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Esta es una Plaza

Lavapiés, Madrid · Madrid · Spain

Commons and belongingCivic food2008

A lot abandoned for thirty years in Lavapiés turned by neighbours into a self-managed community garden: vegetable plots, open-air theatre, an exchange bank. One of Madrid's first and longest-lived activated urban voids.

Led by
Residents (premises granted by the council)
Status
Active
Participation
Community led
Visitable
Yes (opening hours)
Website
estaesunaplaza.blogspot.com ↗
Contact
No public contact on record
Last reviewed
1 September 2026

Verification

Verified

This place is backed by at least one primary and one secondary source, reviewed within the last twelve months. The sources appear below with their consultation dates.

  • Verified two sources including a primary one, or first-hand knowledge of the place
  • Partial one source on record
  • Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending

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