What day is market day? Where is the local market located in the resort? Is it worth visiting?
If you are asking these questions before or during your vacation in Greece - you are in the right place. We have prepared the most detailed guide through market days and locations in Greece, in popular resorts across Greece.
From northern Greece to the Ionian islands, this guide helps you find the nearest market, learn when it is open, and take the opportunity to buy fresh fruits, vegetables, olives, spices, cheese, honey, as well as clothing, toys, and local products - often at prices much lower than in supermarkets.

Where and when is the market in popular resorts in Greece?

Thessaloniki region

Perea – Monday (upper part of Perea) and Friday (towards Epivates)
Epanomi – Wednesday
Agia Triada – Tuesday
Nea Michaniona – Thursday
Nea Vrasna and Asprovalta – Monday (between these two places, by the highway)
Stavros – Thursday (old part of Stavros)

Halkidiki - market days

Kassandra

Kassandreia – Tuesday
Nea Kalikratia – Tuesday
Nea Moudania – Wednesday (at the bus station)
Nea Triglia – Monday
Polychrono, Pefkohori, Hanioti, Kallithea - do not have a market, but there are bakeries and trucks with fruits and vegetables.

Sithonia

Neos Marmaras – Thursday (at the port). More here.
Nikiti – Friday (old town). More about market in Nikiti here.
Agios Nikolaos – Thursday
Sikia – Saturday
Ormilia – Monday
Polygyros – Saturday

Athos and surrounding areas

Nea Roda – Wednesday
Ierissos – Tuesday
Arnea – Wednesday (village in the inland).

Olympus region and surroundings

Nei Pori – Friday (at the Luna Park)
Katerini – Wednesday and Saturday (Saturdays at the bus station, Wednesdays at the park with fountains)
Leptokarya – Tuesday (upper part of the town, parallel to the railway)
Litochoro – Monday (at the school in the center)
Korinos - Thursday

Market days on islands and other parts of Greece

Northeastern Greece

Thassos - Prinos – Monday. Thassos island has only one market, in Prinos, and you can read more about it here.
Kavala (city) – Saturday (at the Luna Park)

Ionian coast and islands

Lefkada - Lefkas – Saturday (street across from the marina entrance)
Corfu - Corfu town – covered market, open daily, near the New Fortress
Kefalonia - Argostoli – market along the coast
Zakynthos - Zante town - Saturdays, Mondays, and Thursdays (at the marina, right next to the main port).
Parga – Monday and Friday (across from the police station, near the store “Lakis”)
Preveza - Saturdays (location near the stadium, Eptanisou street).

Central Greece

Evia - Istiea – Monday (11 km from Pefki)
Volos – every day except Sunday; Monday and Thursday in Nea Ionia, other days in the city
Larissa – Tuesday

Thessaly

Trikala - Trikala – Monday, city center; Saturday, at the train station
Kalampaka – Friday, city center (famous town below Meteora)
Karditsa - Wednesday, city center

Western Macedonia

Kastoria - Wednesday and Saturday, city center.
Argos Orestiko (small town right next to Kastoria) - Tuesday, city center;

Central Macedonia

Kilkis - Saturday, city center

Markets in Thessaloniki?

If you are in Thessaloniki and want to shop at the market, which we highly recommend for the diverse and very affordable shopping, you can check when and where they are held in our text here: Guide to markets in Thessaloniki - where to buy local products. Since green markets are not stationary but are in a different part of the city every day, the list is too long for this text, so you can check the exact schedule in the text above.
There are also stationary markets, and we suggest you visit one in the city center, at Aristotle’s Square - Kapani Market.

How to find a market in the place where you are vacationing?

Here are a few tips:

  • Markets are usually organized in larger parking lots, squares, near ports, or sports fields.
  • Ask local residents, bakers, or fruit vendors - everyone knows when market day is.
  • In many places, fruit vendors drive trucks through settlements - especially if there is no organized market.

Why visit the local market?

Markets in Greece are not just a place to shop - it is an experience of local life. There are people, dialects, scents, and flavors that a supermarket cannot offer. Tourists love them because of:

  • lower prices of fresh products
  • local specialties (cheese, olives, spices)
  • affordable clothing and accessories
  • authentic contact with Greek culture

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