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Peak harmony: La Vaqueria Montañesa in Madrid

'Sustainable' is not a word liked much by storytellers. There is an empty, scientific ring to its sound. I prefer the idea...

03 July, 2019 / 0 Comments
Entrance to 7 Islas Hotel
Real Madrid: a city of districts

Sometimes the most obvious is the least noticed. It took Igor Ramírez García-Peralta, founder and editor-in-chief of Soler Magazine, to point out to...

01 July, 2019 / 0 Comments
View from Salvador Dali house across Port Lligat
A visit to Cadaqués on the Costa Brava

Salvador Dalí believed that he was a reincarnation of the rugged Cap de Creus – the headland just north of Cadaqués, on the Costa Brava,...

20 September, 2018 / 0 Comments
Dish of patatas bravas, Restaurant Maran, Girona
Hidden gems on Girona’s left bank

The city of Girona, a 38-minute train journey north of Barcelona, is full of hidden gems. Much smaller than Barcelona, Girona is a...

14 September, 2018 / 2 Comments
View along Eiffel Bridge, Girona
A ride through medieval Girona

Girona once served as a passageway for the Romans on their way through 'Hispania'. Fast forward a couple of thousand years and the...

13 September, 2018 / 0 Comments
View down table of all gold, main dining room, Les Cols, Catalonia
Les Cols Restaurant in Olot: paradise in Catalonia

Where do I start with Les Cols? This two Michelin-starred restaurant is housed in a 15th-century country house refurbished and extended by award-winning...

12 September, 2018 / 0 Comments
Man standing in foreground with Casa Horitzó, Les Clos, Catalonia
The vegetable garden at Les Cols in the Garrotxa

My dream to visit Les Cols first arose last November when a gallery director at Paris Photo showed me pictures of this Michelin-starred...

11 September, 2018 / 2 Comments
Estimar in Sant Antoni dels Sombrerers, Barcelon
Estimar by Rafa Zarfa: seafood in Barcelona

Good seafood is a luxury. I found it at Estimar, an intimate little restaurant, with Andalusian-born Rafa Zarfa at the helm. You can...

20 December, 2017 / 0 Comments
Lighting, Senyor Parellada Restaurant, Barcelona
El Senyor Parellada: a Barcelona inn with history

For the first time for 20 years I walked through the doors of Senyor Parellada, one of my favourite restaurants in the old...

17 December, 2017 / 0 Comments
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