This is the fruit and vegetable stall (located at the east end of the market) that we use all the…read moretime in Vilanova: the produce always seems fresh (and certainly lasts a lot longer than in the UK) and properly ripe, and provides astonishing value compared with the UK. The staff are very friendly jolly, in fact - and helpful, and if you do a major shop (5 Euros or so), they'll give regulars a big bunch of parsley for free. They tend to sell only local produce - so they don't sell pineapples, for example. There are, of course, other options, so if you want something a bit different, it's always worth looking at some of the other stalls.

Gust Bo ('good taste' in Catalan) is a wonderful, small chain of greengrocers, offering a dizzying…read morearray of fruit and vegetables, dedicated to ensuring you get your five portions a day. They supply hotels and restaurants as well as the public through their 3 shops (Vilanova, Castelldefels and Sitges), and they have a delivery service. (The Vilanova store is larger with a much better range than the other two stores.) It's unmissable with its chirpy flourescent orange, green and purple fascia. Prices are a little higher than the market, but their range is much larger - great for exotic fruit and different types of fresh mushrooms. They also have a limited range of preserved fruit and veg, and dried herbs and spices. The shops are open throughout the siesta. They have a wonderfully jolly and informative web-site, in Catalan, Spanish and English versions, with lots of photographs, vegetarian recipes, dietary information and details of what fruit and veg are available at any one time. And more of those bright colours!