Today we set out to discover the 4 most colorful cities in Europeideal for taking evocative photographs to share on your Instagram profile and perfect for visiting during the spring season.
Start planning your next trip, making sure to bring your camera with you and choose one of the unmissable destinations in Italy, Spain and Portugal. These destinations are waiting for you to immortalize with your lens!
Discover Aveiro in Portugal
Discover Cudillero in Spain
Discover the Cinque Terre in Liguria
Discover Burano in Venice
1. Aveiro
Aveiro is famous for being the “Portuguese Venice“, and his moliceiros and its colorful houses are the protagonists of many photos on Instagram.
Here you can start your visit with a ride on traditional boats (the moliceiros precisely) along the city canals, and then continue with a walk in the historic center: you will arrive at the Arcades Squareyou will be able to visit the traditional Fish market and discover the Jardim do Rossiolocated along the main canal.
Don’t miss the area Costa Novawith lovely beaches and where they finally appear the famous colorful houses that convinced you to visit Aveiro.
To end the day in the best possible way you can admire the sunset from the Aveiro salt flatsone of the most beautiful landscapes you can find.
What to eat in Aveiro:
- The boiler of enguias. For lovers of fish and hot dishes, the eel soup it’s a real delicacy (it’s the Portuguese version of ours cacciucco). A slightly spicy stew prepared with eels, potatoes, tomatoes, onions and peppers and accompanied with a good white wine.
- The ovos moles, a “must” for anyone visiting the city. Small rice puff or wafer shells, with shapes that recall fish and shells, filled with raw egg yolks and sugar syrup. Impossible to resist!
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2. Cudillero
Cudillero is one of most beautiful villages in Spain. This land of fishermen hides a particular symbolism behind the colors of house facades: each of these is painted in the same colors as the family boats.
Take some photos in Plaza de la Marina and in the port, visit the Cudillero lighthouse And, if you are passionate about historic buildings, don’t miss it Iglesia de San Pedro, the Capilla del Humilladero or the Palacio La quinta de Selgaswhere there are beautiful gardens and statues.
For those who love panoramic views, Cudillero has several observation points from which you can take the best photos – Mirador de la Garita, del Pico, de la Estrecha, el Baluarte, del Contorno, el Palación…
What to eat in Cudillero:
- The cachopo, for meat lovers. A beef cutlet breaded and stuffed with ham and cheese.
- The curadilloa sort of stockfish, which is the great pride of the inhabitants and can often be seen left to dry in the windows.
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3. Cinque Terre
Corniglia, Manarola, Monterosso al Mare, Riomaggiore And Vernazzaare the iconic and well-known Five lands. Ancient fishing villages, UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997which could only be accessed by sea, characterized by mysterious alleys, pretty streets, colorful houses and a romantic charm that has conquered poets, painters, sculptors and singers from all over the world.
What to eat in Cinque Terre:
- The tian of Vernazza, the poor dish typical of the area. A pan (tian in dialect) of anchovies with thinly sliced potatoes, tomato, garlic, aromatic herbs, lemon zest, oil and white wine.
- Monterossina cake, a shortcrust pastry interspersed with sponge cake discs filled with custard, apricot jam and pieces of chocolate, all covered in icing sugar.
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4. Burano
Burano, in the Venice lagoon, was a fishing villageand this is also the origin of his famous colorful houses: it was actually the fishermen who decided to color their houses with gods bright tones, so that you can see and recognize them from afar, returning after fishing. Aligned and overlooking the various canals, they make Burano one of the most colorful villages in Italy: ocher yellow, fuchsia, purple, red, light blue and green, in a succession of shades that you can immortalize in different ways depending on the time, the light and their reflections on the water.
What to eat in Burano:
- Go’s risotto, a traditional Venetian dish invented in 1500 by its fishermen and prepared with Vialone Nano cooked in a broth flavored with types of fish that can be found in the lagoon. To this, butter and Parmigiano Reggiano are then added.
- The Bussolà of Burano, a donut-shaped dessert with eggs, flour, sugar and butter flavored with rum, vanilla or lemon. You can find it in every pastry shop or bakery, each of which will jealously guard the recipe to ensure that each biscuit is unique and difficult to copy.
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