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    El Rastro

    3.9 (102 reviews)
    InexpensiveFlea Markets
    Closed 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Sam M.

    The El Rastro in Madrid is one of the best street markets in Europe. If you are in Madrid on a Sunday morning this is a must go. We have been to the El Rastro twice and both times we got there early morning which is the perfect time to survey the market as most of the stuff is still available. The market encompasses many different shops with variety of products and if you want to casually shop you can easily spend 2-3 hours running up and down the hilly area. We found some excellent products on our visits but the real enjoyment is the atmosphere of El Rastro. If you are a fan of street markets do not miss this special place open again only on Sundays. 5 stars all the way.

    Hailey P.

    WHOA! This place gets PACKED! Be ready to fight the crowd and hold your purses tight because I have heard of pick pocketing in this area. However, don't let that fool you - it is a must see! It is only open on Sundays and you can tell locals and visitors alike flock to it when the time comes! We had no idea what to expect but definitely appreciated the vendors and the variety of goods available for sale. Yes, there's typical tourist trinkets but also so much more! They have artwork, clothing, jewelry, sunglasses, toiletries, leather goods, shoes, etc. I picked up a BIG snazzy leather backpack that I love!! It will fit my computer and ended up being about $45 US dollars! I'll take it! If you like to shop and love a great deal or two, this market will not be a waste of your time!

    Madrid's Former Tannery District
    Joe R.

    Named for the "trail of blood" left by dragging cattle from the slaughterhouse to the tannery district, El Rastro is now Madrid's massive weekly open-air street market. We met our motivated young-adult daughters at the statue of the legendary soldier Eloy Gonzalo in the Plaza de Cascorro, the sentimental center of the marketplace. Thousands of market stalls lined Calle Ribera de Cutidores and all of its side streets. Vendors peddled everything from dull discount lingerie to magnificent military gas masks. I purchased a genuine goat skin wine bota bag at half the price of the tourist shops around Sol, and picked up a wrist watch for €5 that became a pocket watch a week later when the cheap plastic band snapped. In the Plaza General Vara del Rey, a card trader sold us a complete set of 18 Barcelona FC player cards for our soccer-loving nieces. All shopped-out, we found a bar for beers, croquetas, and green olives. By local custom, we threw our paper napkins and olive pits on the floor, paid the bill, and dragged home our treasures, careful to avoid the illusory trail of blood.

    Amy B.

    After seeing El Rastro on multiple lists of "must-sees" in Madrid, I got my lazy butt out of bed on Sunday morning and made the trek down to the market. I arrived around 9:30, and found many of the vendors were just setting up. By the time I left around 11:30, the place was fully operational and packed with shoppers. Although the market opens at 7, it seems like very few booths are actually open then. El Rastro was impressive just for its sheer size. I've never been to an outdoor market this large. However, I was disappointed in the merchandise. After all I'd read, I'd expected this to be a place to buy local products and handicrafts. Instead, many of the booths sold very standard tourist crap. In fact, the same merchandise cropped up at booth after booth--the same t-shirts, plastic toys, cheap cotton dresses, etc. The products made El Rastro feel like a tourist trap. I will say, the listed prices for at least some of the items were a few Euros less than they cost in the brick-and-mortar souvenir shops (for example, the simple cotton dresses in solid colors). Supposedly you can also barter at El Rastro, so this may be an economical option if you plan to buy these types of items. You'll see a lot of people warn you to be careful with your belongings. I didn't feel El Rastro was particularly dangerous, as long as you use the same common sense you would in any extremely crowded environment. That said, there were an especially large number of street performers and panhandlers here, and it's easy to get distracted with so many things going on around you. I would recommend hitting up El Rastro for people watching, but I didn't find it useful for shopping.

    Michael A.

    Considered to be one of the oldest parts of Madrid, El Rastro hosts a flea market every Sunday morning. This is the time to visit the place, which is basically a big neighborhood with a couple small squares and lots of stores and some cafes and eateries. The market is amazingly big and you can pretty much find most things, although I always keep an eye out for art nouveau and deco objects but saw none at all. The best place to find antiques are the tables set up outside the antique shops, but of course they know what they have and so you won't find any great bargains. In one of the squares there were many people selling cards - soccer cards! They also had other types as well, including Pokemon cards, but soccer was the most popular. This was the part that I found most unusual. It is defiitely worth a few hours of wandering around.

    Emily K.

    It is just okay. I have gone to plenty of really awesome markets at this point and my life and this one did not have a ton of good homemade goods or flea market type items. It felt more like a store with pre-made packaged goods. I did find a scarf I really love but even that was not over the moon good quality by any means. The shops around this market are actually more interesting and offer better items. I would recommend a quick walk through but you do not need to spend a ton of time on your Sunday here.

    Packed Streets
    Andy S.

    This place is listed as one of the top sights to see in Madrid, but I would not include it in the top tier. It is a massive shopping area with streets and streets of good things and not so good things to buy. However, after about the first block you start to see the same things over and over again. We walked through in about 90-minutes with no one buying anything. There were a few cool things, but apparently nothing too irresistible to us. In conclusion, check it out if you are in Madrid on a Sunday morning, but it is not worth planning your trip around.

    Side streets are fun too.
    Nancy H.

    I can't help it, I adore El Rastro. I love everything about it, even the things a lot of people don't love. But I love flea markets in general, so how could I pass up the largest flea market in Spain? I always plan to be in Madrid at least 1 Sunday of any trip just so I can go. I like to get there early, before it's too crazy crowded, even though it's always crowded by the time I've managed to say I've seen enough. I've been by myself and with friends, and I might have had even more fun alone. You can putz along at your leisure, not realizing you've been there for hours. It's hard to stick with another person anyway, in the swirling mass of people. It is like a river with a strong current. While you are fascinated with some silver rings, your friend has moved on to the leather goods or books or cosmetics a few booths away, and before you know it, has disappeared. Yes, I've heard about the pickpockets, but just be sensible while allowing yourself to be caught up in the mood. You will see as many fascinating people here as you will things for sale, and people watching is part of the fun. And the music---from the guy who can play symphonies on crystal glasses to the amazingly good quintet of jazz musicians, there is always music---even the old man and woman playing the accordion. But the stuff! Yep, a LOT of junk, like you would see in any flea market, but also a really eclectic variety of quality things too. I have bought SO much at El Rastro! Collars for my dogs in Spain's colors of red and yellow---my dogs are Galgos (Spanish Greyhounds), and actually flew to the US from Scooby, the largest animal shelter in Spain---leather leashes, a purple leather wallet, the most beautiful blue snakeskin-like leather purse, great T-shirts (some with Vespas on them for my husband), other clothing, silver jewelry, plates and ceramics, and old keys and bottles (husband collects them). I've also bought plenty of olives! Please don't forget about the side streets. This is where people sit on the sidewalk with a bedspread covered in "treasures". If you spy something you like among the junk, you can usually bargain. There are lots of quality antique stores (with prices to match) here too, and are fun for browsing---some gorgeous stuff, but how do you get it home on the plane? I saw a piece of clothing made of razor blades on one of these side streets. Then after you've had your fill, please stop at one of the many bars and restaurants, along the route. If you're brave, visit Amadeo at Los Caracoles, stand at the bar and eat some snails. Or sit, relax, have some tapas and a beer, soak up the atmosphere, and talk about the treasures you found at El Rastro.

    Nicole B.

    Huge outdoor flea market on Sundays. It wouldn't have taken me hours to get through it all, some of the booths were crap but most had really great stuff for surprisingly affordable prices. The spanish-made pottery booth was my favorite- I totally regret not buying more! I'm a big fan - definitely worth checking out!

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    Fun to stroll around the Rastro streets, cute patio plazas with great vintage stores to browse clothing and decor. Fun, fun, fun!

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    4.8(5 reviews)
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    I am not at all surprised by the stellar opinions of my fellow yelpers. This place is a treasure…read moretrove. One that I, to be honest, wanted to keep a secret for as long as I could, but really, there are plenty of treasures to go around. There's movement in this store and as the owner is wont to say, "If it is not meant to be yours, then so be it. Something else will come along". And she's right. We were out second-hand furniture shopping in and around the Lavapies neighborhood earlier this past summer when we came across this newly opened restoration and antique shop. There seemed to be a little party happening at the tiny bar close to the entry, yet we were welcomed in, and so we moved about like spies taking in all of the marvelous pieces that occupy this curious shop. I knew from the moment we crossed the threshold that we had stumbled upon something special. And that's also the moment when you can witness my truly stupid look- -eyes bulging, mouth ajar, sweat beads forming on my forehead. Thrift stores, flea markets, antique stores, estate sales, second-hand, vintage stores, late night street troller, dumpsters-- (yes, I am admitting here on yelp that I've jumped into large trash recepticles once or twice to salvage unique "pieces" but I was wearing rubber gloves, mind you) are my cup of tea. I love the hunt, I love the unique finds and I love the restoration part, though, the work I've done is nothing near as professional and passionate as what Marantikk's admirable owner, Marta, does. What she has created is special because the pieces that she chooses for her store reflect her personal taste, which is timeless, charming, curious, fanciful, cool and artsy and in some cases somewhat expensive. If your taste is even a little in line with hers, you can see this right away. She has a great eye and she has a great deal of knowledge about her profession and it shows. You might be decieved. I was the first time that I entered. The store is on the small side so if you go in with a particular piece in mind (I went in for a coffee table), something large, maybe, then you might miss all of the other smaller, good stuff. On our second visit, I did a real study of the joint and it's wonderful and heartbreaking at the same time. I swear I wanted to rent a truck, burn up the credit card (yes, Marta accepts credit cards!) and load up half of the store and homeward. I fell in love with so many pieces. And it was fascinating talking to Marta about it and the potential restoration for various pieces (including my beloved 1960's French pine coffee table!!! Yes, I suffer from coffee-table love). She would not negotiate the price of the table, which I respected because it's a nice, nice piece (that had my name all over it) but she passionately, thoroughly, explained how to clean up the table and wax it appropriately. It was like taking a Restoration 101 class. She even gave us some of her Alex wax to get started! This shop will always be one of my go-to places when I need or want something for my home. And, as one of my fellow yelpers mentions- it's great for finding a special gift, too.

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