Founded in 1856, this family run business began with a love of and fascination with plants and their curative powers and continued ever since, making few concessions to modern fads or trends. All plants and herbs sold are freshly collected on a regular basis from the countryside and preserved either in large glass jars made at La Granja or in 19th-century drawers that slide into niches. Apart from relishing the guaranteed quality of their products, you'll be taking a stimulating trip back into the past. Open Monday to Friday, 10am to 1:30pm and 5 to 8pm; Saturday 10am to 1:30pm.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Madrid, 3rd Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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