A wonderful postcard to a wonderful place, Saint Petersburg!

Hi there!

Postcard 55 features a wonderful digital illustration by an artist we all admire, Rafael Cachaldora. As you may remember, last year we sent 5 postcards by Cachaldora which represented various places of Ourense's old town. This time, however, the spot represented is not located in Ourense; card 55 constitutes a vibrant and captivating representation of the well-known cathedral of Santiago de Compostela from Obradoiro Square (Square of the Stonecutters).

 Santiago's Cathedral is the final destination of the Camiño de Santiago and the centre point for the celebration of the Feast of Saint James on July, 25th. ESO 2 students have written the postcard in Spanish upon its recipent's request and sent it to one of the most amazing cities in the world, Saint Petersburg, the origin of the 18th postcard received in this project. 

Click here to read about Russia's cultural capital.

To find out more about Santiago de Compostela and its breathtaking cathedral, visit the blog of our postcrossing friends in Santiago.

Rafael Cachaldora visits us!

We are so thrilled! Today we’ve had a very inspiring talk with an artist from Ourense that we all admire, Rafael Cachaldora. You may well remember that we sent 5 postcards featuring some of his colourful and unique representations of various emblematic places in Ourense.

On the occasion of our school’s Third Book Festival, Rafael was invited to give a talk on his artistic production, which is not only limited to digital representations of Ourense but includes fascinating abstract paintings that evoke the prehistoric art of our earliest ancestors.

Cachaldora has told us many interesting things about his sources of inspiration, the evolution of his artistic career, his techniques and workshop, his exhibitions worldwide and, very importantly, about the need to be true to one's passion.

He was very kind to bring us a book of his 2014 exhibition in the Museo Provincial de Ourense, which includes a very special signed dedication:

Our ESO 4 and Baccalaureate 1 students created a piece inspired in Cachaldora’s style and have given it to the artist after the talk. 

He very kindly signed postcards to all the students and a even dedicated one to our project!

Thanks a million, Rafael! We love your art!!

If you want to know more about Cachaldora’s work, visit his website or follow him on Facebook.

Postcard 28 is off to Brescia, Italy

Buone notizie!!

We have sent our first postcard to Italy! Postcard 28 is off to Brescia, a town located in the region of Lombardy in the northern part of the country, 1487 km from Ourense!

We hope Monica and Giuseppe, will appreciate Rafael Cachaldora's marvellous illustration of a well-known street in Ourense's old town, rúa Viriato.

Thank you Valeria for writing this postcard and let our Italian friends know about this lively street, the meeting place for anybody who would like to enjoy Ourense's nightlife.

 If you want to know what Rúa Viriato is like, visit our section DISCOVER OURENSE. 

Valeria has virtually explored Brescia and has found out many interesting facts which have been published in EXPLORING PLACES.

Grazie mille, ragazzina!

Discover Ourense XXVIII: Rúa Viriato

Rafael Cachalodora's postcard is a marvellous representation of Rúa Viriato at the heart of Ourense's old town.

Terrazas na zona dos viños. 

Rúa Viriato is a must-stop in the "tapas route" in Ourense's "wine area". "Ir de viños" or to go wine drinking, is one of the identity traits of Ourense. In a small enclave of streets and squares surrounding the cathedral, the ourensanos enjoy a wide selection of fine wines together with "pinchos" or "tapas" like Galician pie, ham, potatoes, Spanish omelette, octopus, etc...

Here's an album with some mouth-watering images of Ourense's best tapas. Enjoy!

Postcard 6 is travelling to Hangzhou!

Our 6th postcard will go to Hangzhou, in China, 10348 kilometres away! Click Exploring places to learn about this Chinese city.

Hope Ling-Huang likes Rafael Chachaldora's inspiring illustration of the Praza Maior. Remember you can find out about Ourense's Main Square in our section Discover our hometown.

Next destination: Minsk!

Our fifth postcard is travelling to Minsk, the capital and largest city of Belarus.

This time our recipent is a family with three members: Maria (mum), Dimitri (dad) and Alexandra (daughter). Would you like to know more about their city? Go to EXPLORING PLACES!

Hope the family likes this illustration by R. Cachaldora depicting Ourense's Rúa dos Fornos. 

You can find more details about this popular street in our section DISCOVER OUR HOMETOWN.

Stop 3: Kent (US)

Kent is the destination of our third postcard. But careful, it is not Kent in the United Kingdom, it is Kent in Washington State in the United States of America! 

Find out more about this American town by visiting Exploring Places on this same blog.

Again, we have chosen an illustration by Rafael Cachaldora. This time it depicts one of Ourense's landmarks: As Burgas. You can find out more about this magical place in our section Discover our hometown.

Postcard 2 is heading to Perm (Russia)

Our second postcard is travelling to Russia, more in particular to Perm, a big city near the Ural Mountains. Remember you can find information about Perm in our section Exploring Places.

Hope Olga likes this beautiful postcard, an illustration by local artist, Rafael Cachaldora. Would you like to know what place it depicts? Go to Discover our hometown!