Markets
Sunday Flea Market
Carrer del Portal de Santa Madrona 22, 08001
Open Every second Sunday 9am–4pm (weather dependant)
Metro Drassanes Bus 21, 88, H14, V11
There is good wheelchair access to the stalls
You’re sure to find a few nice surprises at this unpretentious fortnightly flea market in the El Poble-Sec district (between La Rambla and the Maritime Museum). Vendors pitch up to sell and recycle old goods, from skinny rib jumpers and warm duck-down jackets to beautiful old Spanish peseta notes and classic posters. The women’s clothes tend to be quite small, but there is a huge variety of other items to browse and everything comes at a bargain price.
Mercat de la Llibertat
Plaça de la Llibertat 27, 08012 
932 170 995
Open Monday–Friday 8am–8.30pm, Saturday 8am–3pm
Metro or Train Fontana Bus 22, 24, 87, 114, V17
There is good wheelchair access and facilities
The heritage building home to the Mercat de la Llibertat is worth a visit in itself. Built in the 1880s, it has been sensitively modernised and is now a colourful space in which to do your food shop. Your basket will be full of fantastic Spanish products in no time, so take advantage of the home delivery service if you find you can’t carry everything back to the kitchen.
Feria de Alimentos Artesanales
Plaça del Pi, 08002
Open First and third Friday, Saturday and Sunday of every month 10am–9pm Metro Jaume I, Liceu Bus 59, 91, V13
The market is wheelchair accessible
Run by the Colectivo de Artesanos de la Alimentaciòn and overlooked by the Santa Maria del Pi cathedral, this friendly organic market stocks all manner of groceries. Fill your larder with wild mushrooms picked from the surrounding hills and sweet jams made with apricots or bitter oranges. Less crowded than the Boqueria indoor market, it’s an altogether calmer shopping experience.
Mercat dels Encants
Carrer Castillejos 158, 08013
932 463 030
Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday–Saturday 9am–8pm
Metro or Tram Gloriès Bus 62
The market is wheelchair accessible
If you get tired of the noisy hawkers that parade the beach on sunny days, seek some welcome shade at this nearby flea market. Although the prices are not the cheapest in the city, the atmosphere is lively and the building worth a visit for anyone with an interest in urban architecture. As well as a lot of vintage pieces gleaned from attics and grandparents’ glass cabinets, there’s a fair deal of uninspiring mass-produced items. But as with most markets of this kind, the serendipity of finding something you didn’t expect is what makes it exciting. The market can get very busy, so come early for a more peaceful shopping experience.
