Dispatches
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Dispatch from Cadaqués
This whitewashed village on the Costa Brava, reached by steep hilly drive, is best known to pilgrims of gastronomy and Salvador Dalí. But the choicest spots are are closely guarded by locals and regulars.
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Just Back From…Priorat
A recent visit to this mountainous wine region in Catalonia known for its bold reds first produced by Carthusian monks, charming vineyard hotels, quiet nature trails, and old-world slowness.
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Just Back From…Segovia
A weekend of lively vermouth and tapas joints, poolside siestas and the coolest textile brand in a world heritage city just 30 minutes from Madrid
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Dispatch from Arcos de la Frontera
Spanish writer Igor Ramírez García-Peralta moved to Andalusia in search of a more pastoral life, and shared his hard-won intel on the traditional haciendas and historic tabernas where you can experience it for yourself
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Just Back From…Buchinger Wilhelmi Marbella
Checking into a Spanish fasting clinic, sister of the acclaimed German retreat
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Postcard from… Mallorca
Designer Nikki Kule on the quieter side of the largest Balearic island—the rustic family-owned restaurants, boat-access-only swimming coves, and the ceramics studio that is worth the trip alone
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Road Trip: The Basque Coast
A drive from Bordeaux to San Sebastian with days by the sea, simple but amazing food, brocanting, spa towns and other unplanned discoveries, plus a night at the one and only Les Prés d’Eugénie
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Postcard from… Sóller, Mallorca
Robert Kittel, founder of the always on-point Pretty Hotels, visits a couple of cool new finds on the largest of the Balearic islands
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Postcard from… Asturias
Annie O. Waterman writes in from this wild and rugged coastal region of northern Spain