Plaça Major invites a pause: a café table, a look along the arcades, or time spent browsing handmade objects when the craft market is running. The square's appeal is an everyday kind of public life, with terraces and market stalls giving visitors different reasons to linger.
The artisan market brings together accredited makers working with jewellery, ceramics, bags, candles and handmade soaps. Traditional influences and contemporary designs both feature. It is an opportunity to look carefully at individual pieces rather than treat souvenir shopping as a hurried final task.
Browsing the craft market
The market operates on a seasonal schedule, so stalls should not be assumed to be present every day. Check the tourism office's current listing if the market is the main reason for your visit. A visit to the public square itself does not depend on making a purchase.
Take Plaça Major at the pace it suggests: a little browsing, a break at a terrace and attention to the work of the craftspeople when the stalls are open.
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- Mercat Artesanal de la Plaça MajorConsulted