La Vaguada

La Vaguada was the first shopping centre to be opened in Madrid and the first in Spain. César Manrique, the painter, sculptor and architect from the Canary Islands, designed the iconic building, creating the country’s first shopping centre in a natural setting surrounded by trees.

This shopping centre in the heart of the Barrio del Pilar neighbourhood first opened in 1983. It is spread over 85,000m2 with three floors of shops and two parking levels for 3600 cars.

Inside, there is a wide range of shops and leisure activities on offer, including major national and international fashion stores, a varied range of dining options, groceries (including a traditional market with shops selling fresh products such as poultry, offal, fish, meat, ham, fruit and vegetables...), cinemas and even live shows performed on the terrace.

There’s so much fun to be had here, making it a great place to spend the afternoon with friends and family. There is also a wide range of services available: free two-hour parking, free Wi-Fi, doggy prams you can hire, as well as free pushchairs for babies and wheelchairs available to borrow, premium restrooms, a parking area for people with reduced mobility, breastfeeding room, ID bracelets for children, etc...