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La Tienda de Real Madrid, Centro Comercial La Esquina del Bernabeu, C Concha Espina 1. Metro Santiago Bernabeu. A mecca for football fans: strips, scarves, caps and other memorabilia emblazoned with Real Madrid’s logo. Casa Seseña, C Cruz 23. Metro Sol. This delightful old shop is the only place left in Madrid which still makes the traditional Madrileño cloaks. Current window displays show photographs of Hilary Clinton wearing her Seseña cloak. Maty, C Maestro Victoria 2. Metro Opera. Packed with flouncy flamenco dresses, shoes, hair combs, casta- nets and other accessories. The tiny dresses for girls are adorable. El Flamenco Vive, C Conde de Lemos 7. Metro Opera. Specialist flamenco shop with a fantastic range of books and CDs. This is also the place to come to find out what’s really going on in the flamenco scene, with lots of flyers and posters. Manuel Gonzaléz Contreras, C Mayor 80. Metro Sol. Beautiful handmade guitars. Botería de Julio Rodriíguez, C Aguila 12. Metro La Latina. Handmade traditional botas de vino or wineskins. This family have been making them for more than 150 years. Belsol, C Travesía de Belén 3. Metro Chueca. Exquisite, handmade and very original lampshades in silk, paper and other fabrics. They can also convert any object you choose into a lamp.
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