Alcudia Market

Every single village of Mallorca has a weekly market, but in Alcudia there is market twice a week in the old town, and you should not miss the chance  to go to the Alcudia market for a few reasons:

• It is a fun way to enjoy the local culture.
• It is a great support to the farmers from the Alcudia surroundings.
• It is a good opportunity to also visit the old town.

Some information about Alcudia market:

In order that you plan the visit to the market, these are some frequent questions about the Alcudia market:

• What day takes place the market? Every Tuesday and Sunday morning there is a market.
• Where is the market situated? It is situated beside the city walls, but during the tourist season, it also spreads out inside the walls, and through the narrow streets.
• What time does the market start? It starts about 9.00 am and carries on usually until 2.00 pm or even later.
• What to find in the market? You will find 2 sections: The main one dedicated to the local farmers where they sell their products; and the second section has plenty of stalls where they sell absolutely everything: shoes, bags, handbags, football shirts, souvenirs…
• What to buy in the market? The things to buy on the market include locally produced fruit and vegetables, shoes, handbags, jewellery, clothing and souvenirs. You can buy the fruits and vegetables by kilo or euros (for example one kilo of strawberries or 3€ in strawberries). In some of the stall with leather articles, souvenirs, bags… be ready to barter to get the best prices.

On this map, you can see the situation of the market:

• In blue you can see the fruit and vegetable area in the market of Alcudia.
• In orange you can see the rest of the market area.

How to get to the Alcudia Market?

You can get to the Alcudia market by different ways:

• Walking:  from Port de Alcudia (depending on the hotel) to the market is a 20-30 minutes walk, though it is not reccomended in Summer when we have 30-35 degrees temperature.
• By taxi or by Public bus, though they get extremely busy, specially the public bus.
• By the Alcudia market bus, see below about getting the ticket.

Photos of the Alcudia market:

Night Market in Port Alcudia

Each evening in the Port Alcudia, there is a night market. This takes place along a pedestrian area, near to the port. You will find many stalls selling souvenirs and local craft stalls. The market starts usually just before dusk and carries on for as long are there are potential customers.

See on this map the situation of the night market:

What to buy in Alcudia
As well as the markets, there are many shops in Alcudia selling most things.
There are several different Mallorcan wines, all of a very high and reasonable price. Most of the wines of Mallorca are produced in or around the towns of Binissalem or Santa Maria.
Ensaimada – a typical Mallorcan pastry similar to a large croissant, sprinkled with icing sugar. These are usually sold in the many pastiserias (bakeries) around the city.
Hierbas, also known as herbes, is a local liqueur produced using fennel and other herbs and spices. The drink is usually sold in green bottles and there are 3 types – dry (Sec) medium (Mixta or mezclada) and sweet (Dulce). The drink is a very good digestive, but it also very strong. The drier the drink, the more alcoholic content of it. Hierbas tastes of aniseed, similar to Pernod or Ouzo.