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White rooftops of the old town of Peniscola seen from the castle, with a boat sailing on the Mediterranean Sea in the background, in black and white.
Whitewash, stone and horizon. The rooftops of Peniscola cascade towards the Mediterranean while a lone boat traces its course across the dark water. Peniscola, Castellon, Spain Sunday, May 31st, 2015 at 6:11 AM GMT+2Stan Laurentiu© Atelier Stan

Peniscola from the castle, white rooftops and Mediterranean horizon

The labyrinth of whitewashed rooftops in the old town of Peniscola stretches out beneath the gaze from the top of the castle, with chimneys, aerials and terraced balconies merging into the dark immensity of the Mediterranean. A lone boat traces a curved wake across the water, adding movement and life against the mineral stillness of the village. The tension between the permanent and the fleeting that defines Peniscola: centuries-old stone, whitewash and sea horizon. A black-and-white panorama that invites you to feel the serene vertigo of gazing at the sea from one of the most photogenic enclaves on the Castellon coast.