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SPAIN: Streetart Gran Canaria – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria – Urban Art on the Canary Islands

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with around 382.000 inhabitants, is the largest city in the Canary Islands. Highlights include the historic district of Vegueta, with the Catedral de Santa Ana and Casa de Colón, the elegant neighborhood of Triana, and the long sandy beach of Las Canteras. Beyond its colonial architecture and museums, contemporary art is an important part of the city’s identity. Colorful murals, streetart and graffiti can be found throughout the streets, especially in its older and more creative neighborhoods.

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MONTENEGRO: Streetart Podgorica – Club Haustor – Creative Café, Culture Bar & Art Space

CLUB HAUSTOR is located in the centre of Podgorica and offers much more than an ordinary bar. It is a unique meeting place that brings together cafés, culture, music and urban art. The art space combines different aspects of the city’s alternative cultural scene and offers a glimpse into Podgorica’s creative side. The venue is an eye-catcher even from the outside. Particularly impressive is the colourful entrance, decorated with artistic mosaics and vibrant tiles, but also the many other urban artworks around the building and in the tunnel.

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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Streetart Sarajevo – Koševo – Zetra Graffiti Hall of Fame

Right next to the huge Zetra sports arena at it’s bigger parking lot, there is a large Graffiti Hall of Fame that turns the area into an open-air gallery for the local urban art scene, also because it is the main spray hall in the city. The Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall was built for the 1984 Winter Olympics and burned partially down during the siege of Sarajevo. After the war, the arena was rebuilt and reopened in 1999. The graffiti in the surrounding area thus adorns a place that, like few others, epitomizes Sarajevo’s turbulent history: Olympic glory, destruction, and reconstruction converge here with a modern urban art scene.

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PERU: Machu Picchu – Archaeological Inca Site – New World Wonder & Cultural Heritage

The legendary Inca site Machu Picchu is located in Peru, in the South American Andes, about 75 kilometers northwest of the city of Cusco, and has officially announcend one of the new seven wonders of the modern world since 7th July 2007. The historic cultural heritage sits on a mountain ridge at an elevation of approximately 2.430 meters above sea level. It lies between the mountains Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu and is surrounded by the Urubamba River, which flows deep through the mountains. The name Machu Picchu comes from the Quechua language and means “old mountain”.

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MONTENEGRO: Budva – Hide Spray Wall – Graffiti Hall – Highway Open Air Gallery

At the eastern entrance to Budva, the mountain road leads into the city; it’s supported by tall concrete walls and built right up against the mountain. On the ground floor level below this creates a fairly long good surface and an ideal spot for graffiti. You can find it easily located behind the Hide Club. It’s not an official “Hall of Fame” or a legal wall, but quite a few artists have already left their mark here, and it has become a great collection of many pieces.

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SRI LANKA: Kumbalwela Village – Tea Plantations, Mountain Agriculture & Street Life

Kumbalwela is located in the Badulla District of the Uva Province in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, near Bandarawela and Ella. The region is characterized by a hilly landscape, lush vegetation, and expansive tea plantations. Thanks to the temperate climate, the high elevation, and regular rainfall, the conditions here are ideal for tea cultivation. Even today, the lush green, terraced tea fields define the landscape of Kumbalwela. Particularly striking is the traditional hand-picking of tea leaves, as well the every day street life.

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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Streetart Sarajevo – Mejtaš – Radićeva Urban Art Tunnel

At the building at Radićeva 11, there is a wide tunnel running beneath it, decorated on both sides with magnificent works of art; even the pillars have been painted. The larger piece by the French artist M.CHAT or MONSIEUR CHAT stands out in particular and is instantly recognizable by its yellow cat. It’s a small urban art gallery tunnel featuring fantastic works by several creators. There are several cosy cafés, cool bars and restaurants in Radićeva street, also other murals and urban artworks, so it is in general worth having a visit to that spot.

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GERMANY: Streetart Buchholz in der Nordheide – Graffiti and Urban Art Collection

Buchholz in der Nordheide has a population of about 42.000 and is located south of Hamburg on the edge of the Lüneburg Heath. Among its most famous attractions are the Brunsberg, the highest point in the area; the historic Holm watermill; the neo-Gothic St. Paul’s Church; and the nearby Rosengarten Regional Park. Of course, there’s also colorful graffiti and streetart, here is a collection of pieces around town.

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BULGARIA: Streetart Sofia – Old Knyazhevo Cable Car Station – Vitosha Mountain – Lost Place Graffiti

The old Kopitoto TV Tower is a 186 meter high broadcasting tower located on Vitosha Mountain, south of Sofia, and was built in 1985 to replace the older television tower in the city. Right next to it lies the abandoned ruins of the old Knyazhevo cable car station, which was permanently shut down following an accident in 1992. Over the decades, the skeletal concrete structure has become a true mecca for urban explorers and a fascinating open-air gallery for the local graffiti scene. Today the ruins are covered with colorful pieces, giving the place a raw, industrial charm.

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THAILAND: Chiang Rai – White Temple, Blue Temple & Golden Clock Tower

Chiang Rai is a city with around 70.000 inhabitants in the mountainous north of Thailand near the border with Laos and Myanmar. It is home to a number of culturally historic sights that are also magnificent architectural masterpieces by local artists, such as the Wat Rong Suea Ten aka Blue Temple by PHUTTHA KABKAEW or the Wat Rong Khun aka White Temple and the Chalermphrakiat Golden Clock Tower by CHALERMCHAI KOSITPIPAT.

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