Every year, around the first decade of January, sales start in Madrid, and things can be bought at ridiculous prices. As a rule, everything starts with the sales in small shops, then large retail chains announce the beginning of discounts. Approximately to the beginning of February, prices are reduced to the maximum. In the warm season for shopping in Europe should be sent around the beginning of July, when prices once again just hides before our eyes.
Shops and markets in Madrid
The most original and memorable place for shopping is the Barrio de Chueca quarter. It is there where you will find shops and boutiques with things that are not sold anywhere else: very unusual outfits from different materials and shoes of absolutely unimaginable form.
A little walk in search of extravagant things can be done on the Mercado de Fuencarral market, where clothes from ultra-modern designers are presented. Things, of course, quality, but, as they say, an amateur.
Some markets in Madrid are real legends not only of Spain, but of the whole world. To such you can safely refer Rasto to his Sunday shops, where you will find unique antique brooches and ornaments. For those who go for shopping in Madrid for vintage things, Rasto will offer clothes and exclusive accessories in a wide range.
Something exclusive and expensive can be bought in Madrid in boutiques that are located in the neighborhood of the Bario de Salamanca. Famous elite brands Versace, Valentino and Giorgio Armani peacefully coexist with Spanish brands of the same level.
Outlet in Madrid
In the suburbs of Madrid, in outlets shopping is no less entertaining. In Las Rosas Village there are many shops of famous Spanish brands and world brands. In the outlet of Madrid, even last year's collections disperse at lightning speed, as discounts there reach 70%. Every year the territory is gradually expanding and new boutiques are appearing, and for the comfort of tourists there are provided cozy cafes and special children's playgrounds.
And in the end, it is worth noting that shopping in Madrid is difficult to imagine without a hike in shoe shops and markets. On the street Augusto Figueroa there are shoe shops, in which an incredible variety of models and quite democratic prices. And the lowest prices for shoes you will find in the market Zapatos Guerrilleros: shoes there are actually cheap, but at the same time very high-quality. And to make shopping in Madrid memorable for a long time, be sure to visit the Plaza Mayor - there is the very same shop where you will find real espadrilles, very fashionable this season.