Mercado Municipal de Águilas
The covered municipal market on Calle Canalejas is where Águilas actually shops, a bustling, fragrant hall where fish vendors slap the morning's catch onto ice before it has time to lose its sea-smell. Arrive before 10 am on any weekday and you will find the full theatre of a working Spanish market in full swing.
What to look for
The fish counters are the undisputed stars: look for locally caught dorada (gilt-head bream), salmonetes (red mullet) and the spiny-shelled coquinas (wedge clams) that are a regional obsession, cooked simply in white wine and garlic.
The fruit and vegetable stalls overflow with produce from the Guadalentín valley — fat tomatoes, enormous pimientos de asar and, in late summer, figs so ripe they split open on the tray.
Eating and taking home
A handful of small bars tucked into the market perimeter open for breakfast, serving strong coffee and pan con tomate alongside the noise and bustle — this is the cheapest and most authentic breakfast in town.
For edible souvenirs, pick up a jar of mojama (salt-cured tuna loin), a Murcia speciality that travels well and tastes extraordinary sliced thin over crusty bread with a drizzle of local olive oil.
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