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422 results for spain

Travel

Madrid

Madrid is a changed city. The recent metamorphosis has been fuelled by the economic crisis and led by a new generation of determined Madrileños who have transformed the Spanish capital for the better. Tradition and mode…

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The next pig thing

17 October 2009

Last July saw import bans on the highest grade of Spanish jamón ibérico de bellota lifted in the US. As a result, more people are eating what fans refer to as ‘porcine wagyu’.

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Grand inquisitor

21 August 2014

As a crusading judge, Baltasar Garzón made enemies powerful enough to engineer his downfall. But they have not been able to silence him and his blunt demands for accountability resonate with a disillusioned nation.

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Back on the radar

17 September 2008

Spanish shipbuilders have seen out the storms and now, thanks to booming global demand, their order books are full. But as the yards launch ships for the Australian navy and the world’s biggest dredgers, could the tide turn…

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Expo 89: New look

19 November 2015

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.

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Coming home

1 May 2009

Thousands of Spaniards lost their citizenship as they fled Spain’s Civil War and Franco. Now Spain is offering its descendents the right to be Spanish. Should other countries who need migrants do more to encourage the…

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The interview series 2014/15 part 05

20 November 2014

The rise and rise of a new opposition leader in Spain has given voters an alternative voice to engage with. His clear strategies and bold vision for the future may yet win them over

Opinion

Debatable definitions

27 November 2013

Spain is starting the long process of overhauling its dictionary to address its outdated misogynistic tone. How has it survived in its current form for so long?

Just days ago, the Oxford English Dictionary named “selfie” its word of 2013. The term - defined as “a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website"…

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The Monocle Arts Review - TV: Spain

25 May 2016

In the past few weeks everyone has been talking about ‘Locked Up’, the Spanish drama set in a women’s prison that has been making its way on to international television sets. But back in Spain the real TV drama is a result…

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The Foreign Desk - A united Spain?

29 November 2014

Following this month’s vote in Catalonia, can Spain remain united? Steve Bloomfield speaks to Pablo Calderón Martínez and José María Peredo Pombo to assess the country’s future, while Monocle’s Madrid correspondent Liam…

Opinion

The reign in Spain

20 May 2015

While hunting for hidden gems in Madrid, Nelly Gocheva crowned small, family-run shops the ruling retailers of the city.

Last week saw the official launch of Monocle’s first standalone Travel Guide Series: London and New York are now out, with Hong Kong and Tokyo to follow in August. And while the past month for me has been all about last…

Opinion

The pain in Spain

26 September 2009

Today sees the end of Spain’s largest furniture fair, Ideas & Pasión, which is held in Valencia every year.

Today sees the end of Spain’s largest furniture fair, Ideas & Pasión, which is held in Valencia every year. With almost 1,000 exhibitors from 15 countries spread over 125,000 sq m of exhibition space, the impact cannot yet…

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The Foreign Desk - Spain, what next?

23 January 2016

Who governs Spain? Elections in December were inconclusive: the old parties lost votes, the new ones won some and no-one came out on top. Spain’s divide will not be easy to fix. Monocle’s Steve Bloomfield is joined by David…

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Big Shot

19 September 2013

El Casco in the Basque country is a Spanish success story. And despite the difficult economic conditions, it has had the firepower to survive.

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Starting again

15 November 2012

Spain’s economic woes are creating a spirited entrepreneurial culture in its capital. We meet the people turning their fortunes around and revitalising neighbourhoods in the process, and speak to the mayor about the new…

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Handle with care

16 February 2012

Rosa Lladró is the president of Lladró, the Spanish porcelain company begun by her father and uncles in the 1950s. Having ducked a manufacturing downturn in Spain, she tells Monocle how to combine family and financial…

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