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Shopping in Madrid
Shopping districts in Madrid are pretty defined. The biggest range of stores are along Gran Vía and around Puerta del Sol, which is where the department stores - such as El Corte Inglés - have their main branches. For fashion ( moda ), the smartest addresses are c/Serrano, c/Goya and c/Velázquez, north of the Retiro, while more alternative designers are to be found in Malasaña and Chueca (c/Almirante, especially). The antiques trade is centred down towards the Rastro, on and around c/Ribera de Curtidores, or in the Puerta de Toledo shopping centre (Métro: Puerta de Toledo), while for general weirdness , it's hard to beat the shops just off Plaza Mayor, where luminous saints rub shoulders with surgical supports and fascist memorabilia. The cheapest, trashiest souvenirs can be collected at the Todo a Cien ("Everything at 100ptas") shops scattered all over the city. If you want international or speciality shops, head for Madrid 2, a huge hypermarket next to Métro: Barrio de Pilar or the upmarket ABC Serrano at c/Serrano 61 and Paseo de la Castellana 34 (Métro: Nuñez de Balboa).
Most areas of the city have their own mercados del barrio - indoor markets , devoted mainly to food. Among the best and most central are those in Plaza San Miguel (just west of Plaza Mayor); La Cebada in Plaza de la Cebada (Métro: La Latina); Antón Martín in c/Santa Isabel (Métro: Antón Martín); behind the Gran Vía in Plaza de Mostenses (Métro: Plaza de España); on c/Gravina in Chueca (Métro: Chueca); on c/Barceló in Malasaña (Métro: Tribunal); and Maravillas in c/Bravo Murillo 122 (Métro: Cuatro Caminos). The city's biggest market is, of course, El Rastro - the flea market - which takes place on Sundays in La Latina, south of Plaza Mayor. Other specialized markets include a second-hand book market on the Cuesta de Moyano, at the southwest corner of El Retiro.
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