Cullera Market

Cullera Market is the town's covered municipal food hall, on Plaça de la Verge in the old centre, and it trades Monday to Saturday rather than on a single market day. It is where the town does its everyday shopping for fish, meat and produce. For the wider picture, see every market in Cullera, or the town's municipal markets on their own.

About Cullera Market

The market opens at 9am Monday to Saturday and runs through to 9.30pm, a much longer day than the midday close most Spanish municipal markets keep. It is shut all day Sunday.

Built between 1899 and 1903 to a design by the architect Luís Ferreres, the hall is laid out as four pavilions in a Greek cross. Two of them hold the food counters and the places to eat, a third is given over to cultural events, and the fourth houses the Municipal Auditorium, used for theatre and music. The stone fountain at the centre, with its ducks and turtles, is where families tend to end up.

The whole market is indoors and wheelchair accessible, with step-free access into the hall, so a visit does not depend on the weather.

What to buy at Cullera Market

The counters cover fish and seafood, meat and poultry, fresh fruit and vegetables, cheese and dairy, and bread and bakery. This is a working food hall rather than a souvenir stop, and the seafood is the reason most people come in.

Alongside the everyday counters you'll find goods sold under the local "Cullera" brand, including rice, rice liqueurs, craft beer and sweets, which travel better than a kilo of fish if you are buying something to take home.

Carry cash. Traders here take cash and some accept mobile payment, but card acceptance is not something you can count on from one counter to the next.

How to get to Cullera Market

The hall stands at Plaça de la Verge, 1523, in Cullera's historic centre, close enough to walk to from most places to stay in the town itself. Local buses stop within a short walk of the square.

Coming from Valencia, regular bus services run down to Cullera and drop you a few minutes from the market. The central position means you can fold a shop into a morning spent on the rest of the old town, and the market's number, +34 676 697 942, is worth a call if you are making a special trip.

Where to stay in Cullera

Staying near the beach puts you close to the heart of Cullera, and you'll find plenty of hotels and apartments along the seafront that make it easy to combine a market visit with a day by the water. The Playa de Cullera is a solid base, with good transport links into the town centre where the market is held.

If you prefer to be right in the old town, look for accommodation around the centre itself. Cullera Town Centre keeps you within walking distance of the market and the local shops, bars, and restaurants that fill out a good day trip.

What are the opening hours of Cullera Market?

Cullera Market opens at 9am Monday to Saturday and trades through to 9.30pm, and it closes all day Sunday. The hall stands on Plaça de la Verge in the old centre, so the counters keep going long past the midday close that most Spanish municipal markets work to.

What can you buy at Cullera Market?

Cullera Market's counters cover fish and seafood, meat and poultry, fresh fruit and vegetables, cheese and dairy, and bread and bakery. Goods under the local "Cullera" brand are sold alongside them, including rice, rice liqueurs and craft beer. Traders take cash and some accept mobile payment.

Is Cullera Market wheelchair accessible?

Yes, Cullera Market is wheelchair accessible, with step-free access into the hall. The market is entirely indoors, so getting round it does not mean crossing an open square between stalls, and it is open from 9am Monday to Saturday at Plaça de la Verge in the historic centre.

Is there a street market in Cullera as well?

Yes, Cullera runs a separate open-air market on Thursday mornings, from 9am to 2pm, which moves to Friday afternoons over the summer because of the heat. That is a different event from the covered Cullera Market, which trades six days a week. See the town's street markets for the detail.