Why Visit a Lake Garda Markets
If you like shopping then a visit to one of the many Lake Garda markets is an experience that you shouldn’t miss. A Lake Garda market is a bustling, noisy and colourful place, where a cocktail of sumptuous food aromas attack the senses and make your mouth water. In most of the larger Lake Garda towns and some of the smaller ones the weekly market is noisy and colourful place where old customs thrive.
It is still a major part of Italian culture for the locals to visit the weekly market and it provides the opportunity to keep up two more very Italian customs……to be a food critic and to haggle. In Lake Garda the locals are joined by the tourists
One thing I love about Italians is there passion for all things Italian. While it may mean that they miss out on many of the world wide foods that we now take for granted, it ensures that local and traditional Italian produce and recipes survive through the centuries.
What you can buy at a Lake Garda Market
The vendors are very proud of their products and will often allow you to ‘try before you buy’, whilst providing as much information about their products as you will allow them to.
Lake Garda markets aren’t just food markets, you can buy anything from a hair grip to a white truffle. You’ll find stylish Italian shoes and leather goods, pottery, tapestry, clothing, bric a brac and household gadgets…which means a Lake Garda market is the perfect place to purchase the latest Italian fashion, something for your home, a memento of your holiday or a gift for someone back home. For me…..it’s always the food.
All in all a visit to a Lake Garda market is one of the things to do on any Lake Garda holiday.
Check out the list below to discover on which day is the market in the town closest to you. Also check out the blog area to discover Lake Garda summer events where you can experience shopping at a colourful, open-air market….quite often under the stars.
Your Nearest Lake Garda Market
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What month do markets start in Riva del garda
Hi Dots,
The markets run all year round.
Ciao
Roy
We will be in Riva. From 27th May to 3rd June. What day is market in Riva.? Thank you
Market day in Riva is on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month,
In lake Garda Friday 2 June till wed. 7 th. Will miss my Thursday market at bardilino that I love. Interested in the shopping under the stars. Please can you tell me more about it between these dates. Thank you
Hi Julie,
I’m as yet unaware of shopping under the stars in Bardolino during your dates, there is however shopping under the stars in Manerba if you want to make the trip across
Is Shopping under the Stars just on June 6, or is it every Tuesday? We are visiting June 8-15.
Hi Jenni, yes ‘Shopping Under The Stars’ in Manerba is on every Tuesday evening throughout the summer.
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Please can you let me know if there is a market on tomorrow any where? We are staying in sirmione and are due to leave tomorrow afternoon. Also, where is best to shop, I have stayed in Garda before and prefer the shops there to Sirmione but wondered if somewhere else would be better?
Thank you
Hi Amanda,
There is a market in Desenzano tomorrow. Desenzano also has great shops and a shopping center. There is also Leone which is a shopping mall just south of the town….it has fantastic shops.
Hi, my wife and I will be around Lake Garda between the 28/06 until the 04/07.
What markets would you recommend?
thank you 🙂
Hi Noy, the full list of markets is on the page, they are all fairly similar so it depends where you are staying. I like the markets in Salo, Peschiera and Desenzano….but I’m sure all the others are just as good. You must keep an eye on the Love Lake Garda events calendar as some towns have weekly or monthly evening markets during the summer such as Shopping sotto le stelle in Manerba. Hope this helps. Roy
We have been in Moniga del Garda many times before and they had an evening market. Now we just arrived and I can’t find that they have this, only Monday 8 am to 1 pm. Do they have an evening market? If they do, when?
Hi Linda, I’m not sure about the evening market in Moniga but I know of shopping sotto le stelle, every Tuesday in Manerba. Hope this helps, roy
Hi!
We are staying in Bardolino this August and want to know if there are any night markets? Particularly on Thursday or Saturday night?
Thanks!
Suzanne
Hi Suzanne, I’m unaware of any up and coming evening markets in Bardolino, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any. Try contacting the local Bardolino tourist office.
Are there any markets on Sundays?
Hi Karen, there are no weekly markets on a Sunday. There maybe ad hoc artisan markets, you will need to check at your local tourist office.
Hi – can you give me information about where in Salo is the location for the weekly market on Saturdays? Kindest wishes and regards
Hi Gudrun,
The market is very big and you won’t fail to find it as it is very busy……just follow the locals. It is close to the football stadium and also the big Italmark supermercato.
Hi, just wondering what evening markets are happening down in the Southern half of the lake from now to the weekend please? I.e. Thu/Fri/Sat evenings?
Thank you!
John
Sorry John,
The only evening markets I’m aware of are Manerba on Tuesday and Desenzano on Wednesday. Mi dispiace
OK – thank you for the quick response!
What time do the markets start in the morning pls
Markets start around 7.00am
Are the markets in Bardolino, Lasize and Torbole open all yaer round? We will be there in the first half of November. What can we expect to find in these markets? Are there any antique markets?
Hi Lori, I’m certain that the weekly town markets are all year round. I know for certain that the markets in Salò and Desenzano are so I think the others will also be.
My mum is in a wheelchair. Would the market at Salo be ok for her? Is it located near the ferry port?
Hi Jean, the market would be fine, can get very busy though so perhaps go early or late, finishes around 1pm. Its at the opposite end of Salò to the ferry terminal.
Hi my husband uses a motorised scooter due to a lung condition. Should he be able to take the scooter on the ferry? Also is the market close to the port in Bardolino? Many thanks
Hi Shauna, I believe that the motor scooter can go on to some of the boats but not all, you would need to check with the ticket office in your town. The Bardolino market is not too far from the ferry point. Hope this helps. Roy
Hi I’m try to find a fresh flower wholesaler any we’re between bergamo and riva ? I do not want plants I need fresh cut flowers but am struggling to find we’re i can buy them as I have a wedding that I am the florist to do at lake Garda ? Is there a market with fresh flowers !? Thankyou
Hi Dulcie, sorry I missed this, technical issues with website 😩. Did you find what you was looking for?
We are considering staying at Lake Garda Oct 20-23 but I am concerned about it being closed for the season and iffy weather. What do you recommend in terms of if this is a good this time of year for Lake Garda and, if so, where would be a good base city and places to visit? We will not have a car… traveling in from Venice by train.
Thank you
Hi, the weather can often be quite pleasant at this time of the year, sunny and low to mid 20’s…but obviously that’s not guaranteed. Usually most things will be open in October but not sure in this current climate? There is a direct rail link ti Venice and Milan from Desenzano and Peschiera on the south coast of the lake. Hope this helps…Roy