The Hovse, very beautiful beautiful things.
NOMAD MARKET
Relaxing XMas is the motto of the Christmas edition of one of the most anticipated markets every month in the capital. Why rush these parties? Pay attention and do not miss the opportunity to get gifts made in Spain, indies and, above all, very original of over 200 creators of fashion, accessories, illustration, decoration, jewelry and trends nationals.
The appointment will take place, as usual, in the attic of the Chamartín station, on December 11, 12 and 13 , from 12 to 21 hours. Admission is €1 and for children it is free.
The appointment is at the Chamartín station.
MOTOR MARKET
True to his monthly appointment, but this time with Christmas spirit , the Motor Market invites us to another train station, the Railway Museum (in Delicias), to make our more vintage, fun and special purchases, accompanied by good music, good atmosphere and some gastro surprise , at the same time that, in such a framework, we make some of the most beautiful photos it's from the season. Our advice: go early. The last edition registered almost 50,000 visits.
The appointment will take place at Railway Museum (Paseo de las Delicias, 61), December 12 and 13 , from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is free.
Gifts, trains and 'vintage' spirit.
THE HOVSE
The spirit of christmas present welcomes the holidays with the inauguration of the coolest pop up store in Madrid , the first of the markets to open its doors. For the third consecutive year, more than 40 brands of deco, home, gadgets, gifts, fashion and gastro in a very special space where you feel like at home shopping, outside the hubbub and Ground Zero which can become the conventional shopping circuit. If eating makes you hungry, then have a MEAT burger or a something healthy from Olivia Take care of you. Not everything is going to be gifts for others, right?
From November 20 to December 24 at General Arrando 40, 28010 Madrid. Open from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. from Monday to Sunday.
Impossible to leave without anything.
Molly Market
The weekend of December 5 and 6 is perfect for your Christmas shopping: so is the idea of enter the College of Architects of Madrid and see this unique building from the inside and from another perspective. There will be more than 100 exhibitors with precious objects of design, art, fashion, gastronomy or quality crafts , and the conference will be enlivened with the concerts by Éclaire, Vico, Marta Tchai or Nutopia, a gastronomic area, a solidarity space, the exhibition of the painter Luis Bertos and numerous children's activities . Are you going to miss it?
On December 5 and 6 at the College of Architects of Madrid (Hortaleza, 63).
Compritas in the College of Architects of Madrid.
THE CHIC POP UP
We can't say that The organizers of El Chic have not been foresighted: the pop up store will be this Christmas in two spaces at the same time, in the Barrio de Salamanca, plus, a full month, from December 10 to January 10, so you can't complain that he hasn't given you time. Bracelets made by indigenous peoples from Venezuela and Colombia from the firm RG Trendy, Moroccan slippers adapted to the European market thanks to D'Olea Artisan, sunglasses from La Tienda 56, and in general the latest trends in fashion for men and women, footwear, complements, accessories, furniture, decoration, antiques... They are waiting for us. Each week, the exhibitors vary. Y They promise that there will be good prices.
From December 10 to January 10 at Velázquez, 12 and Claudio Coello, 53.
Colored slippers for children.
CAT MARKET
Those who like to shop with flavor of downtown-Madrid and Gran Vía , this market offers you an excellent opportunity: enter a historic building such as the Cultural Center of the Armies (former Military Casino), while taking a look at little things of children's fashion, haute cosmetics, accessories, vintage fashion, decoration, art, and fun jewelry...
From December 11 to January 5, at Gran Vía 13, d and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free entry.
Shopping in a building with character.
MARKET OF THE PLAZA MAYOR
Up to here the modernities . But even if you are a Madrilenian pro as if you are going to come to Madrid to do your Christmas plan, see the lights and have a hot chocolate snack , the most traditional market in the capital cannot be missing from your agenda. That they only sell joke articles and nativity scenes? What is all useless? What difference does it make? Hat with reindeer antlers we wear only once a year.
Plaza Mayor in Madrid, from November 27 to December 31, from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The Plaza Mayor, a classic.
CHRISTMAS AT THE COUNT DUKE
This Christmas, the City Council has devised a few novelty activities that will be added to the traditional ones. In the Count Duke, there will be concerts, storytelling, workshops for children , on the International Fair of Cultures, where we will enjoy with b Chinese ailes, Ukrainian Christmas carols and Lebanese gastronomy, while we eat and shop . There will be more than 40 stalls, for which embassies from 40 countries and cultural institutes from around the world have collaborated.
In the Central Patio and the South Patio of the Conde Duque Cultural Center, from December 17 to 22 from 12 noon to midnight.
***The Madrid City Council invites us to consume responsibly these holidays and has published a Guide to Fair Trade premises for this purpose. **
Multicultural (and ethical) shopping at the Conde Duque.
MOUTH
One of the independent design markets and made in Spain more veterans (and less pretentious) will have its Christmas edition (and longer) between the next December 17 and 20, as always, in the Argumosa promenade , in Lavapies. There you will find curious, original and vintage gifts for everyone. And also **you can stay up late (11 pm)**, after (or before) having a drink in the neighbourhood.
From December 17 to 20, in Argumosa, 11, Lavapiés. Thursday and Friday, from 19 to 23 and Saturday and Sunday, from 12 to 23.
Indie design for everyone in La Boca, in Argumosa.
SLOW REVOLUTION
** Federica&Co left Madrid a couple of months ago,** to settle in Cantabria. But, at Christmas, she comes home she comes back, with this pop up store , "a project created for give a tribute to the world #Slow and so that our friends and creators would have a place accompanying us this Christmas, with no more pretensions than to enjoy and be happy with our work". Located in an old garage , it is surprising how warm that the place has become semi-abandoned with all these special deco details.
Until January 5, in Nuñez de Balboa, 24.
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