Calle Preciados, Calle Carmen, and Gran Via are the three most important shopping streets of Madrid. Calle Carretas is famous for its cheap fashion shops.
It’s not a secret that clothes and shoes are a bit cheaper in Madrid as in other European cities. But of course there are also many other fancy and expensive shops in Spains capital, which makes the shopping tour to an unforgetable adventure.
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Second hand clothes can be found every Sunday at Madrids biggest flea market called “Rastro”.
Books, records, and cd’s about the Spanish national dance “Flamenco” can be found in the Flamenco shop “El Flamenco Vive”, which is located in Conde de Lemos 7. A big book and music shop exists in Preciados 28 (Metro 3 and 5: Callao).
Chocolate and candy lovers will find their favourite shops in Orellana 4 and Carrera San Jeronimo 30.
Solid food like ham and sausges can be found in the little butchers shop “Gondiaz”. Gondiaz has the reputation of having Spains best ham. The shop is located close to the kings palace on the “Plaza de la Marina Espanola 7″.
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Family tradition since 1895 is still alive in the wine store of Mariano Madrueno. The wine paradise of Spains capital is located in Postigo de San Martin 3.
If you are dreaming to buy some special olive oils in Madrid, you should go to the metro station Alonso Martinez, and look out for the shop “Patrimonio Comunal Olivarero” in Mejia Lequerica 1. This shop offers more than 150 different types of olive oils.
Art galleries are at home in the districts of Huertas and Lavapies. Usually close to museums. In Lavapies the most important gallery shopping street is the “Calle Doctor Fourquet”. “Calle San Pedro” is the place to be in Huertas.
Madrids biggest shopping mall is “El Corte Ingles” in Sol district. The supply is just overwhelming.
There are also a lot of art handicraft shops and jewellers. The most important ones can be found in Madrids centre, the Sol district.