Unbeknown to many, a region in southern Spain has a pep in its step thanks to decades of experience producing speciality footwear. Now the world’s premier shoe brands are striding towards its factories and keeping its…
For a country that’s in need of more than a nip and tuck of its own, Spain is home to a clinic specialising in encouraging a perfectly balanced lifestyle. Monocle checks in.
Tenerife has always had a bad rep (and some worse “reps”), but Monocle is a big fan of Santa Cruz, the tourist-free northern capital. While the package hordes party hearty in Playa de las Americas, leave the southern bad…
September’s footwear fair in Milan drew a record 46,300 visitors. Yet while Italy exported 250 million pairs of shoes in 2006, output has fallen 30 per cent in the past five years in the face of competition from Asia’s…
Our new title, ‘Spain: The Monocle Handbook’ is packed with our editors’ tips and rundown of where to stay, eat and unwind. Plus: we offer expert advice from those in the know and insights on how to put down roots. We share…
Our design talents to watch for 2008 and beyond run the gamut from the creators of a new regional jet to the designer of great office-cum-daywear. All seem united by a passion for simple, pared-down good looks.
The aspiring wine-makers of Portugal’s sunny Alentejo region have traditionally headed abroad to nurture their careers. But now they are returning
and harvesting the fruits
of their expertise.
