COLOURFUL CITIES TO BRIGHTEN UP YOUR DAY

VALPARAISO, CHILE

Home to almost 300,000 people, Valparaiso mushroomed

during the second half of the 19^thcentury when it was known

as “Little San Francisco” and “The Jewel of the Pacific”.

Famous for its colourful houses scattered around the

city, it also boasts impressive street art works.

WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO

The capital of Curacao, an island in the southern Caribbean,

Willemstad has an array of colonial architecture influenced

by Dutch styles. The city centre, with its unique colourful

architecture and harbour entry, is now a

UNESCO World Heritage Site.

ST. JOHN´S, CANADA

The capital and the largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador,

Canada, St. John´s is famous for its unique architecture,

particularly for its brightly coloured low rise heritage

buildings, housing tourist shops, clothing

boutiques, and restaurants.

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

Buenos Aires, the Argentine capital, also boasts some

strikingly colourful neighbourhoods. The most famous of

them is La Boca which retains a strong European flavour,

with many of its early settlers being from the

 Italian city of Genoa.

CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA

With a population of almost 900,000 Cartagena is the fifth

largest city in Colombia. Located on the Caribbean coast,

the city has a varied architecture but colonial styles

marked by vividly coloured row houses prevail.

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

Nyhavn, a historic waterfront, canal and entertainment

district in Copenhagen, boasts of the most vibrant houses

in Copenhagen. The port is lined by brightly

coloured 17th and early 18th century townhouses, cafes

and restaurants and it also harbours historical wooden ships.

GUANAJUATO CITY, MEXICO

Guanajuato is a city and municipality in central Mexico 

and the capital of the state of the same name. The historic

centre has numerous small plazas and colonial-era

mansions, civil constructions and churches made from

colourful (mainly pink and green) sandstone.

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Located on the European side of Istanbul, the traditional

Jewish neighbourhood known as Balat is the most colourful

part of the Turkey´s largest city. Lying on the western bank

of the Golden Horn, the neighbourhood is famous for

strikingly colourful row houses.