I told you about the railway line in Premià de Mar the other day. Nowadays, a number of underpasses beneath the road and railway link the town to its beaches. And quite a few of them are painted with scenes of the town, and with life above and below the surface of the ocean.
Palm trees march along portions of the shoreline, so let’s begin with an image of one from an underpass:
And here’s the main square, with the parish church of Sant Cristofol.
There’s more street art, some of it more interesting, in the streets above. I’ll save those for later.
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
Oh, look at all that art!
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It cheers up quite a few tunnels, including the central one with disabled access.
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Very good!
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Is it just me or are the graffiti folk more artistic in Spain than here. They appear to have blended their tags with the painted murals or have you cleverly cropped your photos to exclude the more jarring? 😄 Just wondering.
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You’re largely right. It’s often hard to know where the murals end and the tagging begins. Not always though, as the solitary palm tree displays.
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Yes, that was a bit brutal.
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I love walking under that sort of underpass, thank you for sharing such beautiful images.
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All good fun on an otherwise utilitarian journey.
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These are wonderful
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They take your mind off the fact that the tunnels in places are so low that anyone taller than me has to remember to duck.
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Perhaps they could put more detail in the lower half of the work 🙂
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These are great captures!
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They make a tunnel journey a bit more cheerful.
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Great murals in the underpass. Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Margaret and I look forward to see more of your mural finds.
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these are such fun – what a great idea. Look like some of them might need a bit of tlc though – bit like me today!!
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Some of them are rather old and careworn, just like me 😉
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oh do you need some tlc too today. I never think of you as old, far too sprightly and fabulous to be that yet xxx
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Aw bless you Becky. A morning’s heavy-duty gardening has left me a little weary.
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Gardening? In this heat? Five minutes checking out my plants was enough for me this morning!
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I’m a bit of a sun-worshipper. But it’s too hot for me now.
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Just hung a small load of washing out and I am dripping! Stood in the shade too. I’m tempted to go for a swim, but can’t face the hassle of parking or the crowds.
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Gosh, it sounds as humid as Barcelona. Fairly dry heat here.
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I seem to sweat easily these days. Blame it on the menopause, body has never been the same since 😂
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Ah, those long-forgotten days!
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According to my phone it is 60% humidity and the temp feels like 29C, though actually 27C
Crazy heat! I love the sun, but not this hot. ♨️♨️
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I’m not overly keen on underpasses, so many stink of urine. And I watch too many thriller films…
But I do like a decent mural.
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I know what you mean. These small of sand and ozone though.
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Much nicer!
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Oh WOW. I would have gone nuts with my camera. I see you did as well. 😀 😀
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Cee, it’s ludicrous. I ought to junk most of them. Far too many.
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A word of advice only junk the blurry ones 😀
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Haha! Plenty then … 😉
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Wonderful! You start simply and then just go on! Almost missed this, again! When did I ever have enough time for blogging? Life has gotten complex in the last week or so. Not yet pulling my hair out, but maybe soon!
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I hope good complicated, not bad. But don’t pull your hair out. Not a good look.
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It’s wonderful what a bit of colour and imagination can do. Even the random tags don’t detract from the cheer of it all.
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Some of them do a bit. But I think they’ve been there many a long year, and some of them may not last much longer. They’re fun while they’re there though.
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Somehow I missed seeing the posts in this series so catching up now – backwards! These murals are fabulous 🙂 You should share them to Marsha and Cee’s new Photographing Public Art challenge too!!
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Oh yes. I’ve been out of the running so long, I hadn’t really latched onto that one. Thanks
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It’s a fun challenge and there have been some interesting posts – this would fit right in!
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Nice! The murals have a certain flair when they might have been totally cheesy …
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Yes, I feel that too. Not great art, but great fun.
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I love it when someone does murals of the local area – and a great way to decorate the tunnel. Why do we always have to send our people below ground rather than up and over with the views 😦
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