You found a traveling stone!
Part of an inspiring artproject with travelling miniatures and art on the walking trails.
These unique painted stones travel around the world. Every travelling stone carries its own story or message, of a participant or about the trail. Here you find info about this project.Below the story of this stone, location yourney and meetings with hikers.
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This stone is for the Huerto de Calixto y Melibea, in Salamanca:
Their story is described in: La Celestina, a book by Fernando de Rojas. Calisto works for Melibea’s father and is in love with his daughter. He asks Celestina to intercede for him. She agrees and arranges for the couple to meet in the garden. But everything goes wrong and Celestina, the matchmaker, is murdered.
The desperate Spanish Romeo then tries to reach his lover’s window via a ladder, falls and dies. Melibea does not want to go on living without him and jumps from the tower.
The story is one of the most famous works of Spanish literature.”
This stone started travelling on 2021-11-18.
Caminostones exists since 2015, in different shapes and forms on many (inter)national walking trails.
Click here for more info on the routes.
Did you take the travelling stone? And do you want to leave it on a new location, so it can continue it’s journey? Click here.
This artproject wants to pleasantly surprise hikers through stories and miniature art. A second goal is to initiate a new form of connection and awareness,through art and social media. The participant and I are looking forward to your response on this stone story!
This is an art project by visual artist Andrea Haandrikman-Schraets. Info on the project: contact.
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These unique painted stones travel around the world. Every travelling stone carries its own story or message, of a participant or about the trail. Right, the story of this stone.
Caminostones exists since 2015, in different shapes and forms on many (inter)national walking trails.
Click here for more info on the routes.Did you take the travelling stone? And do you want to leave it on a new location, so it can continue it’s journey? Click here.
This artproject wants to pleasantly surprise hikers through stories and miniature art. A second goal is to initiate a new form of connection and awareness,through art and social media. The participant and I are looking forward to your response on this stone story! (possibly with photo)
This is an art project by visual artist Andrea Haandrikman-Schraets. Info on the project: contact.
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The miniature, message and location.
This stone is for the Huerto de Calixto y Melibea, in Salamanca:
“The miniature was painted after the image of a matchmaker, found in this park. The name of this park refers to the tragic love story of Calisto and Melibea, known as the Spanish Romeo and Julliet.
Their story is described in: La Celestina, a book by Fernando de Rojas. Calisto works for Melibea’s father and is in love with his daughter. He asks Celestina to intercede for him. She agrees and arranges for the couple to meet in the garden. But everything goes wrong and Celestina, the matchmaker, is murdered.
The desperate Spanish Romeo then tries to reach his lover’s window via a ladder, falls and dies. Melibea does not want to go on living without him and jumps from the tower.
The story is one of the most famous works of Spanish literature.”This stone started it’s journey on 2021-11-18.
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Leaving early in the morning. The garden next ro the Auberge was closed. The hospitalero was so kind to let me in! And I got to visit a little place of quiet in the middel of a big city. And watch the sunset.