Madrid

One of the most daring and dynamic spaces in the city. Besides shops selling clothes, shoes, accessories and decorative items, that will delight the most daring and fashion conscious shoppers, this modern market also offers avant-garde cultural activities on a continuous basis. Frequent disc jockey sessions are put on in the center’s café, and also exhibitions in the art gallery and cinema projections and theater pieces in the old cinema room. The Cinema and activities are open until midnight. Its 3 floors crowded of modern shops are aimed specially for young people.

In addition to the shopping areas below, there are also a great number of H&M, Zara, Mango, and Blanco stores all over Madrid, with high fashion clothes and accessories at a low price.

Sol-Salamanca districts

The most convenient area for tourists is around calle de preciados, between sol and gran vã­a, home to the el corte inglã©s department store, high-street names like zara, gran vã­a 32, h&m, sephora, pimkie. the smartest shopping district is salamanca northeast of the center, around calle serrano. top designer names like chanel, versace, hermã¨s, hugo boss, louis vuitton, giorgio armani, dolce e gabbana and hugo boss, including the fluid fabrics and elegant cuts of spanish designer adolfo domã­nguez, are located on calle ortega y gasset. head for calle serrano for purificaciã³n garcã­a, roberto verino, ermenegildo zegna, loewe, carolina herrera, manolo blanik, cartier, and yves saint laurent. prada is on goya street, and on jorge juan st you can find even more luxury shops.

Chueca and Fuencarral Street Area

This part of the city used to be an abandoned and marginal area. however recently, it has quickly turned into the most avant-garde and modern part of madrid. thanks to the gay community, old shops were taken over and turned into the coolest places of madrid. today it is an example of modernity, a paradise for entertainment where everything is possible. the streets are filled with restaurants, alternative cafã©s and shops, a good example is the market of fuencarral mercado de fuencarral, in spanish a novel shopping center concept. apart from the purely commercial, this area proposes a wide range of gastronomy and party clubs by night in the weekends.

Major credit cards and foreign bank cards are accepted in most stores, but be aware that it is common practice to be asked for photo-ID "D.N.I.". If asked for your DNI present your passport, residency permit or foreign ID card. Basically anything with your photo and name on it will be accepted by most shopkeepers. The signatures on credit cards are usually not checked.

Fantastic outlet in the suburbs of Madrid with villa-like shops. It is part of the Chic Outlet Shopping Villages in Europe which has other villa-like outlets in Paris, Barcelona, Dublin, London, Milan, Brussels, Frankfurt, and Munich. (http://www.chicoutletshop...) offers up to 60% off in over 100 luxury brands such as Bally, Burberry, Hugo Boss Man and Woman, Pepe Jeans, Loewe, Desigual, Camper, Tommy Hilfiger and Versace. In Las Rozas Village you can also find some coffee places like Starbucks and a few bars. It takes around 40 minutes to get there by car from the center of Madrid. A fantastic experience for a warm Sunday afternoon.