fritzy
18-12-2013, 17:08
Hi, I visited Puerto de la cruz last October. Walking around on a Sunday morning I came across the market next to the Botanical Gardens. It was not especially large, but it seemed a really nice little market to me. I am not normally a market sort of person and I have not really enjoyed those I have seen in the south of the island. Not that I have made much of an effort to visit those of late, and things could have changed. They are too busy for my taste. A couple of visits to the one on fridays at the Golf du Sur, and the hippie style one at Medano have been enough to satisfy my curiosity. I do like the farmers market at Las Chafiras though, and really like visiting the large market in santa cruz.
Anyway, the Puerto market by the Botanical Gardens was pleasant to walk around, busy but not too crowded. There was a mix of spanish and non spanish stall holders selling a variety of mostly non food items. As I recall, quite a few craft type stalls with what seemed to me to be very reasonable prices. There were some vegetable stalls as well. Overall an interesting mix.
I spoke to two lovely British ladies who had a stall there. They told me there was another larger market on that day down the hill in Puerto itself. They did tell me where it was, unfortunately I got sidetracked and never got there and have since forgotten. I must have seen a squirrel or something, and run off chasing it.
Anyway, Can anyone tell me where the other Puerto market(s) can be found? Also are there any others I can reasonably get to by bus. I am thinking La Orotava or something. Thanks.
Anyway, the Puerto market by the Botanical Gardens was pleasant to walk around, busy but not too crowded. There was a mix of spanish and non spanish stall holders selling a variety of mostly non food items. As I recall, quite a few craft type stalls with what seemed to me to be very reasonable prices. There were some vegetable stalls as well. Overall an interesting mix.
I spoke to two lovely British ladies who had a stall there. They told me there was another larger market on that day down the hill in Puerto itself. They did tell me where it was, unfortunately I got sidetracked and never got there and have since forgotten. I must have seen a squirrel or something, and run off chasing it.
Anyway, Can anyone tell me where the other Puerto market(s) can be found? Also are there any others I can reasonably get to by bus. I am thinking La Orotava or something. Thanks.