During the last few years, the one known as slow tourism has come to remind us of the need to adopt a trip or getaway as a way to relax, to merge with other people and cultures to the last nuance, focusing especially on rural areas and, especially, on towns. A trend you find in these 8 charming towns around the world small havens of peace where in addition to letting yourself go you can delight yourself with its unique charm.
Reine (Norway)
Located Lofoten archipelago, Reine is regarded as the most beautiful town in Norway thanks to the color of some houses that contrasts with its snowy landscapes and steep mountains. A setting worthy of the movie Frozen that is 300 kilometers south of Tromsø, considered as the best place in Norway to spot the Northern Lights.
Manarola (Italy)
ⒸAlessio Maffeis.
This little town overlooking the ligurian sea, in northern Italy, is the most colorful representative of the whole of Cinque Terre (also made up of the towns of Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia and Riomaggiore), designated as Unesco heritage in 1997. A living rainbow where in addition to enjoying its marine environment we can lose ourselves among its trattorias, small churches, boutiques or the sidewalks that line this precious corner of the Italian coast.
Las Negras (Spain)
Choose the best town in Spain It is a difficult arduous task, for that reason I propose one of the most famous of which is my favorite place in our country, the famous Cabo de Gata Natural Park, in the province of Almería. A paradise of arid lands, dreamy beaches and white villages, among which Las Negras stands out, whose name obeys two legends; the first, the massive arrival of widows from a nearby town after the death of their husbands on the high seas, and a less credible second that refers to the first African women who arrived in this place years ago. At Las Negras, the lifestyle is its own attraction; a paradise where there is no shortage of artists in the streets, bougainvillea on the walls, tapas bars, a hippie atmosphere and, especially, paths that lead us to the oasis of cove san pedro, an hour away.
Colmar (France)
Although we have just said goodbye to the Christmas holidays, it will never hurt to take this town into account when planning this year's. The reason is none other than the condition of Colmar, located in the French province of Alsace, as best town to spend Christmas in thanks to a unique charm. Known as "La Petite Venise", in Colmar its fairytale houses overlook the canals and streets where up to five most delicious markets are displayed each Christmas season.
Oia (Greece)
Travel to GreciIt also means doing it to its famous Cyclades islands, in the Aegean Sea, of which the most famous is, without a doubt, Santorinii. An island dotted with windmills and white houses whose terraces overlook the huge caldera of an old volcano in which many point out the presence of the ancient city of Atlaátida. An island whose best attraction resides in the town of Oia, from which we can contemplate what is considered by many as best sunset in the world. A must.
Chauen (Morocco)
ⒸSteffan Jensen
Sometimes we mistake it for a dream, but no the bluest town in the world exists and is located in the northwest of Morocco, not far from the city of Tetouan. Chauen is everything we can ask of a Moroccan town and more: the Andalusian Mosque, founded by immigrants from the south of Spain, slippers and lanterns shops but, above all, that charm between oriental and Mediterranean represented by an architecture that play with the blue color that floods its arches and walls like no other in the world.
Hoi An (Vietnam)
ⒸVietnamtourism
From the heart of Morocco we jump no less than Vietnam, more specifically to the small city of Hoi An, better known as the city of lanterns, in the heart of the Asian country. In Hoi An, a large part of its economy revolves around the silk lanterns that appear in its streets, squares and shops, and it is also very typical to find hostels or restaurants lined with lanterns everywhere. Definitely, the town that best represents that oriental and colorful essential of the entire Vietnamese giant.
Caihongjuan (Taiwan)
Known as «the rainbow town«, Caihongjuan is a small village in the vicinity of the city of Tainchung whose old, dilapidated dwellings once welcomed soldiers from the Koumintang (or Chinese Nationalist Party) who arrived from the neighboring country. A town without a future whose houses were revived after the initiative of Huang Yun Fun, a 90-year-old man who decided to start coloring and drawing on the facades of the town in order to prevent it from being demolished. Since then, Caihongjuan has become one of the great attractions of the Taiwanese country and one of the shortest to visit, since a tour of its colorful streets will not take us more than half an hour.