When renowned Cuban artist José Fuster came back from a tour of European galleries, he decided to recreate the public art of Gaudi in Barcelona and Brâncu?i in Romania in his home country. He bought a small house in the village of Jaimanitas near Havana, decorated it with intricate, colorful mosaics, then moved to his neighbors’ houses, bus stops, doctors’ offices, fountains, gateways, benches, and anything else he could lay his hands on.

After a decade, his village grew into a whimsical fantasy world that brings tourists by busloads to this once poor village. The village became known as Fusterlandia, and many other villagers became inspired to express themselves through colorful tiles, creating a never-ending, constantly changing art gallery that delights everyone who visits.

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