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.

Shopping at the boutiques in Salamanca district
Shopping at the boutiques in Salamanca district

metroMetro: 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.

metroMetro: 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.

metroMetro: Sol (Red Line, L2), (Yellow Line, L3), (Light Blue Line, L1)


Where To Buy Shoes In Madrid

Farrutx stocks high quality shoes and boots
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)

There are so many shoes shops to choose from some people have difficulty deciding
There are so many shoes shops to choose from some people have difficulty deciding

metroMetro: 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)

metroMetro: 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)

metroMetro: 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.

metroMetro: 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.


The Best Shopping Route For Girls

Girls shopping in Madrid is best enjoyed if you stick to one area. Salamanca, to the north east of the centre caters for the jetset crowd, and has Madrid's equivalent to Bond Street in the form of Calle Serrano. Girls can find alternative styles in Chueca, and the best value stores are right in the centre near the Puerta del Sol.

Click here to read about dress code in Madrid



Tourist Transport Pass

Madrid Tourist Travel Pass gives you free unlimited transport on the Madrid metro underground, buses and trains in the city centre. The Tourist Travel Pass is a convenient and trouble-free way for you to travel around Madrid centre without having to worry about purchasing tickets in Spanish. Follow the link below to find out more.

The Madrid Travel Pass

Hop on Hop off Tourist Bus

If you want to see Madrid's Main attactions there is no more convenient way to get around than the popular Madrid hop on hop off Tourist Bus. It covers most of Madrid's important attractions so you can feel confident that you will see the best the city has to offer with the minimum of planning. Simply hop on the bus to take you to the next attraction, hop off to see it, then hop back on again when you're ready to move on to the next attraction.

Hop on hop off tourist bus

Madrid Discount Tourist Card

The Madrid card gives you free entry to 40 famous Madrid attractions, art galleries and museums. The card also gives you free access to professional guided tours of the city. To find out more simply follow the link below.

Madrid Card.