In recent years a number of commercial centers have sprung up around Madrid and offer a combination of Spanish stores and international brand names. Some even go further and include Cinema and sports complexes! Here we list only the biggest and best Madrid shopping centers!
Shopping mall centers are the ideal option for combining leisure, shopping and family in Madrid. The large shopping mall centers are spread out all along the edge of Madrid and are easily reached. Some of the most visited Madrid shopping malls are Madrid-Xanadú, Plaza-Norte, Las Rozas Village, Príncipe Pío and Dreams Palacio de Hielo (Palace of Ice). The combination of shopping and leisure is well complemented at El Corté Inglés, the biggest chain of department stores in Spain.
Xanadu is a multi level sports and shopping center located to the south of the city on the side of the A-5 highway. Easily reached by Car, Bus or Taxi it is also provides for disabled people and young children. It also contains the largest indoor ski slope in Europe
PlazaNorte2 is set amongst the largest Madrid shopping complex just to the north of the city. The same complex also plays host to a number of independent stores and supermarkets with their own buildings eg Ikea, Carrefour, Decimas however with its 200 plus stores PlazaNorte2 dominates the area. PlazaNorte2 contains a large number of restaurants and bars for both day and night
Sexta Avenida takes its name from the complex´s location at the side of the A-6 highway. This strategic locaction means that its 100 plus shops can be reached by Caqr Bus or Train.
Las Rozas Village An outlet centre for the main and independent fashion houses located close to the Sexta avenida shopping center.
El Jardin de Serrano Located in the Heart of Madrids shopping district this center, although smaller than the out of town centers, is one of the few one stop shopping centers within reach of most Madrid hotels. Somewhere to while away an afternoon if still recuperating from the jetlag?
Very well located, Príncipe Pío is 100 meters from the Royal Palace and the Almudena. Access to the shopping center is available by talking a walk through the royal gardens from Puerta del Sol.
The Dreams Palace de Hielo is a shopping, leisure and sports center with one of the best ice skating rinks in all of Europe. Along with the shopping it offers movies, restaurants, as well as an indoor pool, a gymnasium, a solarium and a bowling alley.
El Corte Inglés is the largest chain store in Spain. In its large department stores one can find almost anything. El Corte Inglés has many buildings all over Madrid. The quality and service are excellent in all stores, though along with that excellence come higher prices than other stores. Along with the department store products, El Corte Inglés offers all types of alternative services: travel agencies, hair salons, real estate and insurance agencies. Each one of their buildings also has specialization in a specific product: fashion, sports, music, etc.
The shopping centers mentioned here are the bigger ones, however there exists many additional smaller complexes that you can find in all the city.
