by: Madrid Visitors & Convention Bureau
You can find just about everything in Madrid. People have come to the city in search of the sophisticated, the unique, or even the eccentric. Variety is the essence of shopping in the city: from the elegance and flair of the shops in the Salamanca district to the hip, alternative clothing of Fuencarral Street. Madrid transcends fashion; its style cannot be defined. It is said that the city is the sum of all trends – an amazing, living collage.
MADRID SHOP
The Tourism Information Centre at Casa de la Panaderia on Plaza Mayor sells items related to the city under the brand ¡Madrid!. It features books on the history of the city, its architecture and museums as well as t-shirts and CDs with tunes inspired by the capital.
MADRID FOR YOU: SHOPPING
Download this leaflet with all the information you need on the best shopping in Madrid and discover all the stores housed in the city, from markets, shopping malls and antique fairs to the Madrid Shop and the museums’ shops!
EL RASTRO FLEA MARKET
Come rain or shine, Madrid’s renowned flea market is held every Sunday morning and on public holidays. Many of the roads in the city center are closed to traffic as they fill up with stalls selling everything from antiques and trinkets to clothes and CDs.
CALLE DE SERRANO (SALAMANCA DISTRICT)
Calle Serrano’s revamped look has opened up a world of new possibilities in the city’s best known shopping thoroughfare. The new wider pavements now make strolling along the street and window-shopping even more of a delight.
CALLE JORGE JUAN
Take a stroll down Calle Jorge Juan and around the general vicinity and you will find interesting characters, businesses, restaurants and terraces oozing personality and charm. This is a vibrant thoroughfare in the ever-booming Salamanca district.
HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD ESTABLISHMENTS
The streets of Madrid city center hide some stores which have been there for more than a century. These are chemists, taverns, patisseries, and other establishments which form part of the capital´s history, and still continue to run their business in our 21st century Madrid.
TRIBALL, A BOOMING NEIGHBOURHOOD
We join Spanish top model Almudena Fernandez on a tour around Triball, a series of streets that maintain the essence of Madrid’s deepest tradition and back on to Gran Via. This revamped area has opened to new designers, gourmet shops and unique restaurants.
LAS SALESAS DISTRICT: THE GREAT SEDUCTION
Since the 1970s, the area surrounding the old Salesas Reales has been accommodating original and unique shops, art galleries, restaurants and cafés. They are chic and trendy, elegant and fun; and Las Salesas has become one of the most exclusive areas in the city.
