The Rainbow Atlas: A Guide to the World's 500 Most Colorful Places
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Spanning natural phenomena, architectural wonders, art installations, and more, the contents of this book range from the pink salt lakes of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula to the eye-catching home façades of Cobh, Ireland.
Spectacularly colorful and packed with dreamy photographs, The Rainbow Atlas introduces readers to the most vibrant landmarks the world has to offer.
• Entries offer surprising facts and expert advice on when to visit these surreal settings.
• Provides readers with hours of inspiration for their future adventures
• Explore and learn about places like China's Rainbow Mountains and the colorful streets of Cape Town.
The Rainbow Atlas is organized by longitude, creating fun and unexpected juxtapositions.
Paired with stunning photographs of each location, The Rainbow Atlas advises readers of the best time of year to visit each spot and explains the particularities of each riotous rainbow locale.
• Spectacularly colorful and packed with dreamy rainbow content
• The perfect and unique book for adventure seekers, color enthusiasts, photographers, rainbow chasers, travel addicts, and explorers everywhere
• Add it to your collection of books like Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders by Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras, and Ella Morton; The Bucket List: 1000 Adventures Big & Small by Kath Stathers; and The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St Clair
Taylor Fuller
Taylor Fuller is an enthusiastic traveler who spends more time exploring the world than she does at her home in London.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Jan 12, 2022
There were a few printing errors (I hope that's what they were). For me, though, the biggest flaw was the dearth of photos from African countries. You can't tell me there are only a handful of places in beyond Morocco and South Africa that have colorful spots. Southeast Asia was better represented in this book than the entire continent of Africa. Also, I was a bit annoyed that they included write-ups of some places without photos. On a positive note, it is interesting to see how many places around the world have painted neighborhoods or created street art districts as a way to attract tourists.
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The Rainbow Atlas - Taylor Fuller
First published in the United States of America in 2020 by Chronicle Books LLC.
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Picture Research: Susannah Jayes, Anna Gatt
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Fuller, Taylor, 1991- author.
Title: The rainbow atlas : a guide to the world’s 500 most colorful places / Taylor Fuller.
Description: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2020.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019033490 | ISBN 9781452184081 (epub, mobi) | ISBN 9781452182827 (hardback)
Subjects: LCSH: Geography--Pictorial works. | Travel--Pictorial works. | Photography in geography. | Photography, Artistic.
Classification: LCC G116 .F85 2020 | DDC 910.22/2--dc23
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CONTENTS
The entries in this book are arranged by longitude, starting in Alaska and traveling around the globe to New Zealand. Each entry’s number is color coded:
Natural world
Urban art
Festival
Built environment
Leisure and culture
Place of worship
CONTRIBUTORS 4
FOREWORD 7
INTRODUCTION 10
CHAPTER one
180°–120°
WEST
12
1 It’s not just black and white 14
Black Rock Beach, Rarotonga Island, Cook Islands 14
2 Mother Nature’s garden 14
Nāpali Coast, Kauai, Hawai‘i, U.S.A. 14
3 Come on, let’s celebrate 15
POW! WOW! Festival, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawai‘i, U.S.A. 15
4 All because of a yellow lizard 16
Moorea Lagoon, French Polynesia 16
5 Treasure beyond measure 16
Autumn Tundra, Yukon Territory, Canada 16
6 Blue end of the spectrum 17
Mendenhall Glacier, Tongass National Forest, Alaska, U.S.A. 17
7 Light up the night 18
Canyon Lights, Capilano Suspension Bridge, North Vancouver, Canada 18
8 Tip-toe through the tulips 19
BLOOM, The Abbotsford Tulip Festival, Abbotsford, Canada 19
9 What you can do with a concrete base 19
The Butchart Gardens, Vancouver Island, Canada 19
10 Wander in a wonderland 20
Chihuly Garden and Glass, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. 20
11 Street art to desire 21
Balmy Alley and Clarion Alley, Mission District, San Francisco, U.S.A. 21
12 Home is where the exquisite paintwork is 22
Painted Ladies, Alamo Square, San Francisco, U.S.A. 22
13 It’s a shore thing 22
King’s Beach, North Shore of Lake Tahoe, California, U.S.A. 22
14 California dreaming 23
Capitola City Beach, Capitola, California, U.S.A. 23
15 Spell it with color 23
The Alphabet District, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. 23
CHAPTER two
120°–80°
WEST
24
16 Somewhere under the rainbow 26
Chromatic Gate, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A. 26
17 The hills are alive 26
California superbloom, southern California, U.S.A. 26
18 Spot the changes 26
Los Angeles Murals, Downtown L.A. Arts District, California, U.S.A. 26
19 Water colors with a difference 28
Fly Geyser, Fly Ranch, Washoe County, Nevada, U.S.A. 28
20 Dream in color 30
The Kinney, Venice Beach, California, U.S.A. 30
21 More than murals 30
Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice Beach, California, U.S.A. 30
22 Desert bloom 31
The Saguaro Hotel, Palm Springs, California, U.S.A. 31
23 Stand-out stones 32
Seven Magic Mountains, Interstate 15, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. 32
24 Written in lights 33
Neon Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. 33
25 Opportunity knocks 33
Palm Springs, California, U.S.A. 33
26 Flour and water makes turquoise 34
Lake Louise, Banff, Alberta, Canada 34
27 Grand by name, grand by nature 35
Grand Canyon, Arizona, U.S.A. 35
28 Take a trip 36
The Saguaro Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.A. 36
29 Feel the flow 36
Antelope Canyon, Arizona, U.S.A. 36
30 Spectacular spectrum 37
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, U.S.A. 37
31 Get your kicks 38
Route 66, Seligman, Arizona 38
32 Home of the best westerns 38
Monument Valley, Utah and Arizona, U.S.A. 38
33 Ancient culture, modern color 39
Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico 39
34 Bold and bohemian 40
Sayulita, Mexico 40
35 Color cascades 41
Guanajuato, Mexico 41
36 Nothing but hot air 41
Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico 41
37 Party like everyone’s watching 42
Día de los Muertos, Mexico City, Mexico 42
38 Praise the trashcan 44
Cathedral of Junk, Austin, Texas, U.S.A. 44
39 Say it with street art 44
Murals, Austin, Texas, U.S.A. 44
40 Float to the music 45
Trajineras, Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico 45
41 Get your bonnet on 47
Bluebonnet Trails, Ennis, Texas, U.S.A. 47
42 It’s hell to find a space 47
Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A. 47
43 Old by name . . . young by nature 47
Antigua, Guatemala 47
44 Grade A for Port A 47
Port Aransas, Texas, U.S.A. 47
45 Paint the town 48
Macromural de Palmitas, Pachuca, Mexico 48
46 Fly it with color 49
Festival de Barriletes Gigantes, Sumpango, Guatemala 49
47 Worshipping color 50
La Iglesia de San Andrés de Xecul, San Andrés, Guatemala 50
48 Ride on time 50
Streetcars in New Orleans, U.S.A. 50
49 Life on Mars 50
Rabida Jervis Galapagos Red Sand Beach, Ecuador 50
50 Backstreet blues 51
Bywater, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. 51
51 Cruise with the Krewes 52
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. 52
52 A little bit of magic 53
Izamal, Yucatán, Mexico 53
53 Flower power 53
Fiesta de las Flores y Palmas, Panchimalco, El Salvador 53
54 History at every step 53
Ataco, El Salvador 53
55 In the pink 54
Las Coloradas Pink Lakes, Río Lagartos, Yucatán, Mexico 54
56 What a corker 56
Caye Caulker Village, Caye Caulker, Belize 56
57 Don’t hold back 56
Holbox, Mexico 56
58 Fifty shades of blue 57
Bacalar Lagoon Of Seven Colors, Bacalar, Mexico 57
59 Message or moose? 58
Murals, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. 58
60 Color in the coral 59
Mesoamerican Reef, Roatán, Honduras 59
61 A vacation from vacation spots 59
Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, México 59
62 Green sky thinking 60
Northern lights, Nunavut, Canada 60
63 Feel the pulse 62
Havana, Cuba 62
64 Talk about a revolution 63
León, Nicaragua 63
65 Putting the color in colonial 63
Granada, Nicaragua 63
66 Shine bright 65
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.A. 65
67 Animal magic 65
Tortuguero, Costa Rica 65
68 Soak with the sea cows 65
Crystal River, Florida, U.S.A. 65
69 Bad farming, great results 65
Providence Canyon State Park, Georgia, U.S.A. 65
70 Rooms with a view 66
Lifeguard Stands, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A. 66
71 Miami time machine 67
South Beach Art Deco, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A. 67
72 Havana-ooh-na-na 67
Little Havana, Miami, Florida, U.S.A. 67
73 Neon, day and night 67
Bocas del Toro, Panama 67
74 Where there’s a will, there’s a wall transformed 68
Wynwood, Miami, Florida, U.S.A. 68
75 Small town, big artworks 69
Hobe Sound, Florida, U.S.A. 69
76 Heart deco hotel 69
Washington Park Hotel, Miami, Florida, U.S.A. 69
CHAPTER three
80°–40°
WEST
70
77 A maze of color 72
Trinidad, Cuba 72
78 Find your way home 74
Rainbow Row, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. 74
79 Berry beautiful 74
Cranberry bog, Muskoka Lakes Farm and Winery, Bala, Ontario, Canada 74
80 State of the art 75
El Otro Lado Private Retreat, Portobelo, Panama 75
81 Latin and lovely 76
Las Peñas, Guayaquil, Ecuador 76
82 What color’s cool? 77
Casco Viejo, Panama 77
83 Light up the night fantastic 77
Fiesta de la Luz, Quito, Ecuador 77
84 Live life in full color 78
Nassau, Bahamas 78
85 Bimini blues 79
Bimini, Bahamas 79
86 Historic hideaway 80
Georgetown, Washington D.C., U.S.A. 80
87 Come for the color, stay for the chilli 80
U Street, Washington D.C., U.S.A. 80
88 Color with a capital C 81
Washington D.C., U.S.A. 81
89 Walk this way 82
Cartagena, Colombia 82
90 Salt of the earth 83
Catedral de Sal de Zipaquirá, Zipaquirá, Colombia 83
91 Delight in the detail 83
Guatapé, Colombia 83
92 New York state of mind 84
LES Murals, New York, U.S.A. 84
93 Bold and beautiful 84
DUMBO, New York, U.S.A. 84
94 Friend of art 85
Bogotá, Colombia 85
95 Rainbow flow 85
Caño Cristales, Serranía de la Macarena, Colombia 85
96 Spot the deliberate mistake 86
Grand Central Terminal, New York, U.S.A. 86
97 Live by the beat of the drum 87
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal, Canada 87
98 New year, new art 87
St-Laurent Boulevard, Montreal, Canada 87
99 Message in mosaics 88
Valparaiso, Chile 88
100 Marvel at the marble 89
Marble Caves, General Carrera Lake, Patagonia, Chile 89
101 Still standing 89
Castro, Isla Grande de Chiloé, Chiloé Provence, Chile 89
102 Somewhere over the rainbow 90
Rainbow Mountain, Cusco, Peru 90
103 Ice dream 92
Hôtel de Glace, Valcartier, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 92
104 Feel at peace in an old monastery 93
Santa Catalina Monastery, Arequipa, Peru 93
105 Underwater light show 93
Laguna Grande, Reserva Natural Cabezas de San Juan, Puerto Rico 93
106 Where nature blows your mind 94
Atacama’s Lagoons, Chile 94
107 The city of firsts 96
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 96
108 Curative Curaçao 96
Willemstad, Curaçao 96
109 Find pink at the end of the rainbow 97
Kralendijk, Bonaire 97
110 Color catcher 97
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico 97
111 Where east meets west 98
Samarkand, Uzbekistan 98
112 Blues, greens, and corals too 100
Los Roques, Los Roques National Park, Venezuela 100
113 Seventh heaven 100
Cerro de los Siete Colores, Purmamarca, Argentina 100
114 When inspiration hits 102
El Alto, Bolivia 102
115 Blast from the past 103
Old Town, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada 103
116 Calm, quiet, and full of creatives 103
Calle Jaen, La Paz, Bolivia 103
117 Dalí’s playground 104
Laguna Colorada, Bolivia 104
118 Not every town has a silver lining 105
Potosi, Bolivia 105
119 Sky above and sky below 106
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia 106
120 Color treat 108
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda 108
121 Crossing the divide 109
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil 109
122 Old world, new life 109
Ottleys Manor, St. Kitts 109
123 World’s best sunrise? 110
Petit St. Vincent, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 110
124 Reefs and royalty 110
Buccoo Reef, Trinidad and Tobago 110
125 Art beneath the waves 110
Underwater Sculpture Park, Grenada 110
126 Caribbean flavor 111
Barbados 111
127 Penguins and jam 112
Port Stanley, East Falkland Island, Falkland Islands 112
128 It’s raining . . . a rainbow 113
Phagwah, Guyana 113
129 Color in the hills 113
Loma San Jeronimo, Paraguay 113
130 Let tango fill your soul 114
La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina 114
131 Surprise, it’s France! 116
Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, France 116
132 Ringing in the changes 116
Arya Dewaker Hindu Temple, Suriname 116
133 Rainbows without the rain 117
Iguazú Falls, border of Argentina and Brazil 117
134 Brouhaha and Touloulous 118
Carnival, French Guiana 118
135 Hitting the sweet spot 118
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada 118
136 Professional paint job 119
Narsaq, Greenland 119
137 Reus by name . . . 119
Barrio Reus al Norte, Montevideo, Uruguay 119
138 A flickering trio 120
Flame Towers, Baku, Azerbaijan 120
139 Color cascade 122
Praça Cantão, Santa Marta Favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 122
140 Drink in the community spirit 123
Rocinha Favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 123
141 One step at a time 123
Lapa Steps, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 123
CHAPTER four
40°–0°
WEST
124
142 Oh, beautiful 127
Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil 127
143 Jewel in the chain 128
Cabo Verde, Africa 128
144 The perfect mountain? 129
Mount Kirkjufell, Iceland 129
145 Take the lift 129
Cidade Alta, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 129
146 Rose water 130
Lac Rose, Senegal 130
147 Follow the rainbow brick road 131
Seydisfjordur Church, Reykjavik, Iceland 131
148 Take your minerals 131
Blue Lagoon, Iceland 131
149 Blue is the color 132
Essaouira, Morocco 132
150 Work hard, play hard 134
Village Underground, Lisbon, Portugal 134
151 Past imperfect 134
Île de Gorée, Senegal 134
152 Modern fairytale 135
Pena Palace, Sintra, Portugal 135
153 Coasting along 135
Cliffs of Moher, Clare, Ireland 135
154 Perfect Porto 136
Porto, Portugal 136
155 Breathe it in 136
Cascais, Portugal 136
156 Pink by name . . . 138
Pink street, Lisbon, Portugal 138
157 . . . pink by nature 138
Casa de Serralves, Porto, Portugal 138
158 Shhh . . . don’t tell 139
Le Jardin Secret, Marrakech, Morocco 139
159 Beach beauty 139
Lagos, Portugal 139
160 Lose yourself in the hustle and bustle 140
Souks of Marrakech, Morocco 140
161 A garden fit for a fashionista 143
Jardins Majorelle, Marrakech, Morocco 143
162 Last view of home 144
Cobh, Ireland 144
163 Rivers run red 144
Rio Tinto, Huelva, Spain 144
164 Perfect palace 145
La Casa de Pilatos, Seville, Spain 145
165 The right royal Portree 145
Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland 145
166 Pearls come in blue 146
Chefchaouen, Morocco 146
167 Pleasure in the plaza 146
Plaza de España, Seville, Spain 146
168 The old and the new 147
Belfast, Northern Ireland 147
169 Merry in the marina 147
Puerto de Sotogrande, Cadiz, Spain 147
170 Old church, new life 148
Kaos Temple, Llanera, Asturias, Spain 148
171 Real-life Smurf land 150
Juzcar, Malaga, Spain 150
172 Brazil on a hill 151
Kelburn Castle, Glasgow, Scotland 151
173 Hidden skills 151
Hidden Lane, Glasgow, Scotland 151
174 Magic in the woods 152
Enchanted Forest, Pitlochry, Scotland 152
175 Pretty as a port 152
Aberaeron, Wales 152
176 Patchwork hills 153
Lammermuir Hills, Haddington, Scotland 153
177 Be captured by its charm 153
Portmeirion, Gwynedd, Wales 153
178 A street fit for wizards 154
Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Scotland 154
179 Jewel of a coast 155
Emerald Coast, Brittany, France 155
180 Burrows of fun 155
Llechwedd Slate Caverns, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales 155
181 Everything goes with white 156
Mojacar, Spain 156
182 Pine for more 157
Oma Painted Forest, Kortezubi, near Bilbao, Spain 157
183 In perfect symmetry 158
The Hamble Ferry & Warsash Ferry Shelter, Southampton, England 158
184 Dancing in the street art 158
CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival, James Town, Accra, Ghana 158
185 Think pink 159
Las Salinas of Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain 159
186 The world’s most talked about bathroom? 159
Sketch, London, England 159
187 The family way 159
The Fruit Market, Humber Street, Hull, England 159
188 Join Europe’s biggest street party 161
Notting Hill, London, England 161
189 Epic floor show 162
Alexandra Palace, London, England 162
190 Cool Camden 162
Camden Town, London, England 162
191 Where east meets art 163
Shoreditch, London, England 163
192 Color is power 164
Colorful Crossing, Brighton, England 164
193 A pride of rainbows 165
Brighton and Hove Pride, England 165
CHAPTER five
0°–40°
EAST
166
194 Living in a box 168
La Muralla Roja, Calpe, Spain 168
195 Neon dreams 169
God’s Own Junkyard, London, England 169
196 Immersed in art 169
Eaton House Studio, Essex, UK 169
197 The town’s your oyster 170
Whitstable, England 170
198 Life is a rollercoaster 171
Dreamland, Margate, England 171
199 Is it a shrine? Is it a house? Is it pure glee? 171
A House for Essex, Manningtree, England 171
200 City of roses 171
Toulouse, France 171
201 Primary residence? 172
Richard Wood’s Houses, Folkestone, England 172
202 Unfinished symphony 172
Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain 172
203 Bare bones 173
Casa Batlló, Barcelona, Spain 173
204 Ready or not, here I come 173
Walden 7, Barcelona, Spain 173
205 Mosaic magic 174
Palau de la Música, Barcelona, Spain 174
206 Urban parkland 174
Park Güell, Barcelona, Spain 174
207 Step up to the rose house 175
La Maison Rose, Sacré-Cœur, Paris, France 175
208 Let it all hang out 175
Centre Pompidou, Paris, France 175
209 Palma chameleon 176
Palma, Mallorca 176
210 Life’s a beach 176
Balearic Sea, Mallorca 176
211 The geometric game 177
Memphis Basketball Court, Ezelsplein, Aalst, Belgium 177
212 Fields of dreams 178
Keukenhof, Netherlands 178
213 Nothing square about these cubes 179
Kubuswoningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands 179
214 A ceiling you could eat off 180
Markthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands 180
215 Pretty as a picture 183
Inntel Hotel, Zaandam, Netherlands 183
216 Walk like a flamingo 183
Parc Ornithologique du Pont de Gau, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue, France 183
217 Natural sun worshippers 183
Sunflower Fields, Provence, France 183
218 The color purple 184
Lavender Fields, Provence, France 184
219 Look up 185
Rue Philippe II, Luxembourg 185
220 Banks of charm 185
Old Town, Colmar, France 185
221 It’s a kind of magic 186
Lake Geneva, Switzerland 186
222 Mon Dieu, it’s Menton 186
Menton, France 186
223 Sixth sense 187
Hexa Grace, Auditorium Rainier III, Monaco 187
224 Swiss designed 187
Les Enfants Terribles, Geneva, Switzerland 187
225 Brick by brick 188
LEGO House, Billund, Denmark 188
226 Don’t look down 190
Trolltunga, Røldal, Norway 190
227 Medieval magic 190
Mainz, Germany 190
228 Five towns, five colors 191
Cinque Terre, Italy 191
229 Don’t make me blush 192
Spiaggia Rosa, Budelli, Olbia-Tempio, Italy 192
230 Glam it up in the Italian lakes 192
Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Lake Como, Italy 192
231 Lights, camera, cake 193
Bar Luce, Milan, Italy 193
232 Brilliant blue 194
Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia 194
233 Citrus sunsets 194
Florence, Italy 194
234 Flagrantly fantastic 195
Procida, Phlegraean Islands, Italy 195
235 Slam dunk funk 196
Carlo Carrà Park Basketball Court, Alessandria, Italy 196
236 Shards of history 197
Murano Island, Venice, Italy 197
237 Permission to dazzle 198
Burano, Italy 198
238 Movie magic 198
Palads Cinema, Copenhagen 198
239 Sunny side of the street 199
Nyhavn Canal, Copenhagen, Denmark 199
240 Sounds of water 199
The Singing Fountain, Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic 199
241 Dairy delights 200
Pfunds Molkerei, Dresden, Germany 200
242 Train of thought 200
Urban Spree, Berlin, Germany 200
243 Art on the wall 201
Berlin Wall, Germany 201
244 The big blue 202
Blue Grotto, Capri, Italy 202
245 Island in the sun 202
Salina, Sicily, Italy 202
246 Baroque and pop 203
Valletta, Malta 203
247 Jump in 203
Blue Lagoon, Malta 203
248 The eyes have it 204
Fishing Boats, Marsaxlokk, Malta 204
249 Sun salutations (after dark) 205
Greeting to the Sun, Zadar, Croatia 205
250 Italian style 205
Cres Old Town, Cres Island, Croatia 205
251 Heavenly hideaways 206
Krk, Croatia 206
252 Look before you leap 206
Krka National Park, Croatia 206
253 Fight night 207
Metelkova, Ljubljana, Slovenia 207
254 Color block 208
Hundertwasserhaus, Vienna, Austria 208
255 Bled of Heaven 208
Lake Bled, Slovenia 208
256 The original tile icon 209
Stephansdom, Vienna, Austria 209
257 That’s Gamla Stan style 210
Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden 210
258 Petals at the palace 210
Rosendals Trädgård, Stockholm, Sweden 210
259 Fantasy funland 211
Gröna Lund, Stockholm, Sweden 211
260 Byzantine beauty 211
Hercegovačka Gračanica monastery, Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina 211
261 Charming outside and in 212
Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Podgorica, Montenegro 212
262 Salt for sale 212
Salt Market Square, Wroclaw Old Town, Poland 212
263 Bath time 213
Gellert Baths, Budapest, Hungary 213
264 Blooming marvelous 214
Zalipie, Poland 214
265 Paint blocks 214
Zaspa, Gdańsk, Poland 214
266 The little blue church 216
Blue Church, Bratislava, Slovakia 216
267 Border patrol 216
Uvac Gorge, Serbia 216
268 Sherbet fountain 217
Macedonia Square, Skopje, North Macedonia 217
269 History hotel 217
Hotel Moskva, Belgrade, Serbia 217
270 Snuggle up 218
Tulikino Cinema, Šamorín-Čilistov, Slovakia 218
271 Fit for a queen 218
Kadriorg Palace, Tallinn, Estonia 218
272 High table 219
Table Mountain, South Africa 219
273 Mother Nature’s magic 219
Namaqualand, Namibia and South Africa 219
274 Time for a hike 220
Šar Mountains, Kosovo 220
275 Books behind bars 220
National Library of Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo 220
276 Looks good, works better 220
Tirana, Albania 220
277 Writing’s on the wall 221
Tallinn Old Town, Estonia 221
278 Freedom of expression 222
Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa 222
279 Have a whale of a time 223
St. James Beach, Cape Town, South Africa