Interview

From beast of burden to national symbol

From beast of burden to national symbol

Once used as an everyday working animal on farms, the Catalan donkey is now recognised as a highly intelligent animal and has survived thanks to companies offering family activities and games in the countryside

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From beast of burden to national symbol
In the pursuit of liquid gold
Erhan Türkoglu

In the pursuit of liquid gold

You are originally from Istanbul, tell me about it. Istanbul is a really nice city. I was born there and lived there until I graduated as an engineer. Right after graduating I moved to Germany. It sounds...

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In the pursuit of liquid gold
’Do what you want, but do it’
Albert Bosch.
Adventurer, entrepreneur and writer

’Do what you want, but do it’

You’re here today to share with us your experiences as an adventurer. One of your greatest achievements was crossing Antarctica in 2012. How did your passion for the extreme start?I started because I...

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’Do what you want, but do it’
A darker Sant Jordi
Màrius Serra
Writter

A darker Sant Jordi

La novel·la de Sant Jordi is the prolific Serra’s latest work, a crime story set around Catalonia’s annual celebration of reading, which the veteran writer says has become a mass cultural event since his first festival in 1988

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A darker Sant Jordi
Fighting against this age
Rob Riemen
Dutch philosopher

Fighting against this age

Rob Riemen (Netherlands, 1962) is the founder of Nexus, which promotes cultural and philosophical debate and is this philosopher’s way of fighting fascism. Riemen says we live in a society that has everything...

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Fighting against this age
Down under in the Empordà
Michael Jones & Judit Pinol
Craft brewers

Down under in the Empordà

Doskiwis: a fashion hairdresser from New Zealand and a Catalan model brewing India Pale Ale in the Empordà, the world is certainly a strange place

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Down under in the Empordà
Carme Lluveras

Carme Lluveras

“Being competitive isn’t bad. It is how we play, one against the other”

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Carme Lluveras
'I’ve always felt very european'
Monika Zgustová
Writer and translator

'I’ve always felt very european'

Monika, where are you from?I was born in Prague. When I was 16 years old my parents took me into exile. We went to India and then from there to the United States. That is where I studied and lived for...

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'I’ve always felt very european'
A PROJECT WITH HEART
Dr. Ramon Brugada

A PROJECT WITH HEART

How is the project to install defibrillators in public spaces going?The public access defibrillation programme in Girona is one of the most important in Europe, and we now have 723 defibrillators everywhere,...

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A PROJECT WITH HEART
Ferran Adrià
Ferran Adrià

Ferran Adrià

Ferran Adrià (L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 1962) is one of the world’s great chefs. After closing his El Bulli restaurant, he now focuses on creativity, his El Bulli Foundation, and his new project in Cala Montjoi. We spoke to him when he guested at a ’Sopars de Girona’ event, a meeting of Girona people living and working in Barcelona

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Ferran Adrià