It's been 40 years since the murals in the small Italian town of Diamante began to appear with more and more colors. Today,
more than 300 graffiti fill the historic center of the town in the province of Cosenza – a true
open-air museum with a direct view of the sea.
From the village's alleys to the seaside murals, expressive paintings can be admired in large proportions, revealing the
city's artistic vocation . Located in the heart of the Riviera dei Cedri,
poets, writers, journalists, historians and revolutionaries have passed through the city and left their signatures or verses on the walls.
With just five thousand and two hundred inhabitants, the city retains the charm of a
historic village that connects to contemporary times through street art . And it all started when the Genoese painter
Nani Razetti had the idea of calling on
85 artists from all over the world to paint the entire historic center of Diamante in 1981. Among them are the artists Pablo Atchugarry and Baruch Kadmon.
At the time, Razetti already understood the urban and tourist potential of this artistic project. While still alive, he said: “Where there is no interest in artistic, historical and environmental heritage,
the intervention of mural painting and urban art can awaken the desire to conserve the heritage that comes to life through the walls”.
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