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Peter Barron
02 August 2023
The other Camino: Our epic trek to Santiago de Compostela
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A seven-week, million-step pilgrimage through Spain brings solitude, extreme heat – and some unexpected hospitality
Read the full article30 June 2022
Sketches of Spain: The quest for the perfect tortilla
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In a fiercely regional country the tortilla española is the one universal dish
Read the full article12 May 2022
Sketches of Spain: Magic, our Morris
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A chance encounter with a group of dancers shows the surprising origins of a very English tradition
Read the full article07 April 2022
Sketches of Spain: The ritual of the matanza
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Once the way Extremaduran families got their annual supply of meat, these days the traditional pig slaughter is a big day out
Read the full article10 March 2022
Sketches of Spain: Why extremeños talk of little else but the weather
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The water shortage in Extremadura is becoming critical, writes PETER BARRON
Read the full article10 February 2022
Sketches of Spain: Monasterio de San Jerónimo de Yuste
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Exploring the tiny village the world's most powerful man chose to make his home (briefly)
Read the full article06 January 2022
Sketches of Spain: New Year’s Eve in Fuentes de León
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New Year's Eve in agricultural Extremadura is not to be refused - just don't head out before 3am
Read the full article25 November 2021
Sketches of Spain: Seeding trees in Extremadura
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Planting oaks preserve Spain's traditional landscape - and the planet.
Read the full article28 October 2021
Sketches of Spain: Zafra’s historic feria
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PETER BARRON on his visit to Spain’s largest livestock fair, now in its 568th year.
Read the full article30 September 2021
Sketches of Spain: A night at the monastery
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PETER BARRON on a night spent at a monastery, where he met one of Spain’s most revered figures
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Sketches of Spain: The international lockdown project
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PETER BARRON on the joys of renovating a crumbling barn in rural Extremadura... during the pandemic... while more than a thousand miles away
Read the full article28 July 2021
Sketches of Spain: The Spanish village with the mythical blue lagoon
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In his latest diary from Extremadura, PETER BARRON describes the village next door which first lured him to Spain
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