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Mercat de Sineu
Sineu · Every Wednesday
40 min drive from Palma
The oldest market on the island, established by royal decree in 1306 — and still the only one with a functioning livestock section every Wednesday morning.
Visit activity →There is a Mallorca that rises early, raffia bag in hand, and goes to market. Not the souvenir market, not the one for Instagram photos: the real one, where the pagesa from Sencelles explains why this year the ramellet tomatoes are smaller and the butcher keeps the good sobrassada under the counter. These markets remain the commercial and social heart of the towns of the Pla and the Serra, and of Palma neighbourhoods like Santa Catalina or Pere Garau. We have ranked seven of the best by day of the week, atmosphere and produce. At number one, the Mercat de Sineu: the oldest on the island, founded by royal privilege of Jaume II in 1306, and the only one that still keeps a live livestock section every Wednesday morning. If you only go to one, make it that — but ideally, go to them all.
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Mercat de Santa María del Camí
Santa María del Camí · Every Sunday
20 min drive
The biggest Sunday concentration — more than 500 stalls of produce, seeds, livestock and flowers spread across Plaça Nova. Arrive before 9:00.
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Mercat de Pollença
Pollença · 21 – 21 May
1 hr drive
The Sunday ritual of the north: 300 stalls ringing Plaça Major with Mallorcan and Menorcan cheeses, olives and sobrassada.
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Mercat d'Inca
Inca · Every Thursday
30 min drive
The Thursday heavyweight — Mallorca's leather capital combines 300 produce stalls with traditional artisan footwear and avarcas.
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Mercat de Pere Garau
Palma · city centre · Every Wednesday
Where Palma's chefs and grandmothers really shop. Four mornings a week of fish, charcuterie and produce with no tourist varnish.
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Mercat de Manacor
Manacor · Every Monday
50 min drive
Monday morning in the east — produce in Plaça de les Verdures, artisans through the pedestrian centre, plants scattered in between.
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Mercat de Santa Catalina
Palma · Santa Catalina · Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
Palma's oldest municipal market, open Monday to Saturday — fishmongers, wine bars and tapas counters under one historic roof.
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