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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Urbex Gornja Presjenica – Abandoned Hotel Igman – Lost Place Graffiti

The Hotel Igman is a lost place building complex located on Mount Igman near Sarajevo. It was designed by architect and painter Ahmed Džuvić for the 1984 Winter Olympics in late-modern Yugoslav architecture with strong Brutalist elements and influences from Scandinavian and traditional Dinaric architecture. During the Bosnian War, the hotel was heavily damaged and subsequently abandoned. Today, the ruins have become a significant lost place and a spray destination for graffiti writers.

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SPAIN: Streetart Tenerife – San Cristóbal de La Laguna – Calle Malpei Urban Art Festival

San Cristóbal de La Laguna, or just La Laguna, has a population of around 155.000 and has a large student population and young culture due to its large university. But also ancient culture, the old town is a registered UNESCO World Heritage. A visit is also worthwhile at the beautiful church Nuestra Señora de la Concepción, the historic Casa Salazar, the Teatro Leal or a mountain excursion to the nearby Mirador Pico del Inglés. As well as beautiful volcanic sand by the water, this place also has of course great urban art. Especially during the streetart festival CALLE MALPEI organized by local artist FEOFLIP in 2017, 2018 and 2020 several large scale murals got greated throughout the city.

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SOUTH KOREA: Streetart Paju – Graffiti & Urban Art near the Demilitarized Zone

Paju is a city in Gyeonggi Province in northwestern South Korea with around 530.000 inhabitants. The city is especially well known for its location near the border with North Korea and parts are located close to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Paju is an important cultural and artistic center and the Heyri Art Village is home to artists, writers, and designers and features galleries, museums, studios, bookstores, cafés, and unusual architecture. Another famous place is Paju Book City, a large center for Korea’s publishing industry with publishing houses, bookstores, and cultural facilities. As well there are interesting works of urban art around the city.

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AUSTRALIA: Streetart Brisbane – Queensland Murals, Graffiti and Urban Art

Brisbane is the capital of the Australian state of Queensland and, with a population of approximately 2.7 million, is Australia’s third-largest city. Brisbane was founded in 1824 as a British penal colony on the Brisbane River, named after the then-governor, Sir Thomas Brisbane. Among the most famous attractions are the man-made lagoon at South Bank Parklands, the Story Bridge, the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens, and the Queensland Cultural Centre district with its museums, galleries, and theaters or the Sciencentre with the SparkLab. And there are countless urban artworks around the streets!

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GERMANY: Streetart Berlin – Kreuzberg – Club Gretchen Art Wall – Gretl Wand – Artist Gallery

The CLUB GRETCHEN is a fantastic discotheque with regular music highlights, DJ events and cool parties. There is a wall on the building, on which colorful works of art are getting created time by time since March 2021. The place and the art sessions  are curated and organized by the collective GRETL WAND, which is also the name of the art wall. These are two former windows, that have now been transformed into poster-like exhibition spaces; at various intervals, two new works are displayed here in a duo collaboration, mostly by female artists.

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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Streetart Sarajevo – Mojmilo Roundabout Wall – Graffiti Hall of Fame

In the Nedžarići neighborhood in the southwestern part of Sarajevo, there is a large roundabout with a fantastic graffiti hall featuring a colorful collection of high-quality pieces. It’s called the MOJMILO ROUNDABOUT HALL OF FAME. The talented artists gather here frequently; new works and concept walls are constantly being created, and jams are also held. These walls are also used time by time in the graffiti sessions of the FASADA FESTIVAL or the GARBAGE ON TOUR when Croatian artist colleagues are visiting town.

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BULGARIA: Streetart Sofia – Iztok – Aleksandar Zhendov Underpass Graffiti Hall

In the Iztok neighborhood of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, an underpass runs beneath Tsarigradsko Shose Boulevard. The entrances and exits are right next to the Aleksandar Zhendov bus stop. And this tunnel under the main road is a veritable urban art gallery with numerous works on its walls. New projects and jams take place there regularly, resulting in official works, and in between writers are also constantly spraying and creating new graffiti. In particular, the awesome local duo ARSEK & ERASE time by time paint fantastic pieces there.

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MÉXICO: Streetart Oaxaca de Juárez – Graffiti and Urban Art in Zapotec Lands

Oaxaca de Juárez is located in southern Mexico and is the capital of the state of Oaxaca. The city has a population of about 270.000, but the entire metropolitan area is home to significantly lot more people. More than 2.000 years ago the Zapotec culture developed in the region with its most important center being Monte Albán, located near the modern city. Today the city is best known for its colonial architecture, indigenous culture, and vibrant art scene. Of course this also includes thriving urban art covering numerous building walls.

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GERMANY: Urban Art Salzgitter-Lebenstedt – Graffiti Event – Fuhse Jam – JKW Forellenhof

The fabulous FUHSE JAM is a graffiti and streetart event in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt that first took place in 2024 at the JugendKulturWerkstatt (JKW) Forellenhof and around several walls and bridges nearby. The jam was organized by members of the crews AAA and DSM with support of the youth center. Recently the third edition happened on 22nd August 2026. Around 35 regional and national artists created awesome pieces at several walls. The program was rounded out by a sketch corner, krocket plays, graffiti workshops and an after-show party featuring several DJs.

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CYPRUS: Streetart Prodromi – Under Water Mural and mediterranean Urban Art

Prodromi is a small village in the Paphos District of western Cyprus, located close to Polis Chrysochous and the Akamas Peninsula. The village lies in a hilly area surrounded by olive trees, vineyards and other Mediterranean vegetation. Prodromi has a population of only a few hundred inhabitants and is known for its quiet, rural character. Compared to its small size you can find a lot of urban artworks there, even bigger murals and a long under water concept wall.

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