If you are going to travel to Ibiza, there are some essential places to visit in order to enjoy a complete experience. If you didn’t know, Ibiza is home to many hippy markets, which are reminiscent of those that arose spontaneously with the arrival of young hippies to the island in the 1960s, and are a huge hit when they open to the public; at some of these markets up to 20,000 people would visit before the pandemic. (In this link you can see the best coves of Ibiza).
We also recommend you to go to Formentera, where you can visit the most emblematic places in one day and the trip takes only half an hour.
Continuing with the markets, these are some of the most famous, historical and colorful of the island.
Mercadillo de Las Dalias
Located in Sant Carles and is open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 7pm. It is open from May onwards. The days are usually accompanied by live music and dj sessions. Here you can find the most sophisticated clothes to all kinds of handicrafts and jewelry, handmade musical instruments or home decor.
Las Dalias also hosts the Night Market on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays from 7pm to midnight.
They also offer a renovated restaurant offerring Mediterranean cuisine and touches of cuisines from other cultures such as India, Thailand and Morocco. In addition, there are different food, cocktail and beverage outlets in different parts of the outdoor area and garden.
Las Dalias opens its Christmas market JUAN A. RIERA
Punta Arabà Hippy Market
The largest and oldest flea market on the island is located in the tourist area of es Canar, on the coast of Santa Euà ria. It opens, from May to October, every Wednesday from 10am to 7pm (until 6pm in April, May and October).
The beginnings of the Punta Arabà Hippy Market date back to 1973, when the management of the Hotel Club Punta Arabà offered the hippies living on the island the opportunity to sell their handmade products or those they brought from different parts of the world, to the few tourists staying at the Club at that time. Nowadays, more than 500 artisans and artists come together at the market offering crafts, fashion, costume jewelry, scarves, gift items, musical instruments… You will also find art exhibitions, receive relaxing massages or watch live music performances of flamenco, rock, folk or afro-reggae every Wednesday from 2pm to 4pm.
File image of the Punta Arabà flea market, in es Canar.
Mercadillo de Sant Jordi
Dozens of stalls are set up every Saturday throughout the year on the tracks of the Hippodrome de Sant Jordi, converted into a popular flea market on the island. The opening hours are every Saturday of the year from 8am to 3pm. This has become a meeting point for residents looking for any second hand items. Bicycles, clothes, plants, tools, books, furniture or shoes are some of the objects that can be found.
In addition, if you are hungry or thirsty you can have lunch in the great hall, with a spectacular view of the sunrise.
The flea market returns to Sant Jordi.
Sant Joan flea market
In the middle of the street, in the small town of Sant Joan, this flea market opens every Sunday from 9am to 4pm. It also offers crafts, art, music performances and seasonal fruits and vegetables grown by local farmers. There are usually live performances and ambient music.
File image of one of the stalls at the Sant Joan street market. | TONI ESCOBAR toni escandell. eivissa
Other markets
Other essential markets in Ibiza, especially if you want to buy organic fruit and vegetables, are the Forada Market, which opens on Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, and the Market Cooperative of Sant Antoni, where a dozen farmers on the island offer products freshly picked from their gardens every Friday morning.
Finally, in the village of Sant Josep different markets are also set up on Saturday mornings with a wide variety of products: vegetables, flowers, jewelry or local handicrafts. In addition, on many occasions culinary demonstrations are held.
For the full article, please visit Diario de Ibiza website here.