Europe's remote-work capital: light, ocean, a huge international scene and Web Summit energy. The success has a price: housing costs have far outrun local wages.
What the economy runs on
Tourism, tech startups, remote workers.
Worth weighing
Rents have exploded; locals feel priced out and it shows.
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