Most Colorful Cities Around the World

Many of the world's most iconic metropolises are filled with towering skyscrapers and shiny glass-and-steel facades, but not all cities are gray concrete jungles. From the candy-colored buildings of Havana, Cuba to the blue-painted houses of Jodhpur, India, many urban areas have embraced vivid hues in their streets for generations. To brighten your day, here are some of the most colorful locales across the globe—each delightfully vibrant in its own unique way.
Above: Procida, Naples, Italy
Photo: Francesco Riccardo Iacomino


 San Francisco, California, USA
Photo: Ian Ransley


 Pachuca, Mexico
Photo: Franklin Ames


 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photo: Aubrey Stoll


 Guatapé, Colombia
Photo: Alejandro Osorio Agudelo


 Copenhagen, Denmark
Photo: barnyz


 Bo Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa
Photo: ser_is_snarkish


 Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Photo: Curtis Cabana


 Izamal, Mexico
Photo: Eneas De Troya


 Sighisoara, Romania
Photo: George Nutulescu


 St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Photo: Ritche Perez


 Willemstad, Curaçao
Photo: Tim Drivas


 Valparaíso, Chile
Photo: byvalet/Shutterstock


 Guanajuato, Mexico
Photo: Bud Ellison


Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Photo: Filipe Frazao/Shutterstock


 Gamla stan, Stockholm, Sweden
Photo: Paval Hadzinski


 Jodhpur, India
Photo: Clark & Kim Kays


Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Photo: karamysh/Shutterstock


 Tirana, Albania
Photo: Merlin and Rebecca


 Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
Photo: Daniele Ceccato



Havana, Cuba
Photo: Kamira/Shutterstock


Wrocław, Poland
Photo: Pablo77/Shutterstock


 Cinque Terre, Italy
Photo: Shann Yu


 Chefchaouen, Morocco
Photo: Singa Hitam


 Old San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Photo: pedro lastra


 Nassau, Bahamas
Photo: Valéria Almeida


 Menton, France
Photo: Sébastien Mespoulhé


 Reykjavik, Iceland
Photo: Paul Rollison


 Istanbul, Turkey
Photo: Moyan Brenn


 Burano, Venice, Italy