Maarten and Philip on the Trail

Layered History

10.034mSeptember 5, 2026

Maarten van Rossem and Philip Freriks embark on a train journey across Europe. In the elegant station restaurant of the Gare de Lyon in Paris, they feel thoroughly European. But what does that feel like in Spain? A part of Europe where, following the Romans, the Christians, and the Moors, the Americans are now also colonizing the land. Is there such a thing as a European culture?