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Extraordinary Lives, Extraordinary Lands

In southern Greece, the peaks of the Peloponnese overlook a largely agricultural landscape scarred by monoculture and wildfires. With the return of the younger generation to family farms, there is hope of a rural revival: permaculture and agroforestry could give a new lease of life to the land and to local communities.

Peloponnese: A Passion for Agriculture

In southern Greece, permaculture and agroforestry could give a new lease of life to the land and to local communities.

Geyza Pereira, the only blind Prima Ballerina in the world, lives in the Brazilian metropolis of Sao Paulo. She was taught by the Ballet de Cegos dance school, an institution that teaches blind and partially sighted dancers, founded by Fernanda Bianchini.

The Blind Ballerinas of Sao Paulo

In the north-west of Iceland, the local club in a small remote village fights to retain its title of national champion of mud football. Germaphobes look away now. 

Mud Football in Iceland

In the north-west of Iceland, the local club in a small remote village fights to retain its title of national champion of mud football

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Perched on Mount Ossa in Northern Greece is an orthodox monastery dating back to the 16th century. Around twenty nuns from all corners of the globe call this place home and support themselves by working the land.

Greece: Sisters of the Earth

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For centuries, Albanian shepherds roamed the Balkans with their flocks in search of green pastures for their goats and sheep. But the communist dictatorship put an end to this tradition. After the fall of communism, the shepherds want to revive the old ways, but will they be able to pass them on to the next generation?

Albania: A Shepherd's Life

Albanian shepherds want to revive their old traditions, but will they be able to pass them on to the next generation?

A vertiginous story, alongside the mechanics that maintain the legendary lifts of Valparaíso, battered by time and the elements.

Valparaiso, City of Elevators

Paris is at the heart of haute couture, of elegant dresses and extravagant silhouettes made entirely by hand by the best artisans. While their skills are a cultural asset in the French DNA, their names and those of their clients are often well-kept secrets. Each of their creations is unique.

Secrets of Paris High Fashion

Paris is at the heart of haute couture, where elegant and extravagant dresses are made entirely by hand by the best artisans.

Every spring in Sardinia, locals organise a parade in honor of Sant'Antioco, one of the patron saints of the island. In the churches, altars are decorated with cloths adorned with sea silk. These golden threads were once made from the filaments of the large pen shells, but the species is now critically endangered and with it, the skill of crafting sea silk into precious fabrics.

The Silk of the Sea

The  large pen shells that produce sea silk are critically endangered, as is the ancient art of sea silk embroidery.

In Quebec, the return of spring marks the beginning of maple syrup season. For Canadians, this sweet nectar is more than a nutrient-rich sugar substitute, it is an essential part of their culture. A staple of many regional recipes, this amber syrup made from the sap of maple trees, is produced mainly in Quebec and It is now one of Canada's leading exports.

Canada: The Maple Syrup Country

For Canadians maple syrup is more than a nutrient-rich sugar substitute, it is an essential part of their culture. 

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<p>The Q’eros people of Peru are direct descendants of the Inca people and live in villages high in the Andes. Their tradition holds that each child is assigned a new-born Alpaca and their mission is to protect it.</p>

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The Q'eros tradition holds that each child is assigned a new-born Alpaca and their mission is to protect it.

An Alpaca for Cristobal

When Massimo Vacchetta discovered little Ninna, he immediately adopted her and saved her from certain death. The veterinarian, whose specialty was caring for cattle, had found his vocation: he opened a hedgehog refuge, now a local institution partly run by volunteers.

When Massimo Vacchetta discovered little Ninna, he immediately adopted her and saved her from certain death

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