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Madrid Makes Room for Sheep

The festival has a different route.

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Culture news editorial illustration for Madrid’s Sheep Festival Changes Its Route Around a Protest Camp

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Source: Madrid City Council, 2026-10-22.

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Read and understand · 1/2Where did the city move the welcome?

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Plaza de la Villa. Plaza de la Villa replaced Cibeles.

Clue: Madrid changed the route for its October 25 sheep festival. The city chose Plaza de la Villa for the welcome, instead of the usual stop at Cibeles.

Read and understand · 2/2Why did the route change?

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A housing protest camp. The camp occupied Puerta del Sol on the usual route.

Clue: A housing protest camp blocked the usual way through Puerta del Sol. The festival celebrates moving farm animals between grazing areas.

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The reception moved from Cibeles to Plaza de la Villa because the usual route crossed a protest camp.

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