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Valencia
Mural Artist in Valencia
In Valencia, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in flats, hotels, restaurants, offices and shops. Trained at the Brera Academy, she paints on site, from 150 € per square metre. Free quote within 48 hours, two sketches included: you approve the design before Giulia paints.
Contact Giulia
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The price of a mural in Valencia
| Simple motif or line drawingFine lines for flowers, patterns, silhouettes or figures… | 150 €/sqm |
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| Fully painted subjectColours and shadows for landscapes, portraits or scenes… | 250 €/sqm |
| Trompe-l’oeil or ceilingThe wall opens onto a false window, a sky on the ceiling or an entire landscape… | 350 €/sqm |
| Exterior facade: if needed, scaffolding is added to the quote. | |
Free quote within 48h
Surface and technique set the price; interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, any scaffolding and the timing are then written into the quote.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Valencia, here is what happens next.
A photo of the wall with the sketch
Send me a photo of the wall and I draw a sketch straight onto your photo. You tell me what you think. The first two sketches are free.
The quote
Once the sketch is approved, I send you the quote and we set the date together.
I paint the wall
I come and paint at your place in Valencia, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Valencia
The City of Arts and Sciences, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela, was inaugurated on 9 June 1998 with the opening of the Hemisfèric, conceived as a great eye reflected in a 24,000 m² pool. At the other end of the city, the El Carmen district is one of the most painted historic centres in Spain. In Valencia, Giulia paints for modernist apartments, houses in the centre, hotels and venues. Giulia travels easily to Valencia to paint: you send her a photo of the wall and she draws the sketch straight onto it, so you see the mural in place before she travels.
What Giulia brings to Valencia. Valencia has two faces: Calatrava’s white architecture and the painted facades of El Carmen. Giulia works between the two, with a brush and made to measure, with the colour and life that mark her work. She loves what the artists here have done, and builds each mural with the person who entrusts it to her. Giulia is a painter, trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in art galleries and also paints on walls. Corriere della Sera, Domus and Sky Arte have written about her work, and her mural of over twenty metres dedicated to Gaber and Jannacci can be seen in Milan. The wall is her favourite canvas because it truly becomes part of a place, a unique work made to tell your story.
Giulia also paints live in Valencia. For a wedding, a concert, a festival or a company evening, she sets up her easel and the painting takes shape in front of your guests, signed and taken home the same evening. From 950 € for a wedding, from 900 € for a company evening, from 400 € for a performance at a concert. See live painting →
Murals district by district in Valencia
Murals in El Carmen
El Carmen is the medieval quarter of Valencia, at the heart of the Ciutat Vella: cobbled lanes, squares that open up all at once, buildings from several periods. It is also the most painted part of Valencia. Giulia Dal Bon paints bar walls, shopfronts and courtyards here, in odourless acrylic: the business stays open. From 150 € per square metre, free quote within 48 hours.
Murals in Ruzafa
Ruzafa has gone from working-class quarter to the cultural and food heart of Valencia, with its cafés, galleries and balconied buildings. Giulia paints restaurant rooms, shop walls and stairwells here, on surfaces of 8 to 15 m².
Wall painting in El Cabanyal
El Cabanyal was a fishing village, and its two-storey houses keep their facades covered in coloured tiles, floral motifs and ironwork, a Valencian modernism from the turn of the twentieth century. Giulia Dal Bon paints facades, terrace walls and patios here. Salt off the beach is constant: quartz paint and anti-salt varnish outdoors.
Murals at the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències
Calatrava’s City of Arts and Sciences opened on 9 June 1998 with the Hemisfèric, the eye set on a 24,000 m² pool. Around it, the newer buildings of Valencia have large bare walls. Giulia paints lobbies, office walls and showrooms here, in odourless acrylic, outside opening hours.
Murals in Benimaclet
Benimaclet was a village surrounded by fields before Valencia caught up with it, and keeps its low houses, its squares and its neighbourhood life. Giulia Dal Bon paints patio walls, courtyard facades and children’s rooms here. From 150 € per square metre, free quote within 48 hours.
Your questions, before commissioning
A photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and the idea you have in mind are enough to receive a quote.
How much does a mural cost in Valencia?
The rate is per square metre: €150 for a line drawing or a simple motif, €250 for a fully painted subject, €350 for a trompe l’oeil or ceiling. The quote is free: see all prices.
How does it work to have a wall painted in Valencia?
Write to Giulia Dal Bon on WhatsApp or by email, even if the idea is still vague: she replies within 48 hours. Send her a photo of the wall to be painted, she draws a sketch straight onto your photo, you tell her what you think, and the first two sketches are free. Once the sketch is approved, she sends you the quote, from 150 € per sqm in Valencia, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Valencia, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
What does a mural quote in Valencia cover?
Giulia Dal Bon’s price per square metre includes the paint and materials, the first two sketches and the protective varnish as a finish. While she paints, you tell her what you think, and she adjusts. Added to the quote, when needed, are the scaffolding for a facade and travel costs, agreed together. The quote is free and arrives within 48 hours; a deposit of about 100 € for materials confirms the date, and the balance is settled at the end.
I’d like a mural or a painting on a wall of my home in Valencia, who should I contact?
Giulia Dal Bon, a painter trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She paints murals by brush in homes, bedrooms, bathrooms, on terraces, pool walls and facades, and travels in Valencia as she does across Europe. Send her a photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and your idea, however loose: she replies within 48 hours with a quote and a first proposal. The first two sketches are free. To have a wall painted in Valencia, the guide Who to hire to have a wall painted explains the words of the craft and how to choose.
Can I see a design before commissioning the mural?
Always. You receive a sketch set on a photo of your own wall, to scale, together with the quote. The first two sketches are free: Giulia shows the work in progress, you give your opinion, and she adjusts. You confirm when you are ready.
Will a mural damage the wall?
The paint goes onto the plaster already in place. In most cases a dusting down is all that is needed before starting. If the surface has cracks or rising damp, Giulia points it out before quoting and proposes the preparation required. Indoors she uses an odourless acrylic: a child’s bedroom in use or a restaurant that stays open can both be painted. An acrylic mural can later be painted over like any wall paint, if you change your mind in ten years.
When is the best time to paint a mural in Valencia?
All year round. Indoors the odourless acrylic lets the room stay in use while she works, in January as in July. Outdoors she needs a dry wall and a mild temperature. Giulia sets the date with you when she quotes, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves.
Can a view of Valencia be painted on a wall?
Yes, and the subjects are right there in front of you. Calatrava’s City of Arts and Sciences, inaugurated on 9 June 1998 with the Hemisfèric and its pool, the tiles of El Cabanyal and the shutters of El Carmen. Giulia Dal Bon paints all of it with a brush. As a line drawing, the view falls under the 150 € per sqm rate; with colour and shadow, it starts at 250 € per sqm. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Valencia?
In Ensanche apartments or El Carmen houses, where painted walls are everywhere, an interior mural stands out because it is painted with a brush and made to measure. Everything is painted in odourless acrylic.
What is the difference between a hand-painted mural and spray-painted graffiti?
A graffiti artist works with spray cans, and the line is fast and graphic. Giulia Dal Bon paints with a brush: the layers go on one after another, which allows gradients, fine detail and trompe l’oeil. A mural in Valencia becomes a painting made directly on the wall, by hand. While she works, people take the time to watch and take photos.
What do you call an artist who paints on walls?
A mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist or a decorative painter, and the art itself is called mural painting or wall art. Giulia Dal Bon comes from painting: trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries and paints commissioned murals with a brush. To have one painted, send her a photo of your wall: free quote within 48 hours.
Does a mural hold up outdoors in Valencia?
Yes, with surface preparation and quartz paint, made for outdoor walls. In Valencia the sun is strong and near the sea the air is salty: an anti-salt varnish is added on request. Giulia paints outdoors all year round, on a dry wall and in mild weather: she checks the forecast with you and sets the date.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Valencia?
An interior wall can be painted freely. For a facade visible from the street, you generally need the owner’s or building association’s agreement, and a notice to the municipality if the building sits in a protected zone, as in the historic centre. Giulia explains the process before starting.
How long does it take to paint a mural?
It depends on the surface, the level of detail and how easy the wall is to reach. Giulia gives the timing with the quote, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves. The place keeps running while she works: the acrylic is odourless.
How long does a mural last?
An acrylic mural lasts a lifetime indoors: the paint becomes part of the plaster and lives as long as the wall. Outdoors, quartz paint is made for facades, and an anti-salt or anti-pollution varnish extends it further. And if one day you want a change, it can be painted over like any wall paint. In Valencia, on a façade exposed to traffic, Giulia can also propose an anti-pollution paint, which turns part of the nitrogen oxides under daylight. The option is priced in the quote.
Other spaces
The other places Giulia paints, her portfolio and the towns nearby.
Homes and villas
A bedroom, a hallway, a staircase: the walls you look at every day.
Home and villa murals
Restaurants, hotels and boutiques
A painted wall gives the room its character, and the place stays open while she works.
Restaurant and café murals
Facades and exteriors
For exterior walls and facades in the historic centre.
Facade and exterior muralsOther cities
Giulia also works in these other European cities.
The 20-metre-plus wall for Gaber and Jannacci, in Milan, in the press
Giulia Dal Bon, trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan.
Where Giulia works in Valencia
In Valencia, Giulia paints on an interior wall : the living room, the bedroom and the kitchen. She also paints the bathroom, the entrance and the hallway. A ceiling asks for more work, and she paints it gladly. On the exterior facade, quartz paint takes over from acrylic: it is made for facades. A mobile panel is painted separately, and moves with you.
The venues that welcome her in Valencia range from apartment to boutique, with hotel in between.
In El Carmen, Ensanche, Ruzafa, El Cabanyal and Ciutat Vella, send her a photo of the wall: she draws the sketch onto it, you give her your opinion, and she adjusts.
The subject comes from you. Giulia draws a landscape, a floral or botanical motif, a painted sky on a ceiling, a perspective trompe-l’oeil. She paints figures and animals, letters signs and lettering by hand, and reproduces a work you love.
Possible subjects in Valencia: the tiles of El Cabanyal and the shutters of El Carmen, calatrava’s City of Arts and Sciences, inaugurated on 9 June 1998 with the Hemisfèric and its pool. Alongside these, a trompe-l’oeil window, a botanical motif or a painted sky remain possible.
The craft goes by several names, and each of them is right about something. Mural and wall mural speak of the wall, wall decoration and mural decoration speak of the room, decorative painting speaks of the gesture, trompe-l’oeil speaks of the effect. A hand-painted wall, a drawing on a wall, a painting made directly on the wall: still the same thing. In Valencia, it is called a mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist, a decorative painter.
Calatrava’s City of Arts and Sciences, inaugurated in 1998, and the painted district of El Carmen make Valencia a city used to colour and imagery.
Giulia also travels across the whole of Spain.
Where the mural can find its place
- In an apartment, Giulia paints the living room, the bedroom, the entrance and the ceiling. From €150 per m², free quote within 48h.
- In a hotel or a boutique, she paints the reception wall, the storefront and the lounge. Free quote within 48h.
- Giulia also travels across the whole of Spain.