The 7 most colorful places in Spain

The warm months not only encourage us to explore beaches and drink mojitos on the terraces, but also to embrace the color as synonymous with a season that always exalts our mood. A good occasion to review these 7 most colorful places in Spain and who knows if, perhaps, also find the perfect destination for this next vacation.

The Riscos (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)

The rest of the paint used to color the boats of Puerto de la Luz, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, was used by the fishermen to paint the houses of the San Juan neighborhood, which is displayed on one of the five "cliffs" of the most important city of Gran Canaria. A labyrinth of colors in which artistic events intermingle with travelers who search among its narrow streets for the best viewpoint from which to immortalize their own image of an Atlantic ocean bathing the city that once served as a stopover for Christopher Columbus. Pure island charm.

Júzcar (Malaga)

In the summer of 2011, the premiere of The Smurfs movie came to the town of Júzcar, in Malaga, an occasion that an agency took the opportunity to paint all the houses of the same color blue. Shortly after, some visitors began to dress up as Smurfette and Gargamel, the laughter of the little ones arrived, some benefits and, with them, the possibility of turning this lost corner of Andalusia into the famous Smurf Town that we all know today and that continues to delight young and old as they pass through this fantasy turned into reality.

Cordova

Despite looking flowery for much of the year, the city of Córdoba dresses in colors during the first three weeks of May to celebrate its famous Fiesta de los Patios, Unesco Intangible Heritage since 2012 and the perfect time to get lost in those corners dotted with geraniums, gypsies and carnations. Last year I had the opportunity to verify it and it is simply spectacular, especially the Santiago - San Pedro area, not far from the historic center. A good date to continue the celebration of the no less colorful May crosses of Córdoba that are held a week before. A true paradise of color, water and shade.

Villajoyosa (Alicante)

A few kilometers from where I write these lines lies this charming coastal town famous for its Valor chocolate factory, its beaches (El Conill, for example), and especially, that Paseo Marítimo that makes Villajoyosa (or La Vila, as it is also called knows), in the most colorful town on the Costa Blanca.

Puerto Lapice (Ciudad Real)

Of Roman origins, this once strategic town on the routes between Madrid and Andalusia had special importance in the famous work Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes, since in the same one was located one of the posadas in which the most famous nobleman in the world and Sancho Panza stayed one night. Along with Consuegra, Puerto Lapice is one of the most visited places by travelers who undertake the Quixote Route. A place in La Mancha that we would like to remember, especially in a year in which the fourth centenary of the death of Cervantes may be the best occasion to get lost among those streets that smell of history and saffron.

Park Guell (Barcelona)

Taking the tourist guide exam at Parc Güell became the best excuse to get into that «yinkana» of Gaudian symbols that the famous park of Barcelona offers, once inspired by the imagination of the artist Antonio Gaudí, who took as a reference the picturesque English parks when it comes to giving life to this wonderful place of symbolism and color .. From that famous salamander to its houses inspired by Hansel and Gretel, passing through the Greek charm of the magical Plaza Hipóstila, the exotic Parc Güell stands out for dressing in that famous trencadís whose mosaics invade each of its gardens, squares and sidewalks to the north of Barcelona.

Cudillero (Asturias)

Asturias is pure color, and the delicious fishing village of Cudillero, in the Vaqueira region, proves it. On the shores of a Cantabrian Sea that seeps into the famous Plaza de la Marina, Cudillero not only offers some of the best seafood bites on the Costa Verde, but a delicious environment whose origin responds to the color of each sailor's boat, later used to paint the facade of their house.

The Cubes of Memory (Asturias)

Following the Asturian coast to the east, we will come across a work of art "scattered" around the port of the town of Llanes. It is titled The Cubes of Memory and It was created by the Basque artist Agustín Ibarrola from concrete blocks adorned with different symbols ranging from palm trees to others that are not so figurative. A psychedelic show that you cannot miss on your way through Asturias.

These 8 most colorful places in Spain they become perfect proposals to get lost among those "brushstrokes" that confirm the joy and originality of our beloved geography and its many corners to discover.