Spanish Artists Decorate The Shopping District In Malaga With A Colorful Crocheted Canopy

With temperatures reaching record heights this year, everyone is doing whatever they can to escape the scorching summer heat. And when it comes to escaping the heat, sometimes simply finding a shadow can be a godsend. That's where awnings, umbrellas and canopies come into play.

Instead of erecting a plastic canopy like they usually do, the Spanish city of Malaga came up with a more creative and environmentaly friendly way. Three years ago, the city's Department of the Environment hired local crochet teacher Eva Pacheco who along with her students created a massive colorful canopy that runs along Malaga's shopping district. Pacheco and her students add new material to the existing sunshade each summer, and it currently covers an area of a whopping 500 square meters. Check out the stunning colorful canopy in the gallery below! More info: Ayuntamiento de Alhaurín de la Torre

Spanish crochet teacher Eva Pacheco along with her students created a colorful canopy in the shopping district of Malaga

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The project was started three years ago and Pacheco and her students add new material to it every year

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The canopy runs 60 meters in length and covers an area of 500 square meters

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See more pictures of this colorful canopy below!

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Check out the crocheted canopy in this walking tour video!