In business since 1916, this veteran shop contains a large store of medicinal herbs, though in recent years market pressures have also drawn it into the spheres of garden produce, diet foods, spices, and natural cosmetics. Though it still retains the original drawers used for storing its products, today these are purely decorative. Open Monday to Friday 9:30am to 1:30pm and 4:45 to 8pm; Saturday 9:45am to 1:30pm; Sunday 10:30am to 2:30pm.

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

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