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Fresh fruit and vegetables, bread, cured ham and cheese.
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Flowers, food and wine.
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Cakes, fruit, vegetables, fish and meats, just outside Plaza Mayor.
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Stamp and coin collectors meet Sunday mornings under the arches of Plaza Mayor.
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Old, new and second hand books.
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Religion still plays an important role in Spanish life and Madrid is famous for its shops specializing in devotional objects. Founded more than 40 years ago, this family business furnishes churches and monasteries as far afield as Ireland and Argentina and has made items for the Pope’s summer residence outside Rome. The store is a showcase of rosaries, statues, cribs, paintings, icons and communion cups.
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If you’ve just left off visiting one of Madrid’s top museums and forgotten to call in at the shop, here is your second chance. Everything from umbrellas to jewellery.
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This 19th-century confectioners has retained its stuccoed ceiling, marble-topped counter and wooden fittings. Sells mouth-watering cakes pastries and biscuits, as well as a range of sweets.
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Shop here for prints, lithographs, repro-ceramics and antiques. Souvenir hunters should make a bee-line for Albarrelo and Mercedes Cabeza de Vaca.
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Spain produces more olive oil than any other country, and this supplier stocks the finest Extra Virgin. Also look for the DO (denominación de origen ) quality control on the label (see Patrimonio Comunal Olivarero).
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