The manger of sand of La Pineda breaks the classic lines and opt for the geometry and innovation

Playa La Pineda Vila-seca. Costa Dorada. Since last December 9, is now fully completed only this year's nativity scene that sand can be seen in Catalonia and the Iberian Peninsula since the whole of Spain is just another n'aixecarà Islands Canaries. This year it´s been chosen a project that breaks completely with classic lines and has opted for an innovative construction from modeling buckets of sand to achieve a result that will surprise visitors with innovative and A total of eight artists, sculptors worked since last December 2 in construction. In the picture you can see a picture of the nativity of sand that was built in La Pineda Beach Christmas 2009.   The spectacular sand nativity scene, which is a surprise every year different, is a composition that, while respecting the traditional elements of the nativity scene, including the traditional caganer, decide their own sculptors. The final result reveals only begins to take shape once the great sculpture, which is the result of working with 825 tons of sand that are reused year after year. The nativity scene, except there are very adverse weather conditions, is expected to be maintained until next January 9. Nativity of the Costa Dorada This is the eleventh consecutive Christmas that is built in this monumental nativity scene on the Costa Dorada, La Pineda beach, in the municipality of Vila-seca. Although there is no exact calculation, many coaches of Barcelona, Lleida and several towns include La Pineda Beach crib in their trips, so it is expected that the manger will receive about 25,000 visitors.   Moreover, in the same place where the crib is rising sand it will install a craft fair there will be 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 18 and 19 December. The construction of the crib sandy beach of La Pineda started the process of preparing and compacting the sand, consists in the sand in a wooden formwork to compact it and then be able to sculpt figures.   Coordinated by Nuria Vallverdú, director of the project, other sculptors participating in the construction of this manger of sand are Niall Magee (Ireland), Ludo Roder (Netherlands), Anique Kuizenga (Netherlands), Daniel Doyle (Ireland) Tim Handford (England), Krke Kangra (Estonia) and Mario Hernandez (Catalonia).

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