El Rastro, is an open-air market with more than 40...

El Rastro, is an open-air market with more than 400 years of history in which you can find all kinds of objects, both the most everyday and curious and ancient gadgets, all wrapped in an atmosphere of the most bustle. It is celebrated on Sundays and holidays in the Madrid neighborhood of La Latina. Formerly, in this area were tanneries, since the slaughterhouse was nearby and this gave name to the place, as a result of the transfer of the slaughtered cattle, created a trail of blood.