Alcaicería Granada is a historic network of narrow lanes known for Granadan crafts, while Mercado de San Agustín is a traditional produce market on Plaza de San Agustín. Both sit in Granada’s city centre, so you can compare a craft-market quarter with a food-market setting in one short outing on foot.
- Alcaicería: Nasrid-style lanes and shops selling crafts and souvenirs.
- Mercado de San Agustín: A traditional produce market with fruit and vegetable stalls nearby.
- Location: Both are listed among Granada city-centre points of interest.
- Hours: San Agustín’s listed schedules vary by season; the Alcaicería has no single schedule for the whole area.
Two different kinds of market
Alcaicería is a historic craft-market quarter, while Mercado de San Agustín is a traditional produce market.
The Ayuntamiento de Granada describes the Alcaicería as the former Arab silk market: a network of narrow streets where silk was made and sold, and where visiting merchants stayed in inns. Its historic extent ran from Plaza Nueva to Plaza Bib-Rambla in the centre of the Islamic medina. The city identifies its architectural style as Nasrid.
San Agustín offers a different kind of market visit. It stands on Plaza de San Agustín, behind Gran Vía, and is described by Granada’s tourism information as a traditional produce market. Fruit and vegetable stalls also extend around the market towards Plaza de la Romanilla and Pescadería.
Both appear on the official map of Granada’s city centre. The map describes this central area as the flattest part of Granada and the most accessible for people with reduced mobility.
What to look for at the Alcaicería
Look for Granadan crafts such as Fajalauza pottery and taracea wood inlay among the Alcaicería’s shops.
The Ayuntamiento lists both crafts alongside numerous souvenir shops. The lanes recall the area’s earlier role as a place for silk production and trade, but its present-day appeal is in browsing the range of local craft goods and souvenirs.
The historic quarter’s former reach between Plaza Nueva and Plaza Bib-Rambla gives you a useful sense of its place in the old medina. You can also pair a visit with the nearby Catedral de Granada or the Royal Chapel, both central landmarks.
Visiting Mercado de San Agustín
Mercado de San Agustín is the better fit if you want to see a traditional produce market and its surrounding stalls.
The market’s address is Plaza de San Agustín, s/n. The nearby fruit and vegetable stalls reach towards Plaza de la Romanilla and Pescadería, giving the market area a wider footprint than the market building alone.
Granada’s tourism page for Mercado San Agustín Gourmet also describes a venue offering more than 600 varieties of food prepared on site, plus a heated terrace and public parking on the lower level. Check the details before planning around these facilities, as opening and service information can change.
For a broader walk through the centre, the two markets can fit into a day that also includes other central sights. See this walkable one-day Granada route for another way to connect city-centre stops.
Walking between the markets
Both markets are central Granada points of interest, but the available official map information does not confirm a specific walking route between them.
The official centre map places Alcaicería and San Agustín Market among the area’s listed points of interest. It also names Plaza Bib-Rambla, a historic endpoint of the Alcaicería, in its centre-area listings. Use a current map to choose your route and check access conditions as you go.
tuGuest Elvira Suites is about a 9-minute walk from Granada city centre, making it a practical base for a central outing. For a change of pace, the city-centre walk can also connect with other sights featured in the one-day Granada guide.
Hours and practical checks
San Agustín’s listed hours differ between winter and summer, while the Alcaicería has no single trading schedule for the whole area.
The Ayuntamiento de Granada lists Mercado de San Agustín’s winter hours as Monday to Friday, 9:00–14:00 and 17:00–20:00, and Saturday, 9:00–14:00. Its summer schedule is Monday to Friday, 9:00–14:00 and 17:30–20:30, with Saturday hours of 9:00–14:00. A separate city-tourism description gives only weekday morning opening and no exact times, so verify the details before setting out.
The Alcaicería information does not give opening days or hours for the quarter as a whole. Individual shops may not share one schedule. Before you go, check the official site of the Ayuntamiento de Granada for current market information.
FAQs
What is Alcaicería in Granada?
It is a historic network of narrow streets that served as Granada’s former Arab silk market. The Ayuntamiento identifies its architectural style as Nasrid.
What can you find at the Alcaicería?
The Ayuntamiento lists Fajalauza pottery, taracea wood inlay and numerous souvenir shops among its offerings.
Where is Mercado de San Agustín?
It is at Plaza de San Agustín, s/n, behind Gran Vía. Nearby produce stalls extend towards Plaza de la Romanilla and Pescadería.
Can you visit both markets on foot?
Both are listed as city-centre points of interest, but the official map information does not specify a route or confirm access conditions between them.