Top 10 most colorful cities in the world
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Towns with bright buildings and structures with creative paint schemes are popular throughout the world.
Tourists flock to photograph brightly painted streetscapes in Morocco, India, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and even the Arctic.
If that's you, if you're drawn to places with colorful buildings, these 10 cities are calling☟
The capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan, Jaipur is known as the Pink City. With a few exceptions, all the buildings within the historic city center are pink.
This unusual color choice dates to the 19th century when a Rajasthani king ordered all buildings to be painted pink ahead of a visit by England's Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, in 1876. The color choice was meant to evoke a sense of hospitality and welcoming.
Willemstad
Willemstad, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, has most of its buildings painted in bright color, and this has earned recognition from organizations like UNESCO.
Like the Pink City, Jodhpur is another city in Rajasthan, India, that is noted for the uniform color of its buildings.
Located on the edge of the Thar Desert, Jodhpur has two nicknames. It is known as the Blue City because of the color of the buildings in the historic center, and it is also called the Sun City because of its cloudless climate.
Bo-Kaap is a multicultural neighborhood in Cape Town, South Africa, known for its brightly painted buildings and cobblestone streets.
No one has a definitive answer as to why the houses in Bo-Kaap are so brightly painted. Some claim that residents merely choose the bright colors because they were the cheapest hues available.
Others claim that the colors were painted to celebrate the multicultural makeup of the neighborhood or to demonstrate independence after the end of apartheid.
Cinque Terre is a region in northwest Italy on the Ligurian Sea. Translated as "five lands", Cinque Terre consists of five villages perched on the coastline overlooking the Mediterranean.
Located in the mountains of Central Mexico, Guanajuato was once a center of the silver mining industry. Visitors can trace the city's past by visiting the many 16th century plazas and churches scattered throughout the hillsides.
Brightly painted buildings are found all around Guanajuato.
Greenland's cultural and political center, Nuuk has a population of just over 17,000, making it one of the world's smallest capitals.
Nuuk is surrounded by mountains, waterways and fiords, and it serves as a gateway to Greenland's nature tourism and Northern Lights excursions. Most tourists start and end their Greenland journey here.
Originally founded in 1497, St. John's is North America's oldest city. Now a hip Newfoundland enclave, it is known for its candy-hued houses, vibrant art and music scenes, creative restaurants and youthful energy.
The deep blue paint, narrow lanes and historic architecture make Chefchaouen, Morocco, one of the world's most atmospheric towns. Founded in the 1470s, early residents, Jewish and Muslim refugees fleeing the Spanish Inquisition, started painting their homes blue, a tradition that has lasted until this day.
Why blue? The prevailing theory is that Jewish settlers choose the color because it mimicked the sky and served to constantly remind them of God.
Located on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, Tobermory has a population of about 1,000. It began as a fishing village, but is now also a tourist destination.
It is known for the colorful buildings — mostly shops and restaurants, but also private residences — that line its waterfront and Main Street.
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Source: Mother Nature Network