping.

How to get to Xaló Street Market

The market's address is 03727 Xaló, Alicante, inland from the coast. It is outdoors and the site is wheelchair accessible. For everything else trading in the same province on the same weekend, see the Alicante province page.

Where to stay in Xaló

Xaló is a small village, so the town centre is the easiest base if you want to walk to the market. Try Town Centre for that, or a rural guesthouse in the surrounding valley for a quieter stay. If availability is thin, Calpe and Altea are both short drives down to the coast and carry far more rooms.

What day is Xaló Street Market on?

Xaló Street Market runs on Saturdays, from 9am to 2.30pm, every week of the year. Saturday is its only trading day, so a midweek trip to Xaló will find the site empty. All 25 stalls trade across those five and a half hours, outdoors.

Is Xaló the same as Jalón?

Yes, Xaló and Jalón are the same inland Alicante town, Xaló being the Valencian spelling and Jalón the Castilian one. The Xaló street market and the Jalón market are therefore one market, running every Saturday from 9am to 2.30pm with 25 stalls.

Is Xaló Street Market a flea market?

Xaló Street Market is closest to a flea market in character, with antiques leading its 25 stalls alongside handicrafts, jewellery, and clothing and textiles. No food or produce stalls are confirmed, so it suits people hunting secondhand and handmade objects rather than shoppers after groceries.

Can you pay by card at Xaló Street Market?

Yes, Xaló Street Market accepts both cash and credit cards. That is unusual for a Spanish street market, where cash is normally the only option, and it matters at a market whose antiques and jewellery stalls carry the larger price tags. Small cash is still quicker.