Dec 04, 2025

8 colourful towns around the world

Aanya Mehta

Bo-Kaap, South Africa

A small historic neighbourhood in Cape Town known for its rows of bright pastel houses and Cape Malay culture. Cobbled streets and colourful facades everywhere.

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Chefchaouen, Morocco

Not a big city still a small mountain town known as “The Blue Pearl”, famous for its indigo washed lanes and peaceful pace.

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Guatapé, Colombia

A small, lakeside Andean town known for its zocalos, colourful murals painted on houses, and its rainbow-bright streets.

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Júzcar, Spain

A tiny Andalusian village painted entirely blue for a Smurfs movie premiere, locals kept it that way because visitors loved it. Quiet, quirky, and photogenic.

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Kulusuk, Greenland

A remote Arctic village where traditional Greenlandic wooden houses are painted bright reds, yellows, and blues to stand out against snowy landscapes.

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Procida, Italy

Often overshadowed by Capri, this tiny island-town near Naples is filled with sherbet-coloured buildings stacked along a fishing harbour.

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Valparaíso’s Cerro Concepción, Chile

A compact hillside neighbourhood packed with multicoloured homes, street art, and quirky cafés, far less known than the city's main port area.

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Willemstad’s Otrobanda, Curaçao

The quieter side of Willemstad with bright Dutch-Caribbean houses in pink, orange, blue, and green, less touristy than the main Punda area.

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