Journal

The cortijojournal.

Stories, recipes and voices of contemporary flamenco, from Finca El Cartujano. Slow reading for long weeks.

What duende is — and why it can't be explained

García Lorca tried in 1933 with a lecture in Buenos Aires. Seventy years on, the cantaores at the cortijo are still chasing it every Thursday, unsure if it will come.

Lucía Sánchez·12 April 2026

Horses · 6 min

The Pure Spanish Horse and why it is the soul of Andalusia

A breed preserved by monks since 1476. Today, the more than ten horses at the cortijo descend directly from those Cartujano lineages.

20 April 2026

Kitchen · 4 min

What are tapas? The food we open the night with

Small portions to nibble and share, part of Andalusian culture. That's how dinner begins at the cortijo.

28 April 2026