Europe - 100 Days and Nights

50 Days of Winter: The Balkan Pandemic Edition

Vito ValentinettiApril 22, 2023

This is part of a series of articles called 400 Days of Pandemic, my one year and a month of writing, photography, and adventures during the COVID outbreak of 2020. This final chunk of 50 days takes place from February 16-April 19, 2021. Bulgaria...

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The Bulgarian Brutalism of Stefka Georgieva

Vito ValentinettiApril 5, 2023

"The architectural brutalism of socialist Bulgaria has two distinct faces – one for the masses and one for the elite. And they are both best embodied by the work of a stubborn female architect with great command of béton brut, expressive construction...

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The Street Art of Cascais, Portugal

Vito ValentinettiMarch 13, 2023

The seaside town of Cascais, known for its beaches and resorts, also boasts hidden treasures in the Bairro da Torre. Far from the bustle of the tourist haunts, this local neighborhood is home to a number of intriguing murals courtesy of street art fe...

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The Street Art of Montesilvano, Italy

Vito ValentinettiJanuary 14, 2023

Montesilvano, a small seaside suburb outside Pescara in Abruzzi, is home to a beautiful new street art fest called the Pulpa Festival. A small snippet of their mission statement from the official website (translated from Italian): The change is th...

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The Street Art of Sofia, Bulgaria

Vito ValentinettiJanuary 31, 2022

I've spent a good deal of the last five years in Bulgaria, although hardly any of it in Sofia. As always, I try my best to credit the artists, but information can sometimes be scarce. If you can provide a missing name or a correction to a listed a...

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The Street Art of Barcelona, Spain

Vito ValentinettiDecember 28, 2021

So this is just a massive photo dump of street art I saw around Barcelona in December of 2021. It went missing for a bit on a hard drive, but I was super happy to find these months later. ...

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The Street Art of Lleida, Spain (15 Years Later)

Vito ValentinettiDecember 22, 2021

During a hitchhiking excursion that went extremely sideways in 2007, I found myself wandering in a meandering direction northeast along the river Segriá in Lleida, Spain. The entire wall along the river was covered in colorful art. This was the first...

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The Street Art of Zaragoza, Spain

Vito ValentinettiDecember 20, 2021

If you think of Spain as the land of eternal sunshine, think again. It's actually quite dreary in the winter with a number of grey days and so much rain that the river almost crested. I struggled a bit this week taking photographs of the street art h...

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A Tour of Brutalist Architecture in Madrid, Spain

Vito ValentinettiDecember 16, 2021

With its rich and lengthy history, the capitol of Spain boasts all sorts of amazing architectural treasures from across different time periods, but you don't typically hear much about the brutalism found in Madrid. Torres Blancas (Francisco Javier S...

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