Mercado de Motores, in the railway museum. TeresaCastanedo · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mercado de Motores
A monthly vintage and design market held among the locomotives in Madrid's old railway museum.
Once a month the Museo del Ferrocarril — a nineteenth-century station full of preserved steam engines — fills up with independent makers, vintage dealers, records and food stalls. The setting does most of the work, and the setting is genuinely spectacular.
It runs on one weekend a month rather than weekly, so check the dates before building a day around it. Go early on the Saturday if you intend to buy anything; by the afternoon it is a crowd with live music in it.
Before you go
- When
- One weekend a month — check the current dates before travelling
- Where
- Museo del Ferrocarril, Paseo de las Delicias
- Metro
- Delicias, line 3
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