The westernmost of the Swiss cities is Geneva, one of the most important cities in terms of finance. The UN has its headquarters here, and the International Red Cross coordinates its humanitarian actions from its Geneva location; even so, the city is especially known as the […]
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In the last decade of the nineteenth century, Johannes Badrutt was able to persuade the British upper class to travel to St. Moritz in winter. The British were reluctant to spend the winter months in a place that was even colder than England, but Badrutt convinced […]
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The Lake of the Four Cantons, or Vierwaldstättersee, is surely the most spectacular of the Swiss valleys. This is where William Tell managed to escape from the tyranny of the House of Habsburg, weaving the legend that would lead to the independence of Switzerland. Altdorf (the […]
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In 2019, one of the most relevant and most anticipated cultural events of recent years in the Basque Country took place: the reopening of the Chillida-Leku Museum in Hernani. This reopening came to be partly thanks to the boost provided by the Swiss gallery Hauser & […]
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Luis de Carvajal El Mozo (The Boy) –Latinist, poet, and Scripture scholar– had a life that, put lightly, could be described as turbulent: considered to be the first Jewish writer in America, he faced two inquisitorial trials before he was sentenced to death by fire in […]
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Basque luxury is a sober luxury. Elegant, not at all gaudy. Strength, design, and practicality can combine without becoming dull. In the restaurant, I also believe that luxury is space. To not feel overwhelmed by the scarce space for each person, for each table. To use […]
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At the end of the nineteenth century, Camilo Hurtado de Amézaga, the fourth Marquis of Riscal, introduced a new way of making wine at his winery in the Rioja Alavesa region – a way based on a system used in France. Thanks to that one move, […]
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The Pyrenean Iron Route is a project that is shared between different institutions and is framed within the philosophy and guidelines of the European Institute of Cultural Routes. Primarily taken into account are the guidelines aimed at fostering unity among members through culture, as well as […]
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