7Willemstad, Curaçao
A UNESCO world heritage site and the capital, this historic city has a colorful downtown consisting of 750 businesses, restaurants, private residences, shopping centers, and government buildings. It all began in the 1800s with the General Governor Albert Kikkert. Kikkert suffered from frequent migraine headaches.
He thought the reflection of sunlight from the then-white buildings caused them. So he ordered that all the downtown buildings be painted with bright colors instead of white. These now-protected buildings stand as fine examples of the classic Dutch style of architecture which dates back to the 1600s.
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