In front of a crowd of thousands, Catalans of all ages team up to construct complex human towers, or ‘castells’, in a powerful display of regional identity and unity – and fun. Monocle gets in on the balancing act.
Sometimes it takes just one retailer to unite an entire neighbourhood and restore a sense of old-fashioned community between residents and other shop owners, restaurateurs and civil servants. We’ve found 10 doing just that…
As this issue’s beautifully compiled report on Catalan ‘castells’ illustrates, tales of teamwork and togetherness can uplift us all, says Andrew Tuck. We apply that spirit of mutual support to these pages by way of a new…
Portraits of leaders past and present are ubiquitous in Turkey, Spain and Morocco. Monocle paints a picture of their popularity – and peers beneath the surface to learn the history of their peculiar reign.
The windswept hillsides and volcanic slopes of Tenerife are once again flourishing, as growers master the harsh terrain and harness the potential of the igneous island’s age-old vines.
