One of the delights of my recent trip through Spain and Portugal this August were the very talented street performers we came across. Posted mainly in strategic tourist spots, they came in all forms and varieties, some of whom really took my breath away while others surprised me. Here are a few of the ones that stood out among the many.

A busker setting up in Seville, southern Spain

A living statue performing in Santiago de Compostela, Spain

My favourite – a shy busker in Lisbon

A slightly intoxicated busker plays for his next beer in Granada

Awesome organ performer outside the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Another living statue in Lisbon, Portugal

An excellent busker in outside the Cathedral of Granada, Spain. He took our breath away!

More living statues in Lisbon, Portugal

Another excellent street busker in Granada, Spain

Not exactly buskers but the only entertainment I found in the streets of Burgos, Spain