On a Sunday spin in the country, one of the scenic delights used to be the handsomely weather-beaten, quaintly dilapidated barns that lined rural roads. The pleasure is fast vanishing. From New ...

These centuries-old stadels (grain-storage barns) are an intrinsic part of the landscape and still freckle the landlocked country's high ... a bed of straw (used as winter fodder for the animals ...