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Street Markets - http://www.marbella.com/eng/mis.asp?Id=26&l=eng. Throughout the Costa del Sol are street markets distinct from one another. There are even flea markets cum car boot sales. Close by Morocco spills over to its markets, an exciting array of authentic goods, designs, and antiques. If you have the wherewithal, locally produced furniture would be worth the hassle to transport to your faraway homes.

Still in all, Marbella’s historical agricultural fame lives on, as its food markets continue to top the popularity chart. They are MUSTS for every visitor. Fresh vegetables and fruit and ready-to-eats are more or less classified in the various stalls.

Here’s a short rundown:

Fair site

(Las Albarizas area) – Mondays, 9AM-2PM, food, flowers, clothes and shoes.

Puerto Banús

(Boulevard de La Fama) – Saturdays, 9AM-2PM, clothes, shoes, secondhands, costume jewelry, flowers, food, antiques and almost everything.

Nueva Andalucía

Saturdays, 9AM-2PM, around the bullring, antiques and art, lots to eat and drink around the market.

San Pedro Alcántara

(Avda. Jorge Guillén at the top end of the town) – Thursdays, from 9am to 2pm. in. Reasonable sized market with clothes, shoes, fresh produce and the usual tourist stalls.

Sabinillas

(alongside the N340 highway) – Sundays, starts late, lots of bargains, car boot sales, Moroccan and Indian items.

Fuengirola

(fair site near the N340) 9AM-2:30PM, the largest on the coast, hardly any parking, sells just about everything, from original Moroccan leather craftwork to second hand video equipment. Tuesdays, food; Saturdays, secondhand articles; Sundays at Parque Doñas Sofia, next to the Mosque, art.

Links

http://www.marbella.com/eng/index.asp?ind=sh
http://www.guide2marbella.com/marbella_street_markets.asp