The so-called four elements — earth, wind, water and fire — and the fifth substance (aether) name the main rooms of this healthy accommodation in the historical centre of Pals.

With a simple modification, the initial A, taken from Carmen is converted into a sign which represents a tree log and its branches. “Arkhé” or “ἀρχή” is a concept that stems from Greek philosophers, searching for the first principle, the source, the beginning of the universe, with nature as a source of inspiration.

Carmen is also used as a typeface for the accommodation brochures, paired with Vibration Gothic, a reinterpretation of American Type Founders’ Railroad Gothic by Font Bureau. It is also used in a stencil version for signs outside the building.

Edicions del Periscopi is an independent publishing house based in Barcelona since 2012. Its original inspiration is to choose and edit for the Catalan reader those contemporary works that stand out due to their literary value, and also to become the link between important narrative voices and those readers who look for a reference point that assures them of a full and pleasant reading experience in the Catalan language.

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Legend has it that The Beast struck fear into local farmers. A menacing gaze of vibrant garnet burning through a deep darkness. Its powerful body, as strong as oak, partially obscured by multiple layers of shadow, texture and nuance. Complex, broody, seductive … this, they say, was La Bestia.

Two menacing eyes are watching you hidden in the furry letters of La Bestia.

The word fil means “thread” in Catalan. The thickness of Carmen’s serifs has been chosen to draw the thread.

A fine line separates the worlds of wine and beer. Fil is a seam stitched between these two worlds. A sparkling wine made with a type of yeast typically used for brewing beer. The natural formation of bubbles produced by bottle fermentation manifests itself in a multitude of threads of tiny bubbles that give their name to vi d’agulla, literally “needle wine” — subtle and persistent on the tongue and the palate.