Experiences & Workshops

Guided Visit to the Fish Auction

⭐ Local Gem Free

📅 19 Jun 2026 · Palamós

Watch Palamos's working fish auction live through the gallery window while a guide explains how the auction works, the local fleet, the species crossing the conveyor and how prices are set, tracing the catch from sea to plate. A small-scale insider experience by the port.

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When
19 Jun 2026
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Where
Espai del Peix / Museu de la Pesca, Zona Portuària, Moll Pesquer, Palamós · Palamós
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Price
3.50 euros (under 4s free)
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Happens
regular (weekday afternoons in season) (seasonal)
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Most of us only ever meet fish on a plate or behind glass at the market. Here you get the bit in between. When the Palamos fleet comes in each afternoon, the catch hits a conveyor belt on the auction floor and prices are set in seconds by the buyers who know exactly what they're after. You watch the whole thing from a big window at the Espai del Peix, with a guide talking you through who's bidding, why one box goes for more than the next, and which boats brought what in.

It's short, about half an hour, and not a polished show but a real working auction. Bring a few euros in change; it's 3.50 a head, and the under-fours go free. A genuinely good way to see how the port actually earns its keep.

Source: https://infopalamos.cat/esdeveniment/visita-guiada-a-la-subhasta-del-peix-86/

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