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# A white town above the sea
- URL: https://giornale.samadesign.dev/a-white-town-above-the-sea/
- Published: 2026-09-19T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T15:00:00.000Z
- Description: Whitewash every spring, blue shutters every five years and a view nobody gets used to.
- Author: Tomas Berg
- Tags: Travel, #Import 2026-10-15 22:28

Every spring, before the visitors arrive, the whole town is painted white again. Walls, steps, even the lines between the paving stones.

## Why white

It keeps the houses cool and reflects the summer light. It also makes the town look new every year, even though most of it is centuries old.

## The view

Houses step down the hill to the water. From any roof terrace you see the harbour, the next island and, on clear days, the one after that.

## Staying a while

Rent a room for a week rather than a night. The town only makes sense once you have walked it in the morning, before the boats come in.