Girls Shopping In Madrid
Madrid is known as a very stylish city, and there's no shortage of shopping areas. Here you'll learn which areas to head to for which styles, and there are details of How To Travel To some of the best shops.
Where To Look For Girls Shopping
Depending on your style, girls shopping in Madrid is available in a few different places. If you are looking for stylish designer goods, then you should go to the Salamanca barrio (district) in the North East of the city. It'll take you about 10 to 15 minutes from the centre on the metro. You'll find, wall to wall boutiques and designer outlets.
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| Shopping at the boutiques in Salamanca district |
Metro: Either Serrano, Velazquez or Goya (Brown Line, L4)
Alternative, younger and funky hippy styles are found in the barrio of Chueca. The main streets to visit are Fuencarral and Calle Hortaleza. They both start at Gran Via, and head up towards the Tribunal area. The further away from Gran Via you get, the more alternative the styles. Towards Tribunal you'll find more shoe shops too.
Metro: Chueca (Green Line, L5) or Tribunal (Dark Blue Line, L10) or (Light Blue Line, L1)
The centre between Gran Via and Puerta de Sol is bursting with more commercial shops that are great for girls shopping, like Mango, Zara, Pimkie, Bershka, H&M (on Gran Via) and the department store El Corte Ingles. You'll also find Top Shop in the Puerta del Sol. The commercial and better known chain store shops such as these tend to have the cheapest prices.
Also head down the Calle Mayor and Calle Arenal directly off Puerta del Sol, and you'll find several women's shops here. On the Arenal, look for 'Blanco' and at Calle Mayor, 37 'Custo Barcelona' - the über trendy store that clothes stars such as Christina Aguilera and Julia Roberts.
Metro: Sol (Red Line, L2), (Yellow Line, L3), (Light Blue Line, L1)
Where To Buy Shoes In Madrid
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| Farrutx stocks high quality shoes and boots |
For top quality shoes spend some time on Calle Serrano in barrio Salamanca. The shop, 'Farrutx' (Serrano, 7) is famous in Madrid for its hand-made shoes. It is very Spanish in style, very elegant, and has prices to match. They open all day from 10:00 - 20:30, although during the peak of summer expect them to be closed from 14:00 - 17:00. (Closed Sunday)
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| There are so many shoes shops to choose from some people have difficulty deciding |
Metro: Serrano (Brown Line, L4)
Calle Augusto Figeroa is where girls shopping takes a turn for the more hip and unusual styles. For the trendiest shoes visit 'Caligae' at number 36. They are open from 10:00 - 14:00 and 17:00 - 20:30 (Not Sunday)
Metro: Chueca (Green Line, L5)
Where To Buy Bags In Madrid
The designer store Carolina Herrera on Calle Serrano, 16 stocks an exclusive selection of bags. It's a girls shopping heaven, and also stocks clothes. (Closed Sunday)
Metro: Serrano (Brown Line, L4) Plus 1 minute walk.
Where To Find The Best Boutiques
Chucu-Chu, on Príncipe de Vergara, 66 and 68, stocks quality handmade clothing for children and teenagers, and maternity clothing.
Metro: Nunez de Balboa (Geen Line, L5) or (Purple Line, L9)
Click here to see our article detailing more boutiques in Madrid
Price Guide
Girls shopping needn't be expensive. As capital cities go, Madrid is fairly cheap. You can buy a skirt in the centre of Madrid in one of the commercial stores such as Pimkie for around €25.00. In barrio Salamanca on the Calle Serrano, prices will be more like €200.00 for a hand-made designer skirt. Shopping in Chueca isn't the cheapest option, but you will find unique styles.
