Street Art From the Capital Cities of Europe

Street art can tell us so much about a place. It can give us an insight into the social past, present, and future. It can show us how locals feel about certain topics like their government, their freedom, and their lives. And it can open us up to a more introspective look at a place. I love seeking out beautiful street art on my travels, and could spend hours wandering around taking photos of colourful patterns, cartoon-like people, and surreal scenes.

For today’s post, I’ve decided to gather some photos of street art from all over Europe. Enjoy!

Dublin

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London

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Paris

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Rome

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Lisbon

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I’m actually heading to Lisbon in a few weeks, so will hopefully be able to dedicate a post solely to the street art in Lisbon when I return! I’ve heard great things about the artwork there.

Madrid

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Berlin

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Street art doesn’t always mean painting on a wall. It can be other little aesthetic pieces that are displayed out and about on the street… Like this knitted guy perching on a post! As you probably know, Berlin is the mother-city of all street art, so I wanted to show something a bit different.

Budapest

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Vienna

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Warsaw

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Prague

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Reykjavik

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Brussels

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Amsterdam

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Sofia

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Zagreb

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Like I said before, street art doesn’t always mean colourful paintings on the wall, as this silver sculpture in Zagreb, Croatia, demonstrates. Street art is exactly that… art on the streets!

Nicosia

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Copenhagen

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Tbilisi

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Athens

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Oslo

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Bucharest

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Belgrade

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Obviously not every capital city in Europe is featured here, but I hope this gives you an idea of the range of street art on display throughout the continent. Please note that street art changes regularly, so pieces shown here may no longer be on display. That’s one of the things I love about street art – that it changes so regularly, like an on-street, temporary exhibition.

Where have you seen some amazing street art? Where would you love to go to see street art? Let us know in the comments below!