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…
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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 Secret of the Rock and Wild Flower: The Liturgy of Teruel Cheese and the High Moorland Shepherds
An anthropological and gastronomic journey through the windy plateaus of Teruel and their historic farmhouses, where extensive grazing, raw raw-milk sheep farming, and ancestral…
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 ancient mystery beneath the vapor: a deep dive into the thermal lake of Alhama de Aragón
In the heart of Zaragoza, a unique geological phenomenon feeds a natural pond at a constant 34 degrees Celsius. A journalistic journey to Europe's…
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…