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Ride The Real Spain · The Journal

Spain, once a week.
Not Madrid. Not Barcelona.

A village, a valley, a route worth knowing — real dispatches from rural Spain, wherever it happens to be that week, written by someone who actually lives there.

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What's inside

I.

One place

A village, a ruin, a bend in the river that most maps don't bother naming — and why it's worth the detour.

II.

One taste

A wine, a cheese, a bar that's been open since before anyone thought to photograph it. Where to find it, who makes it.

III.

One road

A route you could actually ride or drive yourself — with enough detail to go find it, whether or not you ever book a trip.