There are many street markets in the towns of the Costa Blanca and there is a least one for every day of the week. I love them. I can spend many an hour looking around and I always take visitors to our local market, the Spanish market is part of the holiday.
The markets offer a wide range of goods and articles, clothes, household goods, carpets, bed linen, antiques and bric-a-brac, fresh fruit and vegetable produce of their particular region. On non-food purchases, don't hesitate to bargain; the stall holders seem to want to get involved in the chit chat of bargaining. You can usually buy better quality, and cheaper fruit and vegetables than the fruit and veg in the shops.
Hours change considerably within each town. Most usually open in the morning, some during the afternoon and just the odd one or two during the evening. Ask the locals or get a local free paper that will provide details. A word of warning: As in any closely packed crowd the world over, do be careful of pickpockets.
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