Madrid souvenirs

While walking to El Retiro park, we came across this nougat shop. Mainly, we entered because there was someone at the entrance carrying a mound of chopped up nougat, for customers to try. They had so many different kinds; we didn't even dare to try them all, because we knew we weren't going to buy a lot, if any at all...

when leaving, I realized they had this mascot sitting on top of a stack of their famous nougat (with whole hazelnuts inside)

chocolate truffle

chocolate slabs

chocolate-covered nuts

what we bought (including the nougat that the mascot was sitting on)

Later, when returning to our hotel, we visited La Violeta, a shop selling violet-flavoured sweets. This was one of the items we wanted to buy home, and the shop was conveniently near our hotel.

lots of different packaging for the same sweets

they also had a sugar-free version (we bought the sugared kind because they said it was more popular)

they also have a soft candy which we bought

For the hard candy, they have pre-packed boxes with wrapping paper and ribbon.

Near our hotel, on the same road, there was also a shop selling chocolate. Beautiful, but expensive chocolate. 

high prices for better packaging, like wooden boxes

We decided to try a tiny box (a cardboard box was free).

the shop's name is Late & Late

(I can't remember the price of our purchase. Let's not care, we enjoyed the chocolate. ;) )