10 Most Colorful Places in the World, Travel in Technicolor

April 28, 2025 | 02:42 pm

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A series of colorful buildings, striking landscapes, and vibrant villages have become a unique attraction for tourists. Many corners of the world can be visited to experience the sensation of being surrounded by an array of colors, such as Kampung Pelangi (Rainbow Village) in Semarang. Apart from their beauty, these places provide a visually memorable experience.

For travelers looking for destinations to enhance their social media feed and indulge their eyes, Time Out Travel and Architectural Digest have compiled a list of the most colorful places in the world that should be included in the travel bucket list. Are you ready to start a colorful journey?

1. Little India, Singapore

Little India in Singapore has been offering a vibrant and energetic area since the early 1800s, of which can be seen from Tan Teng Niah's house. The colorful paintings are on display.

2. Burano, Italy

Burano, a small island in the Venetian Lagoon, is known for its brightly colored houses. More than just buildings painted in bright colors like bright yellow and sea blue, these houses are homes for many artists in the area.

3. Cinque Terre, Italy

Cinque Terre in Italy is a village between lush hills and the blue sea. Known not only as one of the most colorful places in the world, Cinque Terre is also one of the most searched destinations online, with about 718,000 searches daily.

4. Gamcheon Culture Village, South Korea

South Korea is more than just its bustling Seoul. When visiting this East Asian country, try exploring Busan, specifically Gamcheon Culture Village. This village, dubbed the Machu Picchu of Busan, welcomes tourists with a view of pastel-colored houses on the green hillside.

5. Rainbow Mountain, Peru

Travelers can find Vinicunca Mountain in the Andes Mountains, known as Rainbow Mountain. This mountain earned its nickname because it showcases red, yellow, and bluish lines created by layers of minerals formed over the years.

6. La Boca, Argentina

In the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, specifically on Caminito Street, La Boca is a magnet for tourists who want to be dazzled by a series of brightly colored buildings, like red, yellow, and green. The appeal of this place is not only its Instagrammable buildings, but travelers can also find street tango performances in the Caminito area.

7. Chefchaouen, Morocco

Chefchaouen, often called the Blue City, is a small town in the Rif Mountains, Morocco. Almost all the walls in this city are painted in various shades of blue, from light blue to sea blue, which brings a calming atmosphere every time you look.

8. Colmar, France

Colmar in Alsace, France, looks like a city out of a fairy tale. Half-timbered buildings along small canals are painted in charming pastel colors, earning the nickname Little Venice of France.

9. Nyhavn, Denmark

Nyhavn in Denmark, a historic harbor city in the heart of Copenhagen, offers many photogenic spots that will beautify your social media. From Nyhavn north, travelers can find rows of old houses painted in bright colors.

10. Kampung Pelangi, Indonesia

Not only Singapore, but Indonesia also has a place where houses are painted like rainbows. Kampung Pelangi in Semarang is a residential area that was initially unknown, then became one of the tourist destinations and the most colorful place in the world, created from a government initiative to revitalize urban areas.

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