FeatureRayden’s secret road trip: following his novel across Spain’s asphalt
We interview Madrid-born musician and writer David Martínez Álvarez, known as Rayden, to retrace the real and imagined settings of his novel 'The blind…
Correspondent in Roma
Beatrice Conti
Heritage, food and Italian cities.
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FeatureMirambel: The Medieval Heart of Teruel That Won Over Europa Nostra
A leisurely journey through one of the best-preserved villages in the Maestrazgo region of Teruel, whose rigorous restoration was honored with the Europa Nostra…
FeatureThe secret canyon of Castril: when rock and water shape the pulse of northern Granada
Far from the hustle of major Andalusian routes, the Castril River gorge offers an intimate journey through suspended walkways, rock-hewn tunnels, and geological memory…
FeatureThe Renaissance of Ribwood Carpentry: Timber, Tide, and Memory in the Shipyards of Northern Spain
An exhaustive journey through the historic workshops and traditional shipyards of Cantabria, where master rib carpenters preserve frame modeling, native timber selection, and wooden…
FeatureThe Renaissance of Artistic Forging in the Forges of Maestrazgo: Iron, Anvil, and Memory
An exhaustive journey through the historic workshops and contemporary studios of Spain's Maestrazgo region, where master blacksmiths preserve red-hot modeling, coal architecture, and the…
FeatureThe Mineral Pulse of the Montserrat Rack Railway: Vertical Engineering and Spirituality on the Sacred Mountain
A rigorous journey through the historic rack railway ascending the limestone walls of Montserrat, unraveling its topographical challenge, mechanical traction logistics, and the tradition…
FeatureThe Secret of Stone and Wild Fennel: The Liturgy of Florence’s Central Market and the Treasures of Tuscany
An anthropological and gastronomic journey through the nineteenth-century halls of the San Lorenzo market in Florence and the Tuscan countryside, where traditional fresh produce…
FeatureThe Stone Thread Archipelago: How High-Mountain Rail Transport Redefines Mobility in the Picos de Europa
An in-depth analysis of how northern Spain and its rural communities integrate rack railways and soft mobility to connect isolated mountain valleys without disrupting…
FeatureThe Realm of Eleonora’s Falcon: Mediterranean Winds, Insular Biology, and Conservation on the Cliffs of Sardinia
A rigorous journey through the rugged coasts of southwestern Sardinia to understand the ecology of one of the world's most fascinating raptors and the…
FeatureThe Alpine Pulse of the Bernina: Engineering, High Mountains, and the Rail Corridor Between Switzerland and Italy
An in-depth analysis of the Bernina Railway, examining its historic engineering feat across the Alps, its intermodal integration, and the operational challenges connecting Swiss…