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Madrid Shopping
SHOPPING
IN THE CITY
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.
Sol-Salamanca
districts, The most convenient area for tourists is around
Calle de Preciados, between Sol and Gran Vía, home to the El
Corte Inglés department store, high-street names like Zara,
Gran Vía 32, H&M, Sephora, Pimkie. The smartest
shopping district is Salamanca northeast of the center, around Calle
Serrano. Top designer names like Chanel, Versace, Hermès,
Hugo Boss, Louis Vuitton, Giorgio Armani, Dolce Gabbana and Hugo Boss,
including the fluid fabrics and elegant cuts of Spanish designer Adolfo
Domínguez, are located on Calle Ortega y Gasset.
Cuesta
de Moyano, A quaint outdoor book market, near Museo del
Prado.
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. Today it is
an example of modernity, a paradise for entertainment where everything
is possible.
Fuencarral
Market (Mercado de Fuencarral)— The market is
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 exhibitions in the art gallery and cinema projections
are put on in the center’s café and also theater
pieces in the old cinema room.
El
Corte Inglés - Spain's largest department
store, with multiple buildings and several floors. You can find
anything in a wide range and stocks. It has almost everything, from
fine dining to pneumatics. Several locations in Madrid.
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.
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