If you miss out on Spanish street markets whilst you're in Spain then you are willingly depriving yourself of one of the more interesting experiences. If you're normally addicted to boot sales then you can get some relief by taking a walk around a Rastro (this is a sort of Flea Market).

Most Rastros take place on a Sunday (there are one or two exceptions and Calpe is one of them (it's every Wednesday).

Email the Calpe Tourist Information Office (see link at the bottom of this page for an easy-to-use email address listing) for a map of Calpe.

Calpe also has a regular street  market every Saturday ...during the warmer months this maket is peppered with stalls selling tourist trinkets ...so, if you've got to get something for auntie Doris, why not combine it with a little fun?

This web site just happens to sport probably the most comprehensive listing of Spanish open-air markets  that you can find online (see link below)

Here's a few tips for making your way around Spanish markets:

Except on stalls selling food, fruit and vegetables, never accept the first price you are quoted. You may hope you can pass yourself off as a local ex-pat ...but you won't!

If a price seems too high then it probably is ...don't pay it. Some market traders love ripping off tourists.

Markets are happy hunting grounds for two kinds of parasites: Pickpockets (always have your handbag wedged tightly under your arm and wallet in your hand. You will also be accosted by professional beggars. I have watched them target tourists specifically and I see the same faces at venues 50 miles apart ...and they all have the same whining tone when they are after your holiday money. They disappear during the privations of Winter ...you work it out!