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FRANCE: Cantaron Urbex Adventure – Lost Place Visit at the abandoned Rehabilitation Center

On the western foothills in Cantaron in the Nice region, there is an adventurous lost place that not only offers deserted scenery, but also countless graffiti. The Centre Hospitalier Régional at Route de la Lauvette 254 is a former rehabilitation center on the southern slopes of the Alpes Maritimes. The extensive building complex comprises several houses connected by smaller buildings, but nobody has been treated here anymore for decades. So the artists took over the place and you can find numerous graffiti, characters or abstracts.

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ITALY: Streetart Turin – Rigola – San Paolo Street Jam – Graffiti Spray Space

Opposite the church “L’Oratorio San Paolo Apostolo” in Turin there is a soccer field and basketball court surrounded by a long wall. Great graffiti gets often created there, and colorful events are held. In 2019 the artists KARIM and ZULI from the cultural association LARGE MOTIVE, in collaboration with the TORINO 27 scout group and L’Oratorio San Paolo Apostolo, organized the fantastic SAN PAOLO STREET JAM, where amazing works were created. In addition, workshops were offered, there was breakdancing, rap battles, a scout lab, a dance exhibition and live DJ music.

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POLAND: Streetart Wroc?aw – Plac Spo?eczny Spray Zone – Graffiti Hall below the Bridge

The underground passage beneath the square at Plac Spo?eczny is a hot spot for urban art and a place where streetart takes on a life of its own. The place is quite busy and frequently new projects happen, graffiti and murals change dynamically here, with artists constantly adding new layers. If you are around Wroc?aw, don’t miss this spot. This is a place where you can get some of the pulse of the city’s graffiti scene, from fast bombings to awesome portraits or style writing masterpieces.

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GERMANY: Streetart Hamburg – Harburg – Bostelbeker Hauptdeich – Heimfeld Hall of Fame

The HEIMFELD HALL on Bostelbeker Deich in the Hamburg district of Harburg is the largest and most important Hall of Fame in Northern Germany, with almost 1,150 meters of wall facade. The space is curated by the GroßStadtRaum association, which also regularly organizes urban art events. Countless fantastic graffiti is constantly being created here, but the real standouts are the Kings‘ large concept walls like „Avengers“, „Poseidon“ or „Neptun“. We’ve created an extensive archive, which continously gets filled with photos of these awesome works.

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FRANCE: Streetart Saint Isidore – Jardiniers Tunnel – Tour de France & OGC Nice – Tribute Murals

On the occasion of the Tour de France passing through Nice in 2020, the tunnel at the Allianz Riviera soccer arena was embellished on both sides with two fantastic murals. The project was organized by the urban art association WHOLESTREET and carried out by the organizing artist OTOM together with his colleagues CESAR MALFI, DZON, KOTEK and NOVO. One side of the wall features motifs relating to cycling and the Tour de France. The other side is dedicated to the local soccer club Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice Côte d’Azur, or OGC Nice for short.

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ALBANIA: Streetart Shkodër – Graffiti and Urban Art at Lake Skadar

Shkodër or Shkodra is a city with approximately 61,000 inhabitants in northern Albania between Lake Skadar and the rivers Kir, Drin, and Buna. Many historical buildings from the Illyrians, Romans, and Ottomans bear witness to the long history of this cultural center. Worth seeing are the Rozafa Castle, the Mesi Bridge and the Ebu Bekr Mosque, as well as more modern sights such as the Venice Art Mask Factory and the Site of Witness and Memory. The first photographs of the country were taken in Shkodër, so a visit to the Marubi National Museum of Photography, is also recommended. Of course, you will also find urban art and large murals in the streets.

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ITALY: Streetart Turin – San Salvario – Corso Bramante Graffiti Paradise – Highway Walls & Train Tracks

Corso Bramante is a wide, busy road that runs through Turin from the river Po in the east to Corso Unione Sovietica in the west. In the San Salvario district, at the height of Parco Muratori, the street complex runs over a large bridge over many railway lines. There is a long slope with large concrete walls on both sides, and the underpass of Via Zino Zini to the west and the underpass of Via Bartolomeo Bona to the east till its end and then the graffiti walls continue along the train track walls. The entire area is a spray oasis and full of grandiose works. Also in 2021 the great MURARTE jam took place around those walls and on several occasions WE LOVE ENAK spray sessions.

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GERMANY: Chemnitz – AJZ Talschock – We feed the Wall – Creative Urban Art Space

The alternative youth centre AJZ TALSCHOCK hosts a variety of creative projects and groups. It regularly organizes concerts, theatre and stage events, offers free Wi-Fi, free computer workstations, the gym „Bodyfarm,“ different workshops, a photo lab, the climbing wall „The Rock,“ the fully equipped junior band rehearsal room „Youth against Air Guitars“ and the archive of the social movements „SERO“ for research. In May 2007, the legal “Wall of Fame” graffiti areas were opened in the outdoor space and on the facades around the building, where the “We feed the Wall” jam now takes place annually.

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BULGARIA / AUSTRIA: Fantastic Urban Artist VODAWOTAH – Comic Style Portraits on Mural Scale

The artist MARTIN IVANOV, better known as VODAWOTAH, started with graffiti and streetart in 2008 in the Bulgarian city of Ruse. Meanwhile he lives in Vienna, Austria, where he regularly paints magnificent works on the Danube Canal and huge murals around the city or abroad. The colorful hobby has become a profession and he creates extensive commissioned works, but of course also continues to spray as a passion funtime. His fantastic works often feature comic-style portraits, but also animal-like characters or lively spray cans.

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FRANCE: Streetart Nice – Saint Roch – Saint Charles Hall – Sports Court Graffiti Wall

In the Saint Charles neighborhood, east of Boulevard Louis Braille, is the Saint Charles Primary School. Below the school grounds are additional areas for sports activities. One part is equipped with ping-pong tables, and the next has a soccer field. But much more interesting is the long concrete wall in the background, which offers a great space for graffiti and urban art.

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