Every year, Time Out asks its staff and international contributors what they think are the most fun, interesting and trendy neighborhoods, and compiles a list of 40 neighborhoods from the results.
This year, first place was taken by Laureles, a neighborhood in Medellin, Colombia, which, according to the magazine, has a rather low reputation at the moment, although there is also a football stadium there, Estadio. Attanasio Girardeau, the street called La 70 is famous for its lively nightlife.
The neighborhood has so far resisted the gentrification that characterizes other areas of Medellin, but at the same time it maintains something of its past traditions, and you can still find fruit vendors pushing their carts through its streets.
Incidentally, five of the ten coolest neighborhoods are located in Europe, Copenhagen’s harbor district, Havnen, and Smithfield in Dublin both make the list for the first time.
Asia represented Hong Kong, including the bustling Sheung Wan district, and from the United States, Mid-City in New Orleans, famous for its food, was among the best restaurants.
Here is the list of ten:
1. Laureles: Medellin, Colombia
2. Smithfield: Dublin, Ireland
3. Carabanchel: Madrid, Spain
4. Havnen: Copenhagen, Denmark
5. Sheung Wan: Hong Kong
6. East Brunswick: Melbourne, Australia
7. Mid City, New Orleans, USA
8. Isola: Milan, Italy
9. West: Amsterdam, Netherlands
10. Tomigaya: Tokyo, Japan
This is what the ranking looked like last year.
(source: CNNPhotos: Getty Images)
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