Shopping in Spain is an experience that gives a personal pleasure out of the money that is spent on Shopping . Spain is famous for ceramics, woodwork, pottery, paintings and embroidery, lace and jewelery, wines, rugs and carpets and musical instruments. So it is recommended that while on shopping in Spain one should go for the above mentioned products. Leather goods of Spain are also world famous and one should also try their hands in buying such products while shopping in Spain . There are all kinds of shops and markets from where a person can buy things as per their choice. The best news for tourists in Spain is that ,the Spaniards give some kind of a discount on the purchase.
Shopping in Spain can be done from the indoor markets in Spain which are known as “Mercados” . The El Rastro in Madrid is the open flea market which makes good buy, this is a place where one can get everything at a lower price as bargain can be comfortably done here. The flea markets in Spain are the Mercat de las encants in the Plaza de las Glories Catalanes, The Mercat at Plaza Vila de Madrid and the Mercat de San Antoni. “El Corte Ingles” is the departmental store in Spain which has branches in almost all the cities of Spain.
While shopping in Spain one should also know the shopping hours in Spain which varies with the region and city. The opening and closing time of a shop also depends upon the popularity and type of the shop. More or less all the shops open around 0830 to 1000 and closes at around 2000 to 2200. The local shops, except for the departmental stores observes the siesta time which is from 1 300 or 1400 to 1700 . The off day varies with places, somewhere it is half Saturday and some where it is half Monday closed after serving for the first half. On Sunday all the shops are closed for the full day.
