Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his picture.
-Henry Ward Beecher
Located about 2 hours northwest of El Salvador‘s capital, San Salvador, La Palma is a beautiful and very colorful town nestled in the mountains near the Honduran border.
Go on a photography tour of La Palma. El Salvador: A Colorful Town
La Palma became famous after renowned artist Fernando Llort moved there in the 70’s and the ”folk art”, that portrayed the daily lives of Salvadorans, was born.
His influence can be seen and his presence felt everywhere.
There are talleres (workshops) where you can observe skillful artisans at work. They produce all kinds of handicrafts (that are later exported) such as: wood blocks, hammocks, jewelry, ceramic and so much more.
You can even paint your own piece of art and take it home 😉
Going from shop to shop is a feast for the eyes. Since I love art (and support artists) I bought a few souvenirs of course 😉
I am very happy to have discovered this corner of the country. It’s well worth traveling for 😉
I hope you enjoyed this photography tour of La Palma, El Salvador: A colorful town.
Now I’m turning it over to you.
Tell us…
Which photo did you like best?
Is art important in your life?
Who’s your favorite painter?
Tell us all about it in the comments!
Til next time!
Love always,
Kay 🙂
Traveller Soul 
I love the murals and art you photographed! I haven\’t been able to visit La Palma yet but it\’s on my list. I want to live in the house that says \”tributo a la imaginacion\” — it\’s so beautiful… and next souvenir I pick up when I visit will be the mini mesita con las sillas – so cute!
Thank you so much Tracy. I had always wanted to go up north to the art center of El Salvador and i had the chance to go last spring with my parents. The ride may seem long, as it’s super close to the border of Honduras. Though the scenery is simply spectacular! Breathtaking. As my dad says, it feels as if you’re watching a nature documentary en directo y a todo color 😉
That house really stood out. Believe it or not I took that picture from a moving car 😉 What a great statement.
I almost went nuts buying the souvenirs and those mesitas and sillitas are pretty cute indeed. I got some ceramics, the painting and some jewelry boxes. Good investment!
I hope you get the chance to visit sometime soon.
Thank you so much for stopping by.
Kay xo
What a beautiful post! 🙂
Thank you so much! I had a great time there. Now how are you? I’ve to catch up with your blog posts 😉
I’m great thanks, how are you? I think my favourite is the 3rd picture from the bottom, I could definitely hang that on my wall! 🙂
Im doing great as well. Very busy these days! Oh that painting is just jaw dropping. Fell in love as soon as I saw it. Love art!
Thanks for taking the time to stop by 😉
Lindo post y lindas fotos mostrando lo mas significativo de La Palma… la obra de Don Fernando, la cual ha llenado de color no solo La Palma pero con su arte, el nombre de El Salvador!
Muchas gracias Clau. Es un lugar magico y si el centro del arte del pais se encuentra alli.
Me encanto pasear por las calles y sobre todo ir al taller donde hacen los productos.
El resultado habla por si mismo…espectacular y a todo color!
Gracias por tu tiempo y por tu comment 😉
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I just adore colorful towns like this! One of my favorite things about Latin America 🙂 Great photos!
Thank you so much!
Glad you liked them. It is quite beautiful 😉
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Lovely colourful artwork. I particularly like detail in the house entrance.
Thank you!
Yes the entrance is quite original and colorful?
Can you imagine i was in a moving car and captured it?
That was my lucky day 😉
I’m glad you liked it.
Thank you for stopping by!
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Everything is beautiful! My husband is from El Salvador. Is there somewhere online I can purchase these things?
It sure is!
Well, I found this site called elsalvadormall (dot) com and they offer a variety of handicrafts for sale!
Take a look 🙂
Gracias por visitar!
I just came from La Palma myself a couple weeks ago . I just loved this post took me back to my vacation all over again. I appreciate that you took the time to write this and show just how beautiful it is there . You should definitely go back and tell us / show us more art .
Happy to read that you went to La Palma and that you got to see it all over again through my photos.
I wish I had gone to a workshop and painted something or created something manually with local artists!
Oh well, there’s always next time.
Thank you for stopping by 🙂
Such beautiful artistry. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you, glad you liked 🙂