Markets

La Mola Craft Market (Hippy Market)

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📅 17 Jun–12 Oct 2026 · Platja de Migjorn area

Formentera's most famous and authentic open-air craft market, held every Wednesday and Sunday afternoon in the hilltop village of El Pilar de la Mola near Platja de Migjorn. Certified local artisans sell handmade fashion, jewellery and woodwork while live music plays in the square and nearby bar terraces buzz.

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When
17 Jun 2026 – 12 Oct 2026
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Where
El Pilar de la Mola (main square) · Platja de Migjorn area
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Price
Free entry
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Happens
Wednesdays and Sundays, May 1 to Oct 12
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This is the market that started Formentera's whole hippy reputation back in the seventies, when artists and makers first set up stalls in the square at El Pilar de la Mola. It still runs on that spirit. You'll find woven baskets, espadrilles, leather, hand-blown glass, ceramics and jewellery, much of it made by the people selling it, with a heartening lack of mass-produced tat. Wednesday and Sunday afternoons are the days, and the place fills up as the heat eases off.

Live music usually plays in the central square, and the bars around the edge throw their terraces open, so it's easy to settle in with a drink and watch the crowd drift by. It's as much a meeting point as a shopping trip. Entry is free, and the hilltop setting makes the drive out worth it on its own.

Source: https://www.formentera.es/en/explore/places-of-interest/craft-markets/

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