All around Spain murals seem to be being created to spruce up once downtrodden neighbourhoods. Valencia is no exception to this and, alongside some longer standing works of art, there are some new and impressive projects. Wherever you wander in…
Malaga’s SOHO Murals
Malaga still seems to be somewhat off the beaten track when it comes to tourism. Many tourists pass through the city’s airport but are missing out on a real gem by heading to their resorts and never venturing into the…
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Photos of the Transition
Deep in the bowels of the Diputación Provincial de Alicante (see map here) you can currently see a wonderful exhibition of the photographic works of Tono Marín. It’s open from 11am (and not a minute earlier as we found!) until…
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Venture into the Dali Triangle – if you dare!
Salvador Dali. Love him or hate him? It seems the grand master of surrealism polarises opinion. No matter what your thoughts are on his artistic merits, a whistlestop tour of his eccentric life will have even the harshest are critic…
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Bull on the Beach at Vilanova – The story of Pasifae
A few kilometres South of Sitges is the lovely seaside town of Vilanova i la Geltru. It’s quite a complicated name but don’t let it put you off trying to get there. The town is, without a doubt, a lovely…
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Guernica – Gernika – and the Museum of Peace
Many places around the world are known for the terrible things which have happened there. When you think of atrocities in Spain, most people immediately think of Guernica and it’s a place which is highly recommended if you want to…
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The Murals of San Isidro, Orihuela
Some days you visit a place and you just can’t wait to get home, process your photos and write about the experience. The barrio of San Isidro in the town of Orihuela is one such place. I have been completely blown…
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Cuevas del Rodeo
On the first Sunday of every month, the town of Rojales, just a few kilometres inland from Guardamar, hosts an unusual artisan market. You can buy all sorts of paintings from a risqué nude to a scene from a bullfight. There are…
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Guernica in the Woods
When Pablo Picasso painted his famous Guernica back in 1937, I wonder if he knew what its impact would be. It is a symbol of the tragedy of war and a monument to the universal suffering that conflict brings to…
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The Painted Forest of Oma
This extraordinary sight in the North of Spain was originally blogged about in March 2013. A short drive from Guernika we found one of the most extraordinary sights we have seen on Northern Spain – the Painted Forest of…
