Tag: Spain

The Island of Calm Souls

Art + Stories

Experiences

The Island of Calm Souls

On the north-eastern coast of Tenerife lies a small village. The community in Roque Bermejo have found their own, unique way of living.

Maria Górz

On Beauty and History

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Fiction, Opinions

On Beauty and History

Journalist Aleksandra Lipczak talks about her latest book, “Lajla znaczy noc” [Layla Means Night], which tells the story of Al-Andalus, the southern part of Spain, which was once under Arab rule.

Anna Piwowarska

There were no Witches, only Women

Soul + Body

Good Mood

There were no Witches, only Women

What does it mean to be a witch in 21st-century Europe? Our cross-border reportage tries to answer this question by looking for the granddaughters of the witches that Europe was never able to burn. The heroes of this part include the descendants of those persecuted during the Basque trials.

Nothing Fixes Itself

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Experiences

Nothing Fixes Itself

The writer Almudena Grandes talks about the exhumation of Franco, her best-selling novel “The Ages of Lulu”, and why Spain must confront its fascist past.

Aleksandra Lipczak

20th September 1519

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Experiences

20th September 1519

On this day in 1519, Ferdinand Magellan set sail for the Maluku Islands under the banner of Spain. Yet his attempt to circumnavigate the globe was seemingly doomed from the start...

Adam Węgłowski