Street art of El Carmen
El Carmen is the old city of Valencia. It is filled with winding one way streets, cobble locked pathways, narrow lanes to dead ends, ancient shop fronts, cafes and restaurants established generations upon generations ago and street art. My love for street art began in my teens when I realized that this form of free, accessible and stunningly creative art existed and went far beyond the typical graffiti style elements of branding and tagging walls to claim it as your own. Since learning about street art and seeing how political, cultural and socially representative it can be, I've been enthralled. Berlin, Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Belfast, Sydney, Lisbon and Lagos have been my favorite so far but I had no idea just how prevalent this trend was in Valencia until I got here. A quick wander around both the main and side streets of El Carmen will have you mesmerized by the quality, variety and talent that exists in this city. From branded tagging to stencil prints,
