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Sheep Festival Gets a New Route Through Madrid

A protest camp changes the plan.

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

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Read and understand · 1/2Which square became the reception point?

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

Clue: Madrid’s October 25 livestock festival uses a shorter route. The municipal welcome was moved to Plaza de la Villa rather than Cibeles, the city council announced.

Read and understand · 2/2What made the usual route unavailable?

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

Clue: The route avoids a housing protest camp in Puerta del Sol. The celebration highlights the traditional movement of livestock between grazing grounds.

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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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