The Rastro flea market may have a lot of charm, and the Mercado de Productores de Madrid is the best place to buy fruit and vegetables, but the Majadahonda flea market is an open secret if you like clothes. Since the early 2000s, when Kate Moss and Sienna Miller occupied the fashion magazines with their boho chic style, the Madrid women of the northwest knew that the best place to find clothes that imitated theirlooks were neither big fashion houses, nor fast fashion stores, but this market on the outskirts of Madrid.
Majadahonda and the surrounding towns, Boadilla and Pozuelo, occupy year after year the first places among the towns with the highest per capita income in Spain, this fact is what possibly explains that prices are generally higher than in other markets in the region and that their selection is different. Among its more than 180 stalls there are some specialized in pickles, nuts, fruits and vegetables or fabrics, but what attracts more and more people here are its clothing and accessories stalls.
Practical guide to the Majadahonda street market
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The stalls at the Majadahonda street market are ready every Tuesday and Saturday from 9:30 am, during the week it ends at 2 pm and on weekends at 3 pm. It is a large plot of land, about 10,000 m² in the center of town. Its location and the popularity of the event make parking difficult almost from early in the morning. In addition, street vending is taking up more and more space. Recently, the town council wanted to add more stalls in some of the adjoining streets, despite protests from neighbors against noise and dirt, as reported in the newspaper El País.
Social networks, especially the videos of the flea market on TikTok, have made what was already well known in the area, now multiply its attendance. It is estimated that up to 5000 people can go in a morning. Although, on Tuesdays, as is logical, it is less crowded and is usually much more accessible.
Its great attraction, which makes much of the people stop for two days a week, is the clothes of bohemian airs, in many cases with typical Indian prints. Also the accessories, such as costume jewelry, shoes, basketry and handmade leather goods, very similar to what you might find in the popular markets of southern France.
A fact to keep in mind before going is that almost every September is usually suspended for a few days for municipal holidays. So it is advisable to consult the Majadahonda Town Hall website beforehand.
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