Sculptures in Estepona streets

Sculptures in Estepona streets

Estepona has a policy of commissioning sculptures by contemporary artists in different location in the town centre for the enjoyment of tourist and residents alike.

Here is a list:

Plaza de Las Flores: "El elefante requetebien" (Elephant benone) by Toby Govan.

Plaza Ortiz: "Mavi" by Santiago de Santiago.

Plaza Blas Infante infront of old town hall "Milagros" (Miracles) by Santiago de Santiago. One metre high sculpture in bronze.

Plaza Cañada, near Castillo de San Luis: "El Amor salva" (Love saves) of Santiago de Santiago. One metre high sculpture in bronze.

Calle Guadiaro (next to Church of El Carmen): "Ofelia" by Joaquín Aguilera. Sculpture made of white granite stone and cement, an allegory about motherhood. 2.5 meters high and 1.30 m wide. Soft curvy shapes which change appearance during the day with the light.

Congress Hall: Sculpture dedicated to Paul Naschy Joaquin Aguilera

Calle Guadiaro (next to Church El Carmen): "Christo Redemptor" (Christ the Redeemer) by Francisco Alarcón.

Seafront Promenade, next to the post office: "Monumento al turisto" (Monument to the tourist) by Joaquin Memorial Aguilera. .

Seafront Promenade (opposite Avda Juan Carlos): "En tus brazos" (In your arms) by Tobi Govan.

Seafront Promenade (opposite Plaza ABC) : "El ascenso" (The Rise) by Tobi Govan

Avenida San Lorenzo (Japanese Garden): "The Buddha" by Tobi Govan.

Parque El Calvario (Playground): "El Dragon al Sol" (The dragon in the sun) by Tobi Govan. Limestone sculpture depicting a Komodo dragon.

Avda Carlos Cano (with Calle Dolphin): "Analiza" (Analyse) by Santiago de Santiago. A sculpture depicting a man sitting with part of his brain in his hand, reflecting on the mind and the power of reasoning. .

Plaza ABC: "Evasion" (Escape) by Santiago de Santiago. Three metre high bronze weighing 300 kilos. It depicts a woman who wants to retain some elements of the past but finally gets up and gets the glory.

Calle Real: Sculpture by Santiago de Santiago.

Children's park "Tricycle" Juan Miguel Quinones. Inaugurated on 05/01/14.

New Mirador on Peñas Blancas (between km 8 and 9.): Sculpture of artist Andrew Montesanto to mark the end of the 8th stage of the Tour of Spain 2013. It represents two cyclists one in a white pinkish tone and another climbing a hill.

Seafront Promenade: "Monument to the Peseta" TA monument to the peseta, Spain's legal tender from 1868 until 19 June 2001, when it was replaced by the euro. This monument was commissioned by Estepona Town Hall in the late 1990s.  The monument is the work of the famous local artist Joaquín Fabián Aguilera, whose other sculptures in Estepona are Padre Manuel, the monument to the tourist, the monument to the local police and Ofelioa, the monument to the maternity ward. It should be noted that although the reverse of the coin corresponds to the design minted since 1946, the head of Francisco Franco was avoided on the obverse by using a version from 1944. Anecdotally, the peseta depicted in the monument did not exist. It is located on the seafront promenade in front of Bankinter, on Avenida España. The adjacent beach bar La Peseta was built and named later.   

Avenida Litoral: (on roundabout between Congress Palace and BP petrol station). "Labrador and Fisherman" was commissioned in 1968. With the passage of time it has become one of the emblems of the town.

Calle Real: (in front of Hotel Buenavista). "Bearers" is a tribute to the Holy week Bearers of Estepona. It was created in 2007 by Francisco Javier Galan on a Sunday.

Avenida Juan Carlos I (by the roundabout): "Tattoo" by sculptor Santiago de Santiago, represents a couple embracing. The work measures 2.40 meters tall and weighs 190 kilos.

Avenida Andalucía  at junction with Calle Pilar de Farinós is a bronze sculpture of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of Estepona.

Calle Guadiaro (near Church of El Carmen): "Levante" Sculpture of Juan Miguel Quinones. Figure made with the same local stone that was used in the construction of the Church of Carmen. Inaugurated in May 2015.

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