A year and a half since my last trip to the Catalonian capital, I found myself back in the streets of Gracia, El Born, Raval and El Gotic once again on the search for the cities best street art. Last time I spent a lot of time traversing the various districts of the city. This time … Continue reading “Street art tour of Barcelona part 4 – Jardins de les Tres Xemeneies”
Rounding up the Barcelona online tour, part 3 leads you from the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya to Plaça d’Espanya then down the Avinguda del Paral·lel, finally to the covered walls of the Jardins de Walter Benjamin – home to some really amazing lettering work, and completely different to parts 1 and 2 of this feature. … Continue reading “Street art tour of Barcelona part 3 – El Poble Sec”
Following on from the last Barcelona street art tour post, I took to the streets of the amazing (but polar opposite) Gracia and el Raval. While having slightly more of an idea of my route this time compared to the maze of el Born, this map is still only indicative, at least within Raval! Gracia … Continue reading “Street art tour of Barcelona part 2 – Gracia to El Raval”
Happy (belated) New Year! It’s been quite quiet on Urban Kultur Blog throughout much of December 2014 as I took some time off from writing, but managed to fit in a really great trip to Barcelona in which I roamed the streets of the city and came across some great work from old faces and discovering some … Continue reading “Street art tour of Barcelona part 1 – El Barri Gòtic to El Born”
Covilhã is one of those places that you might never really get round to properly visiting. For those with an interest in urban art, thanks to WOOL Festival, this Portuguese city is one to make space for on your travel hitlist! Covilha was once known for its thriving wool industry – hence the urban art … Continue reading “Covilha – street art walking tour”
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