Basque Country
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A glass box is not a bathroom and other observations from pintxos to urban planning
Buckle up, pens at the ready, tighten those laces and stay alert. The Faster Lane has spent the past week crisscrossing cities, dashing over nations and jumping the Atlantic. We start on the small,…
Table talk
The Spanish food scene has the right mix of old-world charm and innovation. Here we offer culinary institutions and those with future classic potential, from smart Madrid bars to laid-back Seville bistros.
Remote working
Entrepreneurs are relocating to rural outposts, drawn by community and desirable living spaces. From Upstate New York to Norway, under-the-radar creative hotspots are providing a higher quality of life.
Smooth selling
Boasting doesn’t come easy to the Basque but we meet the furniture-makers going against the grain, selling themselves and redefining their industrial heritage in the process.
Big Shot
El Casco in the Basque country is a Spanish success story. And despite the difficult economic conditions, it has had the firepower to survive.
Basque force
Dani Corman, one of Spain’s finest sommeliers, helps San Sebastián’s Michelin-starred restaurants craft their wine lists. We explore the city's culinary enclave of Gros with one of its most important tastemakers.
Basque in the sun
On the French Atlantic coast, shun the beach in favour of a tree-lined avenue and a delightful covered market, perfect for that most Gallic of pastimes: people-watching.
Basque in the glory
Thanks to its world-famous museum, Bilbao has become a cultural mecca. But has the Guggenheim improved the lives of locals or just entertained tourists? We make an in-depth audit of its impact.
