Hip bars and galleries, independent theaters and music
venues, young people with tattoos and funky hair,
narrow winding streets — this is Malasaña. Near the
center, Plaza Dos de Mayo is a gathering of friends
outside bars, dog owners, artists under craft tents,
and creative types with notebooks and sketchpads on
the plaza’s benches. It may not be as neat and tidy as
many other parts of the city, but this only adds to
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the Malasaña edge. Shops and bars here range from
hippie-crunchy to upscale trendy, and on weekends, the
streets are bustling around the clock as the nightlife
progresses from dinner to bar to disco to late-night
food. On the west side of the neighbourhood is the
subdistrict called Conde Duque, named after a large
pink fort in its center that has been converted into a
cultural center for exhibitions and performances.
Prettier yet just as edgy, this intimate corner of
Malasaña is home to a young international community.
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