Shopping in Madrid – Streets, Markets and Outlets

Sol-Preciados-Carmen area is the beating heart of downtown Madrid, a lively and bustling shopping zone where you can find fashion, footwear and accessories stores, as well as department stores, century-old stores and spaces dedicated to new technologies. 

A little further west, Mayor-Arenal, around Arenal Street and the picturesque streets that surround the Plaza Mayor, with fashion and accessories brands, artisan workshops and auctions, an ideal place to find antiques, vintage objects and collectibles.

Gran Vía, one of the most emblematic streets in Madrid, is a hive of commercial activity, with large fashion chains, jewelry stores, shoe stores and bookstores that mix with theaters, cinemas and restaurants.

In the Barrio de Las Letras, the cobblestone streets and historic buildings are home to fashion and decoration stores, as well as bookstores and art galleries.

To the south of the city, Embajadores-Rastro-Lavapiés, is home to El Rastro, an open-air market held on Sundays along the Ribera de Curtidores Street, it is an ideal place to find all kinds of items, from antiques to clothing secondhand.

To the west of the city, Conde Duque is a bohemian and artistic neighborhood where you can find artists' workshops, small fashion and record stores. 

Princesa-Argüelles, around Princesa and Alberto Aguilera streets, is a very commercial area with the main fashion chains, shoe stores, jewelry stores and department stores.

To the north of Gran Vía we find Chamberí, a quiet and residential neighborhood with traditional and modern shops. 

Chueca-Malasaña-Fuencarral is a cosmopolitan and multicultural neighborhood where you can find fashion, decoration shops, bookstores and bars.

Las Salesas is an elegant and chic neighborhood with charming establishments and multi-brand stores. It is the bohemian alternative to the Salamanca neighborhood, with spaces for fashion designer, beauty, decoration and art.

In the east of the city, Goya-Alcalá-Felipe II is a commercial area with a wide range of shops, from pastry shops to markets. Alcalá and Goya streets have a wide variety of fashion brands, shopping centers and department stores. 

The Salamanca neighborhood, Madrid's Golden Mile, is the home of the largest national and international fashion brands. The most cutting-edge designers exhibit their proposals next to restaurants, shoe stores, jewelry stores and department stores along Claudio Coello, José Ortega y Gasset, Jorge Juan and Serrano streets.

To the north of the beltways is Bravo Murillo, a busy street with small shops and markets, which offers an economical alternative to the more exclusive shopping areas.

To the east of Bravo Murillo stands AZCA-Castellana, the financial center of Madrid, with stores from the most popular fashion chains, shopping centers and department stores with luxury brands and exclusive services.

The region of Madrid complements its enormous shopping offer with outlets, stores that sell clothes, accessories and more items at a special price. These are usually products in stock or out of season that different brands offer at reduced prices to speed up their sale.

Las Rozas Village is one of the most popular outlet spaces in the region. It has a large area full of boulevards, outdoor spaces and a multitude of brand stores offering items at bargain prices. The shopping experience is complemented by a wide range of restaurants and leisure activities, including an agenda of events, such as concerts and entertainment for the whole family.

Also in the municipality of Las Rozas is Las Rozas The Style Outlets. It was the first space of its kind to open in Spain and has around 40 stores offering great discounts.

In San Sebastián de los Reyes is located San Sebastián de los Reyes The Style Outlets, another space of the same category that houses up to 120 special stores in its large leisure center. Restaurants, cafeterias and even a bowling alley complement the shopping day. Getafe The Style Outlets is a similar space of the same company located in the municipality of Getafe, in the southern area of Madrid.

Also in the southern area is Sambil Outlet, one of the largest outlets, with 40,000 square meters that house a multitude of stores, restaurants and large multiplex cinemas. It is located in the municipality of Leganés.

Fifty Outlet has several outlet centers throughout the region, in municipalities such as Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Torrejón de Ardoz and Alcorcón.

In the capital there are numerous outlet stores scattered throughout several shopping areas that offer great discounts on their products. Salvador Bachiller Outlet, Il Grifone, Daviddelfín or Dayton Outlet are some examples. They offer everything from haute couture items, items that have been paraded on fashion catwalks or quality second-hand clothes at great discounts.

Time goes by and they continue in the streets of Madrid, they are establishments that take us to another time. Taverns, restaurants, stores of all kinds of goods, apothecaries or bookstores that are part of the living history of this Community, with a mixture of tradition and modernity that has allowed them to adapt to the passage of time.

Their concentration is very large in the central streets such as Arenal, Carretas, Mayor, Carmen and Preciados, where they are still standing, surrounded by large national and international firms.

The most modern, bohemian and avant-garde design has its space in Madrid. We find it in the neighborhoods of Malasaña, Chueca, Triball and Salesas. Here opens up a whole range of possibilities and a whole world for shopping. We reveal all the secrets of the avant-garde of Madrid.

El Rastro is the flea market par excellence, its origin dates back to the Middle Ages and today it is one of the icons of the capital. Come on a Sunday to the neighborhood of La Latina, around the Plaza de Cascorro and you will find stalls with stamps, jewelry, ethnic clothing, fans, movie posters, vinyl records of Spanish discography of all time, the smell of leather Moroccan crafts, collectibles of all kinds, and much more.

Madrid is the second best European shopping destination due to its cultural, hotel and transport offerings, varied shopping options and ease of shopping thanks to flexible opening hours - shops and shopping centers are open on Sundays and holidays, bringing life to the streets.

These routes through Madrid have a great differentiating value compared to what we can find in other European capitals: exclusive Made in Spain design, tradition combined with modernity, authenticity and sustainability. And this, through a tour of the best and most outstanding Spanish designer fashion. On this route, in which 43 ateliers, boutiques and flagship stores of leading Spanish designers participate, buyers will be able to enjoy totally unique experiences: appointments with the designers themselves to discover the new collections, the possibility of trying on catwalk and archive pieces of the brands or access to the workshops to see the preparations for the next catwalk.

The most central neighborhoods bring together the spaces where designers work, show and sell their creations: Austrias, Chamberí, Chueca, Conde Duque, La Latina, Salamanca, Tetuán, Sol and Salesas.