Local heroes: Hermanas Arce in Madrid
Located in the charming Justicia neighbourhood Hermanas Arce is the project of sisters Elena and Ana, serving delicious pastries, natural food and artisan coffee. On the menu you’ll find simple but wholesome dishes: don’t miss the tortitas (pancakes), the avocado toast with chimichurri and the salted chocolate cookie for a perfect ending. The sunlit cafe space is the perfect space to bring a book or your laptop if you have to work- you’ll feel at home.
Travel Locally: Out Liers' guide to discover Spain
Júlia Juste, the mind behind Out Liers was born and raised in Barcelona. Passionate about finding unique and beautiful places, we asked her to show us her favorite hidden gems around Spain with the goal of promoting local tourism.“These days of quarantine I am on the hunt for places around Spain. We are lucky to live in a beautiful country, with very diverse landscapes and traditions and very special accommodations. Whenever I think of traveling, it comes to my mind to go far, the farther the better ... But there is nothing more exotic than discovering how beautiful it is at home” See below Julia’s secret places, now high-up in our wish list.
Travelers: Gimaguas in Formentera
Spanish designers and twin sisters Sayana and Claudia Durany travels around the world inspired them to create their own brand back in 2016. Since then, Gimaguas has been a favorite of all of us souvenir-collectors. We spoke to Claudia and Sayana about their favorite sun-soaked destination.: Formentera, Ibiza’s sister island and the smallest of the Balearic. Read below to discover their must-go places to eat, skinny dip, and souvenir shop.
Inside She Made Me designer’s bohemian getaway to Ibiza
When Chloé Dunlop first launched her line, She Made Me, she was living out of her suitcase between Bali, Europe and the States, so it's no surprise that the brand would eventually become an amalgamation of her own travel experiences. On her recent trip to Ibiza, a destination she's always wanted to visit, she discovered that the island had two contrasting facades at play: "People come to party, but others come to recharge and re-explore themselves," says Dunlop, "I was drawn to [this] eclectic energy, [as well as the] colours of the beaches, coves and the arid landscape." Below, Chloé shares her guide to Ibiza's oft-overlooked bohemian side, Portinatx.