This
Turia-based city does not only have architectural art, it also offers artistic displays that are present in various aspects throughout the entire population. One of them is
street art.
Valencia expresses itself on the
walls and lets the walls speak for themselves.
In this article we give you the
street art map of the city.
Walls, ruined buildings, shutters, garages, everything is used in order to create some of the best
murals by well-known
national and international graffiti artists. Some of these artists include
Hyuro, Julieta XLF, David Limón, Deith and many others.
There are several areas where you can find street art,
Barrio del Carmen in the
Ciutat Vella district being one of the most colourful areas of
Valencia.
Start at
Carrer del Músic Peydró, where there is a
mural of two policemen. At the end of the street you’ll arrive at Plaza de la Merced, and you should exit on
Calle de las Calabazas in order to find several graffiti on the walls of demolished buildings. You cannot miss out on the façade of
Plaza Lope de Vega, another artistic display. In this square you can also find one of the narrowest facades in Europe.
Continuing on with the tour, you should head towards
Calle de Numancia and Calle de Ercilla, where you can see
walls full of graffiti with signatures and other
more elaborate murals. Go up on Calle de la Estamañería Vieja and
Calle de Calatrava for decorative graffiti on shutters. In the
Plaza del Tossal you can find the work of
Escif “Car falling from a roof” and
“Divine Moses” painted by
Blu, two famous street artists.
Next up is
Barrio del Carmen. Start by going up at Calle Alta, passing
Plaza Mossén Sorell and turn on Calle Corona. You can see various displays of urban art on shutters, walls and buildings. We recommend you look at the mural made by
Julieta XLF and
Jeskaoner, that can be found at the corner of
Santo Tomás and Calle Alta. The truth is that strolling through narrow and bohemian streets in
El Carmen will make you discover much more graffiti than we can tell you about in this article.
In Calle Baja and Calle Moret there are
many more displays. Especially in Calle Moret, which is known as
Calle de los Colores, and
has become a mini art gallery. In
Calle de la Beneficiencia you can find
a wall full of graffiti, and other curious artistic displays.
This is a short tour which will help you discover the more
human part of Valencia. The best way to discover it, is without a doubt to let yourself be surprised by every corner of the city and wander around aimlessly. We assure you that each step will take you further on your discovery and
make you fall in love with the city even more.