13 of the brightest streets in the world

Blue city, embankment of Andersen's fairy tales, candy street - in front of you a list of places that need to go with the camera.

1. Blue Street, Chefchaouen

In the city of Chefchaouen is not one but a dozen streets with blue houses, benches, fences and flowerpots. In the XV century, when the Spanish forcibly convert people to Christianity, many Muslims and Jews became exiles. Some of them went to Morocco, where there was this settlement. Jews painted their houses blue shade similar to the color of Talita - prayer shawl. Therefore, the streets became so bright and unusual.

2. Cremieux Street, Paris

Small and quiet street, all the houses on which are painted in bright and pastel shades: blue, pink, green, yellow, purple... A total of 25 houses Cremieux. They resemble each other, but very different from the rest of the architecture of Paris. Where you can catch your breath during a walk and look at the facades of buildings are small secret pictures.

3. Avenue José María Eskverdo, Villajoyosa

The name translates from Villajoyosa Valencian as the "city of happiness". No wonder this place is famous for its chocolate and wonderful colored houses. Once high narrow houses on the banks owned by the fishermen. They painted their brighter to see his home from the sea.

4. El Caminito, Buenos Aires

El Caminito, the most cheerful street in Buenos Aires, was once a bleak port borough. Due to lack of funds the poor colored their shacks ship remnants of paint. And it has unusual colors. Even the two halves of a house could be multi-colored. The tradition has taken root. And in the middle of the XX century on the walls of buildings began to appear paintings by local artist Benito Kinkel Martin, who depicted scenes from everyday life.

5. Quay Nyhavn, Copenhagen

It seems that this is not a real street, and illustration to the fairy tales of Andersen (by the way, in the new harbor and the famous storyteller lived). Nyhavn - one of the most beautiful places in the city on the banks of the canal. Once, as befits a portside areas, there was a lot of cereal institutions, and today - plenty of cafes and bars for tourists.

6. Color street, Stavanger

Norwegian street Øvre Holmegate - is a great example of how completely out of the ordinary places can be a popular tourist attraction. Almost all the houses in Stavanger painted white. But one enterprising barber knocked permission to paint their facility in pink to stand out and attract customers. Neighbors followed. And now this is the only bright street in the entire city, where there is no release from the visitors.

7. Yellow street Izamal

Almost all the buildings in this Mexican town painted in yellow color. According to legend, when the plague raged in the city, Izamal brightly colored to warn casual travelers quarantine. The epidemic has passed, and the locals love to paint yellow preserved until now.

8. Candy Street, St. John's

Canada St. John's - the capital of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as the oldest city in the country. The main street of St. John called JellyBean Row: from afar the house really look like colorful candy. Especially nice view of the street opens to the ocean.

9. Hershtrasse Bonn

In Germany, the street was not because of the bright colors, and because of the unusual initiative of the city government. Practical Germans decided to fight for the urban clean air and landed in the center of the Japanese cherry trees. In early spring, when they blossom, the street is transformed: from the branches of the canopy turns, gently enveloping Hershtrasse.

10. Coastal area, Valparaiso

As well as in Buenos Aires, Valparaiso, Chile to paint the houses once used by the remnants of the ship's paint. Today the house is covered with plaster, but - already out of habit - color. Therefore, the panorama of the city so bright. It is best to look at it from the cable car, which runs along the slope of the Coastal Cordillera.

11. Pelourinho, Salvador

Old Town - the main attraction of the Brazilian Salvador. There remain striking buildings XVII and XIX centuries that coexist next to the trendy clubs and institutions. See Pelourinho is not only for the beautiful pictures on the background of colorful houses, but also for the sake of entertainment. In the main square is always something going on: dancing, musical performances, capoeira.

12. Blue Street, Jodhpur

Indian Jodhpur is called the blue city: it is the same color are most of the buildings. First individual houses painted for religious reasons: blue - the color of the Brahmin caste, the spiritual mentors. But then the rest of the residents began to paint the house in shades of blue. In just a few centuries almost the whole city became monotonous.

13. Steiner Street, San Francisco

There are famous "Painted Ladies" - the architectural ensemble of six Victorian-style homes. They were designed by architect Matthew Kavanagh, who lived nearby. Chances are you've already seen these houses, "Painted Ladies" appeared in 70 films and dozens of commercials. But if you find yourself in San Francisco, be sure to watch live. The best views can be enjoyed from the green hills of Alamo Square.