Calzados Cantero

Madrid


A charming old-time shoe store, Calzados Cantero sells a range of shoes at rock-bottom prices. It’s most famous for its rope-soled alpargatas (espadrilles), which start from €8. This is a barrio classic, the sort of place where parents bring their children as their own parents did a generation before.


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