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| Salvador, Brazil A colorful cityscape in Pelourinho, a historic district of Salvador and Unesco world cultural centre Photo: Ricardo Cosmo/Getty Images/Flickr RF |
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| Jodhpur, India Known as the ‘blue city’, Jodhpur’s blue-colored houses in the old city were originally painted by the Brahmin priest caste who believed the hue was auspicious. Others apparently continued to paint their homes blue to keep them cool in the heat. Photo: Adnan Abidi/REUTERS |
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| Valparaiso, Chile A centre of culture and street art, Valparaiso – sometimes called ‘The Jewel of the Pacific’ – is known for its brightly colored buildings. Photo: Urbaguilera Photography/Getty Images/Flickr RF |
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| Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Italy Admittedly more a small town than a city, Vernazza – along with the other Cinque Terre centres – is celebrated for its colorful array of houses. Photo: Alamy |
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| Guanajuato, Mexico A Unesco World Heritage Site, Guanajuato is populated by an array of brightly colored buildings. Photo: Sollina Images/Blend Images/Corbis |
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| Tirana, Albania Drawing on his experience as an artist, former city mayor Edi Rama tried to increase civic pride by transforming public spaces and buildings with colorful paint. Photo: Alamy |
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| Pachuca, Mexico The hilltop neighbourhood of Las Palmitas in Pachuca underwent a colorful transformation when a collaborative initiative between the government and a graffiti artist collective took to the streets with paint. Photo: Omar Torres/AFP/Getty Images |
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| Cape Town, South Africa Bo-Kaap, a multicultural neighbourhood of Cape Town formerly known as the Malay Quarter, is celebrated for its picturesque colorful homes Photo: Anne-Marie Weber/Getty Images |
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| Chefchaouen, Morocco Along with Jodhpur, Chefchaouen is known as the ‘blue city’ for its painted streets and buildings, apparently originating from the belief in the holy significance of the color (from the tekhelet dye) Photo: Alamy |
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| Buenos Aires, Argentina The neighbourhood of La Boca is famous for its colorfully painted houses along the Caminito. Photo: Alamy |
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| Havana, Cuba Colorful buildings in the old town’s Capitol Square Photo: Patrice Tourenne/Photononstop/Corbis |
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| Copenhagen, Denmark The Nyhavn waterfront is lined with brightly colored 17th and early 18th century townhouses. Photo: Tom Till/Getty Images |
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| Wroclaw, Poland Colorful buildings surround the city’s historic Market Square Photo: Juergen Ritterbach/Ocean/Corbis |
Source: The most colourful cities in the world – in pictures
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