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Street Art Ancient and Modern

The Barri Gotic is the oldest part of Barcelona and dates back to medieval times.  Walking around this part of Barcelona I was fascinated by the beautiful tile plaques on the walls that my son said were in Catalan. Barcelona is central to the Catalan region of Spain.

Then we walked into another part of the Barri Gotic and we found some vibrant street art decorating shop front shutters.

Then of course no city is without its graffitti and this was evident on the buildings that are in process of demolition prior one assumes, to renovation that is going on everywhere in Barcelona.
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Ira said at 2:40 p.m. on Oct 6, 2008:
I like a combination of ancient magnificence and modern art graffitti. They very different among themselves also create contrast. But is perfect, that they can be met in one place! Great cities, in which there is this combination and the people have freedom of self-expression. Remarkable photos and your job. Perfect self-expression:)
YorkJodi said at 2:43 p.m. on Oct 6, 2008:
Wonderful captures... love the tiles... and the painting on the doors... Good job!!
Lifequest22 said at 2:51 p.m. on Oct 6, 2008:
Thanks for the historic and colorful tour. Love the shot of the red and white bikes. I certainly hope that the renovations won't affect any of the gorgeous historic building. It must be fascinating to walk the areas of Medieval times.
Josem5 said at 4:02 p.m. on Oct 6, 2008:
vienvenida a mi grupo CHILLA,y gracias por tu reportaje marabillosas fotos josem desde barcelona gracias
Josem5 said at 4:04 p.m. on Oct 6, 2008:
gracias por la visita a mi paguina a YorkJodi Ira Lifequest22 a todos gracias por estar aqui josem desde barcelona
Chiloedream said at 4:22 p.m. on Oct 6, 2008:
Superbe, merci Chilla, j'adore Barcelone, reine de la Catalogne.
Leftofcenter said at 5:18 p.m. on Oct 6, 2008:
I've been in Barcelona (Summer Olympics 1992!) but this was way before my tabblo days I just loved those tile plaques too, great photos, warm memories, thanks :)
Debdog said at 9:20 p.m. on Oct 6, 2008:
very nice.....:) never had the pleasure of seeing it in person :)
Dan22man said at 11:27 p.m. on Oct 6, 2008:
Nice Tabblo! Thanks for the tour!
Chilla said at 11:20 a.m. on Oct 7, 2008:
Thank you all for your interest and kind words.
Linda, the red and white bikes are community bikes, for a small annual fee they are available troughout the city, just pick one up and leave it at another bike rack - brilliant!
Chaitiamma said at 1:57 p.m. on Oct 7, 2008:
I have never been to Barcelona, thanks for the tour !!!
Josem5 said at 2:06 p.m. on Oct 7, 2008:
gracias atodos asi alegrais mi grupo -un abrazo a todos desde barcelona
Lifequest22 said at 6:15 p.m. on Oct 7, 2008:
Ceila--I thought they might be community bikes. We had some in Tampa that were orange and no fee. I think they were hoping people might use them instead of stealing cars or others' bikes. However, it wouldn't surprise me if some folks painted them and sold them. Call me a skeptic.
AliDar said at 2:09 a.m. on Oct 8, 2008:
Oh I am so glad to hear they are community bikes! ... I was just imaging being one of the poor souls who had forgotten to count how many footsteps from the end they left their bike! ... seriously, I didn't think straight away why all of them looked the same. lol. Still a very cool shot! ... One of these days I'm going to get to walk though the side steets and alleys of such a place as this, but for now, it's tabblos like this that feed my curiosity. Thank you. :)
AliDar said at 2:13 a.m. on Oct 8, 2008:
Wish I knew the language on the tile plaques; the one about Fra Gari and others look like they'd be interesting to read.
Chilla said at 2:45 a.m. on Oct 8, 2008:
Thanks Dar, I believe the plaques are written in Catalan. Barcelona is in the Cataluna region of Spain and has its own language.
Josem5 said at 7:12 a.m. on Oct 8, 2008:
gracias a alidar por entrar en estaPAGUINA ESPERO QUE TE GUSTE Y TE ANIMES -GRACIAS A TODOS ESTA ES VUESTRA PAGUINA JOSEM5 BARCELONA
Hhwind said at 8:07 a.m. on Oct 8, 2008:
Just beautiful I prefer the ancient to the modern grafitti, thanks for sharing this
Loes said at 4:57 p.m. on Oct 16, 2008:
Wonderful to see the Barri Gotic again, I adore Barcelona, one of the most beautiful cities I know!
Liliana said at 8:45 p.m. on Oct 17, 2008:
Beautiful pics!!!! Chilla, the plaques are REALLY written in "catalán", it is not Spanish language, is language spoke in Cataluña, part of Spain (¡¡España!!).BTW, most of the graffitti are written in Spanish. It is interesting: both languages are alive, together.
Josem5 said at 5:05 p.m. on Oct 18, 2008:
liliana españa es españa -cataluña tiene autonomia propia somos NACION catalana y se abla el catalan ,somos todos los pueblos de españa autonomias cada una tiene su lengua como galicia el gallego-el pais vasco el vascuense-y asi todos un abrazo desde cataluña -barcelona
Gerardfotografeert said at 5:25 p.m. on Oct 18, 2008:
Wow, great tabblo of different art, I love these combination of city culture and "modern" expression. Beautiful job.
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