Color City refers to the variety of colors used in city buildings, streets, and walls. In some cases, even boats on the city border are discolored. These colorful cities are so fascinating that every year different tourists from different parts of the world flock to these colorful cities. There are many such colorful cities in different countries of the world. Let's find out now about some of the most famous colorful cities in the world.
1. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Jodhpur is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. This city is better known as "The Blue City". Because most of the houses in Jodhpur are decorated with blue color. It is thought that in the past, high caste Hindu Brahmin priests started painting their houses blue to distinguish them from all other houses. Later others followed this method. Not only do these blue houses beautify the city, but according to the locals who live here, these blue colors help to keep their houses cool and keep mosquitoes away. The city of Jodhpur is surrounded by desert on all sides. So these blue houses help them to be quite comfortable.
2. Bow-Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
Bow-Cape is a colorful town located near the Signal Mountains in Cape Town, South Africa. Apart from its colorful houses, the city is also famous for its paved roads. The city has a rich history behind becoming a colorful city. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Dutch began purchasing many slaves from different parts of the world and bringing them to the city. And these slaves were called 'Cape Malay'. Then around 1760 many houses were built in this town and the houses were rented out to slaves. The slaves later bought the houses and painted them in different colors. This color is one of the means of expressing their freedom. The oldest building in the city is the museum in the city, known as the Bow Cape Museum.
3. St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
St. John's is the capital of the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador in eastern Canada. This beautiful colorful town is more attractive to tourists for its houses along the "Water Street" and "Duckworth Street". An entire part of St. John's is named 'Jellybean Row' because of these colorful houses scattered throughout the city. Although there is no street in the town of St. John's by this name, the locals use the name 'Jellybean Row' to refer to a specific part of the city. It is thought that in the past, ship's captains from far away seas decided to paint their houses in different colors to make it easier to identify their homes. Surprising information about this city is that the first signal was received from this city when Nobel laureate scientist G. Marconi was experimenting with his radio to communicate across the Atlantic Ocean.
4. Nihavan, Denmark
Nihaven is a fascinating colorful city located in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. The houses in the town of Nihavan were built in the 17th century. At present most of the houses in the city have been turned into various food hotels and cafes. House number 9 is the oldest house in the city. House No. 9 was built in 1681 and is still standing today. It is also known that the famous writer Hans Christian Anderson once lived in house number 67 in this city. The most interesting view of the city is the numerous colorful houses on either side of the waterway.
5. Longyearbyen, Salbard, Norway
Longyearbyen is a colorful city in the far north of the world. However, despite being a colorful city, this city is not seen as colorful for most of the year. Because of its location in the Northern Hemisphere, the city receives snow almost all year round. As a result, the city is covered in snow for most of the year. Since it is mostly snowy, the locals use snow-scooters. The town was renamed Longyearbyen in 1906, after Longyearbyen, an American citizen. This small town is currently home to over 2,000 people.
6. Burano, Italy
Burano is a small island or town in Italy. The city is basically made up of 4 islands. All the houses on this island are decorated in different colors. The inhabitants of this town mainly make a living by fishing. Due to the thick fog in winter, it used to be very difficult for fishermen to distinguish the houses in this town. So the fishermen decided to decorate their houses with different colors to distinguish their houses. It is believed that this is how the custom of decorating the houses in different colors was introduced in Burano. But now if anyone wants to paint their house in this city, they must get permission from the government. The government even informs which house will be painted. Millions of tourists visit Italy every year to visit this beautiful city.
7. Santorini, Greece
Santorini is a natural island in Greece. There are 15 traditional villages in Santorini. The city is famous for its picturesque white houses and narrow paved streets. It is thought that the city's inhabitants began whitewashing their homes in the 19th century. This is because limestone costs much less than other paints. Later, the tendency of the residents of this city to do lime work increased and gradually this lime work became an essential responsibility for the residents of this city. This city is definitely an ideal destination for those who like colorful city.
8. Chefshawan, Morocco
Chefshawan is a small, colorful town in northwestern Morocco. The town is located on Mount Reef. This popular colorful city is a little different than all the other colorful cities. Because every house in this city is blue and white. Not only the houses but also the streets of this city are decorated with blue and white colors. The city was first discovered in 1481. The Jewish community living in this city has a special role to play in making this city a colorful city. The Jews consider blue to be a symbol of heaven and earth. The city was first painted blue by Jews in 1930 to retain this spirituality. Jews still use blue in their homes to preserve that tradition and history. More than 40,000 people now live in this beautiful blue town. Besides, there are regular tourist trips.
9. Willemstad, Kurasao
Willemstad is the capital of Kurasao. It is a "World Heritage City". The city has four parts. One of the features of this city is that apart from the houses located in this city, the government buildings, restaurants, shopping malls and commercial buildings of this city are also decorated in bright colors. There is a strange reason behind this city becoming a colorful city. Albert Kickert, the city's governor general, is said to have suffered from severe migraines in the ninth century. At that time, he realized that the problem was due to the reflection of sunlight on the white houses in the city. He later ordered that all the houses and buildings in the city be painted in any bright color except white. Since then the city has earned the nickname of being a colorful city.
10. La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
La Boca is one of the most beautiful and colorful cities in Argentina. The town has a variety of traditional wooden houses painted in bright colors. There are many artists living throughout the city of La Boca. These artists use the colorful houses of the city as the backdrop for various art exhibitions. Besides, one of the attractions of this city is 'Tang' dance. Tang "Dancers" can be seen almost everywhere in the city of La Boca. Like a picture painted in bright colors, this city is a special attraction for all the tourists of the world.