2024-01-12 23:02:00
The most beautiful splashes of color. Gray and beige are classy, but colorful makes you happy! We introduce a few mood enhancers in Europe.
Burano: blaze of color in the lagoon
The brightly colored houses on Venice’s lagoon island lie like a painter’s palette on the smooth water. The candy-colored houses, which can be admired twice as much thanks to the reflection in the canals, were once intended to provide orientation for fishermen in the often mist-shrouded waters of the lagoon. In addition to this often photographed blaze of color, little Burano is best known for its delicate and elaborate embroidery and lace work, which the fishermen’s wives had time and leisure to do while the men were on the water. If you’re hungry following so much variety, head off the main street to the Trattoria al Gatto Nero and let Massimiliano Bovo and his team serve you a creamy risotto and sparkling house Prosecco.
Infos: www.isoladiburano.it
Procida: The sugar box near Naples
From brightly colored to delicate pastel, the small town of Procida on the Gulf of Naples offers what fashionistas usually expect from the new spring collection. It’s quieter there than in noisy Naples, and far fewer tourists find their way there than to the neighboring celebrity island of Capri. At the harbor, fishermen mend their nets, groups of women stand in front of shops with shopping bags, arms on hips, exchanging the latest gossip, cats lounge on sun-warmed stones – everything seems tranquil and peaceful. When a rickety Vespa rattles past with a box of fresh fish strapped adventurously into the back seat, you think you’ve unexpectedly landed on a 1960s film set. Gourmets are spoiled for choice between a cozy meal under fragrant lemon trees at La Pergola or right by the water at La Gorgonia. There are no lemon trees there, but there is a wonderful Insalata di Limone, a lemon salad with small onions.
Infos: www.visitprocida.com
Paris: Beauty has its price
The residents of Rue Crémieux in Paris experience first-hand that beauty has its price. What began in 1933 as a citizens’ initiative once morest dreary gray has now become a plague of Instagrammers who literally attack the 35 small terraced houses. The residents are therefore calling for a closure and, above all, want peace and protection from loud nightly parties or elaborate music video shoots. Until a decision is made, visitors can marvel at the colorful rows of houses relatively undisturbed. The Rue Crémieux is close to the Place de la Bastille and the Gare de Lyon, and if you fancy organic food that is as colorful as it is healthy, go to Le Crémieux at 21 Rue de Lyon and let your palate take part in the colorfulness.
Infos: www.parisjetaime.com
Poznan and Warsaw: Without sadness
No gray post-war architecture – the former market squares of Warsaw and Poznan, called Stary Rynek, are full of colors. Green, orange and pink townhouses are lined up one following the other. Previously made of wood, they were only extended and bricked over the years. At a time when reading and writing were still considered privileges, the colors served as decoration, but also as orientation for coachmen, delivery people and visitors. Today they shine particularly in the morning and evening hours, when the sun is still slightly slanted, and make the market squares a happy stage for strollers and coffee house visitors. You should even stay in Poznań until midday. Then, with the city trumpeter’s tower song, two billy goats appear, attacking each other with their horns.
Infos: www.poznan.travel, www.warsawtour.pl
Copenhagen: The romantic harbor
Almost every port has taverns, restaurants and a very special atmosphere. In Copenhagen’s Nyhavn district, however, the backdrop for a harbor stroll or a cozy evening is particularly colorful and cheerful. The brightly colored gabled houses that line the tributary of the harbor are best viewed and photographed from the water, and the flat ships, some of which are historic and part of the cityscape, also sail slowly here. The best time for amateur photographers for a ship tour or a stroll in the harbor: the morning. Then the first rays of sunshine climb up the house facades and there are still a few tourists around.
Infos: www.visitcopenhagen.de
Colmar: Every profession has its color
The Little Venice of Alsace, La Petite Venise, offers a very special flair in architecture and color design. The picturesque half-timbered houses, which are colorfully lined up along the canals and the Lauch river, are a first-class photo opportunity. Traditionally, the house color reflected the occupation of the former owner. The fishmongers were blue, the greengrocers were green and the bakers were yellow. The butchers and farriers had secured the bright red. After a stroll through the flower-bedecked half-timbered streets, enjoy a sparkling Crémant d’Alsace. Plus a macaron in a matching color, preferably from Pâtisserie Gilg – what might be nicer?
Infos:www.tourisme-colmar.com
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