Shawlands voted one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world
An area of Glasgow has been ranked as one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world to live. Shawlands in the city’s southside has been ranked among the best places to explore and travel by Time Out.
An area of Glasgow has been ranked as one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world to live. Shawlands in the city’s southside has been ranked among the best places to explore and travel by Time Out.
The list, which also includes areas in Lisbon, Guadalajara and London, highlighted Shawlands for its multicultural community and food and nightlife spots.
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Only 16 European neighbourhoods made the annual list of 51 places across the globe.
Other areas of the UK who featured alongside Shawlands include Cliftonville in Margate, Walthamstow in North East London, The Northern Quarter in Manchester and Kelham Island in Sheffield.
Colonia Americana in Guadalajara in Mexico was named as the number one Coolest Neighbourhood in the World to visit right now.
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Cais do Sodré in Lisbon was crowned number two while Bo Village in Siem Reap in Cambodia is at number three.
Shawlands comes in at number 11 on the list which has now been running for its fifth year.
It is not the first time that a Scottish area has made an appearance.
In 2019 Kelvinbridge featured at number 38 while Dennistoun made the top ten at number eight in 2020.
Earlier this year Glasgow also ranked in Time Out’s Best Cities list at number four in the world, with Scottish capital Edinburgh taking the number one spot.
Glasgow’s Great Western Road also gained recognition by ranking third in Time Out’s Coolest Street in the World list for 2022.
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