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Crafts and miscellaneous




Centro de Anticuarios Lagasca. Lagasca 36 (Metro: Serrano or Velázquez), Phone: 91-577-37-52
You'll find about a dozen antiques shops here, clustered into one covered arcade. Open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 1:30pm and 5 to 8pm.

Galerías Piquer. Ribera de Curtidores 29 (Metro: Puerta de Toledo or La Latina; Bus: 17, 18, 23, 35, or 60)
This huge arcade of new shops selling old things is set on the same street as the Rastro and has an equally varied choice of antiques and knick knacks. Gallery opens Monday to Friday 10:30am to 2pm and 5 to 8pm. Saturday and Sunday 10:30am to 2pm.

Oliva Arauna. Claudio Coello 19 (Metro: Retiro or Serrrano. Bus: 2, 19, 20, 21, 28, 53, or 146), Phone: 91-435-18-08
The main focus of this gallery is sculpture with a strong interest in photography and video. Open Monday to Saturday 10:30am to 2pm, 4:30 to 8:30pm.

Marlborough. Orfila 5 (Metro: Alonso Martínez. Bus: 7, 40, or 147), Phone: 91-319-14-14
International artists from David Hockney to Luis Gordillo are regularly represented and the gallery has branches in New York, London, and Monte Carlo.

Galería Kreisler. Hermosilla 8 (Metro: Serrano. Bus: 27, 45, or 150), Phone: 91-431-42-64
Specializes in figurative and contemporary paintings, sculptures, and graphics. pen Monday to Saturday from 10:30am to 2pm and 5 to 9pm.

Guillermo de Osma. Claudio Coello 4-1° izda (Metro: Retiro. Bus: 2, 19, 20, 21, 28, 53, or 146), Phone: 91-435-59-36
For lovers of early-20th-century avant-garde art from Kandinsky to Klee, this discreet little gallery, tucked away on the first floor of an elegant Salamanca building, is a good place to look. Open Monday to Friday from 10am to 2pm and 4:30-8:30pm, Saturday from noon to 2pm.

El Arco de los Cuchilleros. Plaza Mayor 9 Basement level (Metro: Sol or Opera. Bus: 3 or 50), Phone: 91-365-26-80
This shop is entirely devoted to unusual craft items from throughout Spain. it includes a changing array of pottery, leather, textiles, woodcarvings, glassware, wickerwork, papier-mâché, and silver jewelry. Open January to September, Monday to Saturday from 11am to 8pm; October to December, Monday to Saturday from 11am to 9pm.

La Tierra. Almirante 28 (Metro: Chueca. Bus: 5, 14, 27, 37, 45, 53, or 150), Phone: 91-521-21-34
It offers a wide choice of Spanish artesanía, covering just about everything from terra-cotta ceramics and Sevillan tiles to wrought iron grills and antique wooden chests. Their array of traditional kitchenware includes decorative plates and botijos (jars for storing water). Open Monday to Friday 9:30am to 1:30pm and 5 to 8pm, Saturday 9:30am to 1:30pm.

Alvarez Gómez. Castellana 111 (Metro: Cuzco. Bus: 5, 27, 147, or 150), Phone: 91-555-59-61
This is a marvelously old-fashioned perfumería. The shop markets its own fragrances, many based on almost long-forgotten formulas. Open Monday through Friday day from 10am to 8pm, Saturday from 10am to 2pm.

Oriental Perfumeries. Calle Mayor 1 (Metro: Sol. Bus: 3), Phone: 91-521-59-05
This shop carries one of the most complete stocks of perfume in Madrid -- both national and international brands. this shop carries one of the most complete stocks of perfume in Madrid -- both national and international brands.

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