by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Apr 9, 2024 | Architecture
Casa Vicens, Barcelona, displays a different side of Gaudi that is more geometric but still wildly original and inspiring. Casa Vicens was Antoni Gaudi’s first architectural commission. A wealthy stock broker entrusted Gaudi in 1883 to design a summer garden...
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Apr 23, 2018 | Gardens
Visiting El Real Jardín Botánico in Madrid provides a respite from the hard surfaces of a large urban environment by immersing the guest in a sea of green and a vacuum of quiet pierced by the chirping of birds. In honor of Earth Day yesterday the feature today will...
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Oct 10, 2016 | Hotel inspiration
Trasierra provides a low-key yet luxurious experience through its quiet country setting and non-affected style. Ever since seeing a spread in Vogue magazine many years ago I have longed to visit Trasierra, the sprawling white country estate set in the south of Spain....
