TRADITIONAL STORES IN MADRID
ITEMS YOU CAN ONLY FIND IN MADRID
Enjoy the traditions of Madrid (and Spain) through our Private Tour in Madrid and purchase items that you can only buy in Madrid. Discover old stores that produce high quality handcrafted items in the traditional stores of Madrid.
Madrid is one of the few capital cities in Europe where you can still find artisans and stores that reflect folklore, traditions and the brilliance of Spanish culture. Within our Private Tour in Madrid, you will discover the great variety of centenarian stores and artisans that continue opening their doors for more than a century.
In this post, we will talk about the traditional stores that manufacture unique items that can only be found in Madrid; diverse items ranging from guitars and musical instruments, candles and candlesticks, custom-made shirts, nougat and sweets, charcoal, jewelry, felt, hats, religious articles, pastry and confectionery shops, haberdasheries, hotels and restaurants.
Madrid’s traditional stores have been passed down from generation to generation, so in addition to being protagonists of the Spanish living culture, they offer visitors the opportunity to buy unique high quality handcrafted items that can only be found during their visit to Madrid.
Among the most famous and distinguished traditional stores in Madrid centenary stores, we can mention the following:
“Casa de Diego” open since 1858, has its own workshop of handmade umbrellas and fans. The store is a real museum where historical fans are exhibited, hand-painted on precious materials such as mother of pearl or ivory. You can find fans of different categories and price-ranges depending on the material of its rods, the material of the fabric and its workmanship.
“Guantes Luque”, open since 1886, is another traditional store specialized in gloves. They manufacture and sell all kinds of handmade gloves, highlighting the variety of styles, materials and colors, although they especially work gloves in different types of leather.
A centenary store that has entered the world of luxury is “Capas Seseña”, specialized in capes made of felt, wool and other materials. There are traditional and adapted to modern and exclusive designs. A long list of celebrities and famous people have bought their capes such as: the Spanish Royal House, Hillary Clinton, Picasso, Buñuel, Rodolfo Valentino, Plácido Domingo, Hemingway, Gary Cooper, Catherine Deneuve, Federico Fellini, etc.
Cartujano Madrid Crafts shoes from 1877, the Fluxá Family, founders of Lottusse and Camper and the heritage brand Cartujano have managed to preserve the finest of Spanish craftsmanship and tradition in the noble art of footwear and accessories.
The only traditional tailor’s atelier left in Spain is “Sastrería Lopez Herbon” they operate on a one-to-one basis so prior appointment is necessary.
The Ramírez family began making guitars in 1882 under the brand “Guitarras Ramirez” – and have been hand crafting world-class guitars ever since.
Maty is visited by every professional flamenco dancer in Madrid. It also offers pumps, hoops earrings, hair-combs, and silk flowers. They have even a costume section.
CASA MIRA owned by the Mira family since 1845 and specializing in turrón (traditional nougat usually eaten during Christmas)
The sweets “la Violeta” has been immortalized with its violets and candied violet sweets, which have become an iconic sweet of Madrid.
“Casa Botin” is the oldest restaurant in the world according to the Guinness Book and together with “Lahrdi”, which was the first haute cuisine restaurant in the city, are perhaps the most distinguished historical restaurants in the city.
This is just a tiny sample of what you can discover in Madrid.
To consult all the centenary stores in the city, sorted by neighborhoods, you can do it in the following link
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