Many of the world’s most iconic metropolises are filled with towering skyscrapers and shiny glass-and-steel facades, but not all cities are gray concrete jungles. From the candy-colored buildings of Havana, Cuba to the blue-painted houses of Jodhpur, India, many urban areas have embraced vivid hues in their streets for generations. To brighten your day, here are some of the most colorful locales across the globe–each delightfully vibrant in its own unique way.
Above: Procida, Naples, Italy
Photo: Francesco Riccardo Iacomino
San Francisco, California, USA
Photo: Ian Ransley
Pachuca, Mexico
Photo: Franklin Ames
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photo: Aubrey Stoll
Guatap, Colombia
Photo: Alejandro Osorio Agudelo
Copenhagen, Denmark
Photo: barnyz
Bo Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa
Photo: ser_is_snarkish
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Photo: Curtis Cabana
Izamal, Mexico
Photo: Eneas De Troya
Sighisoara, Romania
Photo: George Nutulescu
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
Photo: Ritche Perez
Willemstad, Curaao
Photo: Tim Drivas
Valparaso, Chile
Photo: byvalet/Shutterstock
Guanajuato, Mexico
Photo: Bud Ellison
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Photo: Filipe Frazao/Shutterstock
Gamla stan, Stockholm, Sweden
Photo: Paval Hadzinski
Jodhpur, India
Photo: Clark & Kim Kays
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Photo: karamysh/Shutterstock
Tirana, Albania
Photo: Merlin and Rebecca
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
Photo: Daniele Ceccato
Havana, Cuba
Photo: Kamira/Shutterstock
Wroclaw, Poland
Photo: Pablo77/Shutterstock
Cinque Terre, Italy
Photo: Shann Yu
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Photo: Singa Hitam
Old San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Photo: pedro lastra
Nassau, Bahamas
Photo: Valria Almeida
Menton, France
Photo: Sbastien Mespoulh
Reykjavik, Iceland
Photo: Paul Rollison
Istanbul, Turkey
Photo: Moyan Brenn
Burano, Venice, Italy
Photo: David Monroy