El Rastro flea market.

Located in historic center of Madrid, in the popular neighborhood of La Latina. It opens every Sunday and every bank holiday.

This lively open-air market is over 400 years old with stands that sell everyday objects as well as unique and curious items.

The Rastro Market is located along the street La Ribera de Curtidores and its adjacent lanes. Ribera de Curtidores is a steep hill with hundreds of stands selling extremely varied objects, from kitchen utensils, clothes, furniture, accessories, jewellery and comic books.

Specialized stores and street sellers

The adjacent streets of Calle Ribera de Curtidores sell specific products. These are some of the most popular:

• Calle Fray Ceferino González: This street is known as the “Bird street”, due to the street vendors that used to sell birds and other animals. Nowadays there are still a few shops which specialise in birds.
• Calle de San Cayetano: This street is also called “Painters’ street”. It has several shops that sell paintings and works of art, as well as painting tools.
• Calle de Rodas, Plaza del General Vara del Rey and Plaza de Campillo del Mundo Nuevo: These streets are known for the trade of magazines, cards and stickers.  
• Calle del Carnero and Calle de Carlos Arniches: These streets specialise in the trading of used books.

Very pleasant, but be careful

Although it can get very crowded, it is a great place to go for a stroll and get some unique Spanish souvenirs on any sunny Sunday morning or bank holiday. We suggest having some tasty tapas in any one of the many bars and restaurants in La Latina once you are tired of visiting El Rastro.

We recommend keeping an eye on your bag or wallet and mobile, especially on the busiest streets, as pickpockets operate in the area and prey on distracted tourists.

Brunch in the park.

http://madrid.brunch-in.com

Brunch in the park es un evento al aire libre donde encontrarás buen ambiente y zonas de sombra y zonas con mesas para tomar un respiro entre baile y baile. La localización que hemos escogido, como en temporadas anteriores, es el emblemático Parque de Tierno Galván de Madrid.

Nuestro propósito es acercar a los amantes de la música electrónica tanto artistas internacionales como de la escena nacional. Queremos que puedas disfrutar de grandes sesiones a la luz del día, sin tener que trasnochar, en eso se basa nuestro formato. Los festivales son lugares fantásticos para poder disfrutar con los amigos, pero nosotros tenemos otro concepto añadido, el family friendly. Aquí los niños disfrutarán tanto como tú.