Spain
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Walk this way
A region in southern Spain has a pep in its step, producing speciality footwear for decades. Now the world’s premier shoe brands are striding towards its factories, keeping its industry running.
Winds of change
Tempted by the quality of life and swept along on Atlantic crosswinds, everyone from kitesurfers to fashion entrepreneurs are altering the outlook for mainland Europe’s southernmost outpost.
What’s in store?
The past few years have held little respite for department stores already under threat from e-commerce but a Spanish stalwart is looking for a way forwards.
Take cover
From aprons and kitchen whites to front-of-house outfits, the storied Spanish business providing trusty hospitality workwear is busier than ever.
Back to the land
Europeans have flocked to cities but what remains of the villages they left behind? In Spain, we meet the folk fighting to resurrect forgotten communities.
Trying hard or hardly trying?
From the fate of Europe's disappearing villages to the modern dress codes of America's southern states, this issue celebrates the transformative effects of smartening up and making an extra effort.
Checking in
Bringing a sense of fun and colour to Spain’s capital, the newest Edition hotel is revitalising hospitality in Madrid. Oh, and it has the city’s biggest rooftop pool.
Sea change
A staple of the Spanish coastline is in the balance. We meet the people behind Formentera’s chiringuitos.
Bread winners
A new crop of bakeries is resurrecting the art of Spanish bread-making, a tradition disrupted by civil war and industrialisation. We sample the upper crust.
Staying power
Checking in at intimate boltholes including a Portuguese hilltop town hotel, a wine shrine in a former Arizona newspaper building, and more characterful new properties worldwide
