a Serrezuela was originally built in 1893 and use to be the central theatre and bull-fighting stadium. They would house bullfights, horse-riding displays, plays and concerts, and boxing tournaments right up until the 1970s. Over time as the building deteriorated and events were no longer held there, the building was abandoned and fell into disrepair. A fire left things pretty bleak indeed, until a visionary group of investors, restoration experts and designers took on the mammoth task of returning the iconic structure to its former glory (and then some!)
You will find La Serrezuela on the edge of San Diego, a couple of blocks from the Sofitel Santa Clara and the San Diego Plaza within the Centro "Walled City".
Inside, there's a lot to see; starting with the incredibly impressive rebuild of the wooden stadium. From a shopping perspective , you'll probably want to begin at the bottom. Taking up the majority of the basement level, Malva calls itself an "independent department store", the brands and items it sells are unique, beautiful, Colombian and highly covetable. Beautiful clothes, jewelry, headpieces, skincare ranges, shoes and homewares: it's a tight but expertly curated edit of the best of Colombian design.
Then you can work your way up, checking out the different stores.