The FNAC at Madrid !!

Posted in Madrid, Spain

After posting about the monuments and sights of my dear Madrid , why not tell you more about a favorite store for shopping anywhere ! We love to shop something kept from my dear late wife Martine and we fondly remember going with her to these places, One favorite was/is FNAC, the French department store, Therefore, let me tell you a bit about the FNAC at Madrid !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

madrid Fnac calle preciados off puerta del sol entr -jul23

The FNAC or Fédération Nationale d’Achats des Cadres; in Spanish sort of the Federación Nacional de Compras de los Ejecutivos is a French company, a subsidiary of Groupe Fnac Darty, specializing in the sale of electronic items, computers, photographic articles, books, music and video. It also offers Internet sales and is one of the pioneer groups in this format in their country of origin.

Madrid Fnac calle de Preciados off Puerta del Sol my boys inside jul23

Fnac at Madrid, since the inauguration of its first headquarters on Calle Preciados, reserves in several of its buildings a space called Forum, where literary events, workshops, concerts, talks and audiovisual projection are held, among others. The  Callao building, which has access by Calle Preciados, the busiest commercial street in Spain and third in Europe, is a building dating from the 1940’s. It has 11,630 square meters of surface distributed over eleven floors. with Fnac, the flagship that this group has since 1993, its first store in Spain . Starting in the second quarter of 2023, the Callao 5 building, where the store is located, will be the subject of renovation work that will contribute to the revitalization of the area. The store will remain open during the works. The remodelling will be only on the inside as the outside features will remain on the building.

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You have the typical chains like FNAC Spain,  with the perennial main store at plaza Callao and metro Callao lines 3, 5. Which spills over to Calle Preciados near Sol, where we always come by.  At Callao/Preciados my boys loaded up on mangas books lol !! always a drain lol !!!  As we come to Madrid often,over the years, shopping is a must and always do and always will do, nothing beat going out in Madrid, the FNAC is a nice encounter indeed, They had a store by Nuevos Ministerios off Paseo de la Castellana 79 that we had visited , convenient off the metro line 8 to the airport but has since closed.(a picture for the  memories of always). However, they have additional stores at Calle Goya, 42,Calle Antonio Lopéz ,109, And the Shopping Center (mall) La Vaguada at Avenida Monforte de Lemus,36.

madrid FNAC castellana old store feb13

The official FNAC Callao store or Calle Preciados : https://www.fnac.es/Fnac-Callao/Fnac-Callao/cl2/w-4

The Madrid tourist office on FNAC of Calle Preciados : https://www.esmadrid.com/en/shopping/fnac-preciados

There are many wonderful stores all over Madrid, and we have patronise a lot over the years, however, for a quick shopping of Fnac at Madrid can’t be beaten.  Again,hope you enjoy the happy shopping in my beloved Madrid as I,

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

9 thoughts on “The FNAC at Madrid !!”

  1. Do you still like FNAC? We have a FNAC in Antwerp, but it’s not what it used to be. The offering of books and CD’s is not great. I’d rather go all the way to Lille for Le Furêt du Nord.

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  2. FNAC is also for me a chain of stores that still attracts me, even if its disruptive and militant role of the early days has been lost since its takeover by financial groups seeking profitability primarily. I remember my relief at finding an FNAC store in Rio de Janeiro when one of my cameras had just broken down and I’d forgotten the charger for the other. It saved my stay.

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    1. Yes they are ok just a bit overprice today in France, In Brazil better at Loyas Americanas stores that were our customer when in those glory years of the Americas! Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana the one near Copacabana! Cheers

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