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L'Amant

NEW LIFE AT L’ARBREDA

By Emma Aixalà

L’Arbreda is an old 17th century farmhouse that has renewed its agricultural and livestock life in recent years. Their sustainable management is beginning to bear fruit: artisanal products that boast top quality and an unforgettable seal called L’Amant.

Influenza

SPACES TO BE [HAPPY]

By Laura Masó

Are you looking to turn your summer home into an oasis of calm and well-being? Would you like to make each space more functional, comfortable and beautiful? Does your business need help to make it more profitable and attractive? Have you seen what results can come from a unique design? 

Welcome Empordà

THE PLEASURE OF SEEKING OTHER PEOPLE'S HOMES

By Emma Aixalà Photo Bèla Adler

When Carlota Calvet and Jorge Alcover met, they set out on the long Way of Saint James. “If you manage to finish the way with each other” they where told, “you’ll stick together.” Since then they have become partners in a business project.  

Perelada Winery

ONE FAMILY’S DREAM

The Peralada Group inaugurates the new winery to promote sustainability, experimentation, and innovation. “We started to develop the idea of building a new winery in Peralada more than twenty years ago. In my mind I envisioned a project that would enhance the value of Peralada’s winemaking tradition while also taking an ambitious look towards the future. Today, and even though it might...

MAS GELI

TEN YEARS IN CRESCENDO

By Emma Aixalà

There’s a dirt road just a few kilometers from the monumental complex of Pals, right where the silhouette of the Montgrí massif is absolutely perfect. It's pleasant, quiet, and winding just like Mas Geli, the winery at the end of this adventure. 

Brugarol winery

BRUGAROL: THE ART OF LIVING

By Emma Aixalà

The Gavarres countryside hides the farms where the Brugarol Group produces its renowned wines and olive oils and offers fantastic experiences for guests and visitors.

Majoral

CUANDO EL MEDITERRÁNEO LO ES TODO

By Emma Aixalà

Las formas, texturas, colores y volúmenes de este mar que tanto marca nuestro estilo de vida son la fuente de inspiración de Majoral desde hace casi cinco décadas

Cabratosa

STEEL AND GLASS BETWEEN MODERNITY AND TRADITION

Design must respect and enhance the beauty of a setting in a dialogue between architecture and the landscape, managing to highlight the characteristics of both. But how can we do that with an old building? What are the challenges we must address when renovating it? How do we interact with the story behind it? These are the questions Metàl·lics Cabratosa asks when commissioned to work on ...

AOVE Fontclara

OLIVE OIL THAT PAYS HOMAGE TO A LOVE STORY

By Emma Aixalà Photo Yayoi Sawada

Fontclara extra virgin olive oil is the dream of a man captivated by the Empordà landscape.



Castañer

THE HONEST REVOLUTION

By Emma Aixalà

It's been almost 100 years since two cousins combined their talent and efforts to found an espadrille workshop in Banyoles, in Pla de l'Estany. They surrounded themselves with a good human team, looked for the best raw material and designed exclusive machines to join the fibers. Luis Castañer and Tomàs Serra chose the name Castañer for the company without imagining that, a few decades later,...