Do you consider yourself one of the travelers who like to get lost in the crowd while walking along the city streets, and involuntarily look for shops and shops where you can buy original gizmos? The flea markets of Madrid are at your service.
El Rastro Market
This flea market (known to tourists from all over the world; there are about 3,500 stalls) sells old dusty books, maps, cinema products, all kinds of knives and blades from Toledo, silver cutlery, Andalusian lace fans and castanets, paintings, old flamenco recordings, embroidered scarves and shawls from Seville, furniture, tobacco pipes, cores from rare castles, elements of national costume, antique porcelain. Shopping is not the only reason for visiting El Rastro: many flock here to enjoy the theater-like social life.
Jappenin Nuevo Rastro Market
Here, sellers conduct a brisk open-air trade in a variety of fabrics, decorative and folk craft items, antique furniture, designer items, vintage clothing. It should be noted that Jappenin Nuevo Rastro often becomes a place for organizing tasting events, exhibitions and performances.
Cueste de Moyano Flea Market
After walking around 30 stalls, book lovers are unlikely to leave the Cueste de Moyano Flea Market without making a purchase. Their "thirst" is able to quench at least 30,000 book copies related to different branches of literature (humanities and natural sciences). So, here it will be possible to acquire the original works of Shakespeare, Goethe and Wilde. After a successful shopping, travelers are advised to take a break, and at the same time read the purchased "new things" in the Retiro Park.
Puerta de Toledo Flea Market
This site, consisting of long shopping malls, offers art, antique brass, ceramics and other antiques and antiques, or take a break from shopping in one of the nearby bars or restaurants.
Mercado de Motores Market
This flea market takes place at the Museo del Ferrocarril on the second weekend of every month from 11 am to midnight (in the fall-winter season until 10 pm). People flock here to buy jewelry, vintage clothing, all kinds of accessories and original little things.
