STREET ART IN LYON

Lyon, nicknamed as the French city by the great murales, is home to a big manifestation of street art.

With more than 150 artistic representations strolling through the magnificent neighborhood of this city is like visiting a museum.

In this city you can admire one of the biggest murales of Europe, “Mur des Canut '' painted with bright colors, which was realized in 1987 and updated in the next decade, represents daily life.

The creators of these wonderful works are the street artists who exploit the boring walls of the houses, the holes in the road and the most interesting architectural elements of the city.

Among them stand out Ememem, a well-known street artist of Lyon who works in anonymity on the French streets.

With a technique, the mosaicism, that using colored tiles can turn every street hole, drain or crack in a fantastic canva.

To make France an artistically alive nation is not only the street art however.

Located in the south of the nation “Pont du Gard” is a roman bridge that is part of an aqueduct that crosses the river Gardon.

Nature still remains the best artist, "Pont d'Arc" is proof of this, a natural arc also located in the south of France.