Tom's Travelling Guide To The Spanish Flea Markets

Tom's Travelling Guide

To The

Spanish Flea Markets

OBS! Note - This is a Working Page! - NB!

Changes are made - many of the markets from My Travelling Tours from 1996 - 2010
are now closed & new markets opened - some small always pops up - and all the Big Markets in The Main City's are ON and Popular!

Now in 2018 with all new info on Internet + Google Earth and GPS,
I will try to give note + links to Maps & Adresses + GPS Positions!

Plans are made for a New Tour in 2018 - 2020 !

See This Link to Read My Old Vintage Guide from 2005!

Tom's Travelling Guide to The Spanish Flea Markets! 

TTG No. 1. 2005

A guide to Traders and Visitors going to Spain.

Mainly covers Costa Blanca and Costa Del Sol.

Downwards to Andalucia we also take a detour to Albox (420 moh) 

in Valle del Almanzora and down to Almeria.

Then driving up towards Sierra Nevada and visit Granada (728 moh)

A visit to The Hippie Village - "Beneficio" - close to Orgiva - a hidden town down 

by The Riverbed in La Alpujarra is great fun for a Travelling Trader like me!

also a Tour to Alhambra and Granada is a must!

Information and notes over some 30 odd markets

visited on my tours from 1995 up to 2005

Contains hints and guidelines to help you to

an easy and, hopefully, a nice  stay under the Sun !

Loppemarked  (N)  Garasjesalg

Rommelmarkt  (NL) Vlooienmarkt

  Trödelmarkt    (D)    Flohmarkt

Brocante (F)

Rastro (ESP) Rastrillos Rastros de Espana

Feiras de Velharias (P)

Car-Boot Sales (U.S.A.) Flea Market & Swap Meet

    

Hi ! Good Morning ! Hallo!

  

Buenos Dias !  Guten Morgen !   Bon Jour !   Bon Giorno !

Goede Morgen ! Bom Dia ! God Dag !  Dobroye Ootro !  Godan Daginn !

       My name is Tom !            

Welcome to Spain !  Bienvenido a España !

 I guess I am a kind of a multilingual, Travelling Trader, and a Nomad ! 

I have  been on

             The Road since 1995, travelling through  “The Spanish Fleamarkets”.

Norwegian, Swedish and Danish are our Scandinavian Languages, up on cold Iceland,

we tried to understand some of the Old Norwegian, and there under the Nothern Light, 

we believed in Thor and Odin. 

Then they tried to teach us some English and German in school.

As a young Sailor, working as  a Radio officer, “The Spark”, "Gnisten" they called me!

I learned the secrets of the Morse code, ...---... SOS, 

Then sailed on the Seven Seas and saw The World.

A stop in Holland, a marriage and a daughter, gave me the gift of  trading Dutch, 

that have come in handy many times on the Markets, both here in Spain, and Holland.

Thanks to Ineke and Angelita for giving me a great life together ! I love you both !

Some years in Spain, a wild Spanish girlfriend, 

have given me some understanding for the Spanish language,

for all the love words, and also  for teaching me the bad and dirty words ! 

This and much more that you cannot find in any translating book, 

and on the way I guess she taught me a lot about love and life under The Sun, too. 
Muchas Gracias Catalina, I miss You! 

     

It is HOT, I can tell you, down there, under The Mediterranean Sun !

      This is MY STORY about 

  “THE FLEA MARKETS IN SPAIN” !

I also try to introduce you to some of these great Travelling Traders that I happened to

                      meet on my tours. I am proud to call them my friends !

   This edition is mainly covering the markets that I myself have visited and traded

 on, so please, note, that there are much more to see. Some markets open up one year,

 for to be gone the next year, others seems to live on for ever ! Changes all the time !

 So if you are having any problem finding some of the listed markets, please check on the local tourist office, Internet or local newspapers in English, like

Costa del Sol News

Costa Blanca News

I found my first markets in the German CBN Magazine!

               But check it out, a lot of these information are not up to date !

                        Then, off we goes from Valencia down to Gibraltar.

      I wish you a happy stay, and if you try to adjust to the locals and their habits,

          siestas, and all the fiestas, I think you will enjoy yourself and have fun !

Costa Blanca Fleamarkets

NB! Old notes - Changes and Updates soon....& ... Coordinates now ...

Tom is working.....

All The Big Markets in Main Towns have been the same for many Years!

Page: Place:              Location:                         Day:    

 6.  Valencia***         Campo de futbol               Sunday 

 7.  Marchuquera*      Bar Carril dir. Barx            Sunday 

 8.  Ad. Marokko

 9.  Denia***              Market place                    Friday  

10.  Pedreguer****    Ind.terr.N-332,                 Sunday

11.  Benissa*             Glorieta Church, N-332      Tuesday

12.  Xalon*****         Town park,riverbed           Saturday

13.  Calpe***             Plaza Central,LIDL            Wednesday

14.  La Nucia****     Avenida Porvilla,dir.  Polop   Sunday

15.  El Cisne***          Altea,dir. Benidorm           Sunday and Saturday

16.  Villajoyosa**        Rastro Meubles N-332       Sunday  

17.  Guardamar***     Santa Ana, N-332              Sunday        

18.  San Javier*****   Autocine,Mar Menor,mix    Sunday and Saturday

19.  Mojacar*                                                    Sunday        

  Following not visited, and only info via fellow traders and travellers:

+01. Aigües              Plaza by Church               1^st Sunday

+02. Benijofar, CV 940, between San Miguel and Benijofar. Sunday

+03. Relleu               Town entrance                  Saturday

+04. Gandia              Indoor market   ?              Sunday

+05. Café Rendevous   Las Ramblas                   Saturday

+06. Polop                By the bridge ?                 Sunday

+07. Calpe                Second hand books           Saturday

+08. Llieber               P. Outside town                Sunday.

+09. Albacete            Plaza Major          Sunday afternoon

+10. Torrevieja          Hotel Torrejoven. Sunday afternoon.

                                Punta Prima Info. No. 647 843 387             Hola !

+11. Torrevieja          Churchills Bar.    1^st and 3^rd Sunday  ?

        SAT, Urb. San Luis from 11.00 and in Los Balcones from 09.00

+12. Murcia               Close to bus-station          Sunday morning

+13. Puerto del Rey    Commercial Center           Saturday 16.00-21.00

+14. Almeria              Port, close to ferry.           Every morning ? +Sunday?

+15 Torrevieja          New                                       Sunday morning

News:

Valencia

Pegado al campo de fútbol de Mestalla en la plaza Luis Casanova

 Rastro - Los domingos y algunos festivos por la mañana

Old txt to change.....working

VALENCIA***

Coming into Spain via Costa Brava, entering

Costa de Azahar, we find this lovely

market in Valencia.

Every Sunday 08.00 – 14.00

Location: The football stadium,

                                                      “Al Campo de futbol de Mestalla”                                                                        

Size:           50-100

Visitors:      1000-2000

Admission:   Free

Dealer rate: 6 € (2005)

Availability:  Mostly reserved

    The Spanish travelling traders are coming down here to meet every

                 Sunday. They bring really, good old antiques !

     Doors 200 years old, furniture of all kind, lamps, clocks, old jars and

a great variety of stuff and people

These are great old antiques,

 but, hey, look out for all these new replicas coming from India, Pakistan,

 The Philippines and Thailand ! They are nice for decoration, as long as

 you remember they are new. Do not trust a year of 1777 on a lovely,

           old brass sextant, scale or any other nautical instrument.

                  Titanic 1912, is fairly common, on a ships bell.

 But keep on the hunt, I bought a ship porthole in red bronce, and that was

 the real thing. 50 € was a fair price too, but a heavy load to take home !

MARCHUQUERA*

Every Sunday 09.00 – 14.00

Place: Bar-Carril-Rastro

Size:   Small, 25

Visitors: 500

Admission: Free

Dealer rate: 6 €

Availability: Variable

Camp: No

Tlf: …………………….

This is placed by, “Tierschutzverein S.P.A. Palma de Gandia “ , and run

by a lovely Swiss couple. They bring homeless dogs up to their homecountry

for replacing, and take bric & brac down for sale. Great charity people !

He is a radio amateur, you will see the  big, beam antenna at his house.

Here some additional roadhelp is neccesary:

Driving on N-332, passing Gandia, you take off to Barx (Barig in some maps),

drive 3.5 km up, then take off to Bar Carril, Rastro, (Sign),

and soon you will realize that you are in the lovely countryside of

Southern Spain ! Olive trees, farmhouses and pure nature.

This small market is quiet cute, and you can have luck and strike gold !

I bought some silver, two great old paintings, and some china from

Switzerland. Look out, they seemed to open up new boxes all day long !

If you are hungry, and want some local potatoes and other fruit, go on,

this is a mixed market , genuine people and special atmosphere !

This is a relief from El Corte de Ingles and busy Valencia.               

        With your motothome through Marocco ! A very special holiday !

We are an easy living pair from Switzerland, we take every year from January

       to March a maximum of 8 motorhomes on a tour through Marocco !

Through a total of 3800 km, nearly all asfalted roads, camping in Official

                  Campingsites, secure and without any stress !

   No rallye ! No Convoy ! 

We are driving after a roadbook and we offer a complete price with ferry and campings !

DENIA**

Every Friday since 1998. 08.00-14.00

Location: Plaza Jaime Primero, Rastro.

Size: 100-150 stalls ( 105 dealers June 2004)

Visitors:  1-2000   (Ayuntamiento de Denia)

Admission: Free and big parking on site.

Dealer rate: 7 € for 5-7 m stall, great sites !

Car-boot: Yes. Park & Sell, lots of space !           Hey ! I am DIANA of DENIA !

Camp: Ok from Thursday night.                          This is our sunshine on the

Reservation: Yes possible, day or month.                market, princess Diana.

Places are numbered, list with available              Give her a kiss from me, and

numbers given 08.30 by organizer, 965 780 100         do not forget to buy

1^st come 1^st take on unreserved spots.                  a memory to take home !

Roadhelp : Coming from N-332, dir. Denia,         Make her smile and keep on

driving through several roundabouts,                  trading, give her and us

you get McDonalds and LIDL on your                  spirit  & energy to go on !

left, passing through the next one, and               Note:

then take right driving straight to the                  This market can sometimes

end and you see the big marketplace.                 be closed because of fiestas.

Lost ? Then drive on H, for dir. Hospital,            

and you will get on it as well