Markets in Alcalà de Xivert

Staying in Alcossebre puts you close to the coast and within walking distance of the Tuesday market on the Passeig Marítim, with plenty of accommodation along the seafront. Alcalà de Xivert town centre is the alternative if you want the Friday market on your doorstep and a quieter, more local feel.

If you prefer somewhere with a pool and a bit more comfort, look for apartments or holiday rentals around Les Fonts, a short drive from both.

Both markets here are street markets, set up outdoors and cleared away the same day. The larger takes over the Passeig Marítim in Alcossebre with 136 stalls and trades from 5pm to 10pm, which makes it something to plan an evening around rather than a morning errand if you are staying on the coast. Clothing, footwear and jewellery account for much of the run, with fruit, vegetable, cheese and bakery stalls alongside.

The inland market on Plaça d'en Ricard Cardona is far more compact at 25 stalls and runs from 8am to 1.30pm, produce first: fresh fruit and vegetables, nuts and dried fruits, and clothing. It is wheelchair accessible, has a children's play area beside it, and its stalls take cards as well as cash. The rest of the coast is covered on the Castellón province page. The Ajuntament d'Alcalà de Xivert publishes changes to either schedule.

Tuesday and Friday are the market days, and they do not overlap in hours. Tuesday is the busier of the two by some distance, and it is an evening market; Friday is the morning one, finishing by 1.30pm. Nothing trades here at the weekend, so a Saturday or Sunday visit means driving to Peñíscola or Benicarló.

Markets in Alcalà de Xivert run on Tuesday and Friday. The Tuesday market sets up on the Passeig Marítim in Alcossebre from 5pm to 10pm with 136 stalls, and the Friday market runs in the inland town on Plaça d'en Ricard Cardona from 8am to 1.30pm with 25 stalls. Both are weekly and outdoors.

Yes, the Tuesday market in Alcalà de Xivert trades in the evening, from 5pm to 10pm on the Passeig Marítim in Alcossebre. At 136 stalls it is the larger of the town's two street markets, and the only one that runs after dark; the other trades on Friday morning and is finished by 1.30pm.

Yes, both street markets in Alcalà de Xivert sell clothing. The Tuesday evening market in Alcossebre carries clothing, footwear and jewellery across much of its 136 stalls, and the 25-stall Friday market in town sells clothing alongside fresh fruit and vegetables and nuts and dried fruits.

Stalls at the Friday market in Alcalà de Xivert take cash and cards, on Plaça d'en Ricard Cardona from 8am to 1.30pm. No payment options are recorded for the 136-stall Tuesday evening market in Alcossebre, so carry cash for that one rather than counting on a card reader.