12 of the Most Colourful Cities on Earth

Some cities seem painted by an artist's hand — their streets, houses and markets bursting with colour at every turn. For photographers and lovers of beauty, these twelve cities are pure joy.

Painted in a single hue

The blue-washed lanes of Chefchaouen in Morocco are among the most photographed on Earth, while Jaipur's pink old city and Marrakech's red walls each glow with their own signature colour.

Rainbow streets

Cape Town's Bo-Kaap, Valparaíso's hillside houses, Guanajuato-style hues of Cartagena, and the tiled façades of Lisbon and Porto turn whole neighbourhoods into living canvases.

Bold and beautiful

Buenos Aires's La Boca, Havana's pastel classic cars, Copenhagen's Nyhavn and the vivid markets of Bangkok complete a dozen destinations that will fill your camera roll and lift your spirits.