‘It feels like an independent republic’: Madrid’s new arty barrio of Carabanchel

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‘It feels like an independent republic’: Madrid’s new arty barrio of Carabanchel

This traditional neighbourhood ‘across the river’ is where the city’s creatives are heading as the centre heats up Madrid’s current boomtown dynamics are driving the city centre way upmarket, pushing the average punter to outer *barrios* in search of cheaper rent. As...

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/may/05/carabanchel-madrid-spain-cool-neighbourhood
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