THEL Pantone color of the year not only dictates fashion and beauty trends, there are also those who have found a common thread “Viva Magenta” for travel. The travel platform took care of it Volagratis.comwhich has discovered 7 destinations, in perfect chromatic harmony with the new year’s trend.
Color 18-1750 is hue full of vigor, courageous and fearless, “whose exuberance promotes optimism and joy”. Chosen to convey a new signal of strength, he wants encourage experimentation and self-expression without hesitation and without borders, straddling the physical and the virtual.
7 travel ideas for 2023
And they are strong and inspiring destinations that Volagratis.com has chosen to represent this color in a travel key. An inspiration for those who want to dedicate 2023 to cultural and visual discovery.
Vietnam: the incense of Quang Phu Cau
The small village of Quang Phu Cau, Vietnam, it turns magenta once a year for the New Year celebrations. The credit goes to the traditional and age-old manufacturing of incense, obtained from dried bamboo canes, cut and dyed red, a color chosen because it is considered auspicious. According to local custom, to attract good luck one should burn an odd number of sticks, usually between 1 and 7.
Japan: Autumn at Hitachi Seaside Park
Overlooking the Pacific Ocean, theHitachi Seaside Park (Kokuei Hitachi kaihinkōen), about 150 kilometers from Tokyo, is a palette of colors that offers a different landscape in every season. In autumn, the protagonist is the Kochia Scopariaa plant often used for ornamental purposes and which between the end of September and November is tinged with a thousand shades of red and pink, including magenta.
China: the Red Beach of Panjin
China. Panjin’s Red Beach. (Pixabay)
In North-East China and bordered by the Yellow Sea, the Red Beach of Panjin is a more unique than rare place dyed in a color very similar to the Viva Magenta from Suaeda Salsaa typical plant of wetlands and coastal areas that here covers a huge area as if it were a huge red carpet. Today the beach is a nature reserveonly partially accessible to visitors, which boasts over 600 species of wild animals and is considered one of the largest reed beds in the world.
The Netherlands: the blooms of Keukenhof Gardens
The Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse, in the Netherlands, was born in 1949 to host a large open-air floral exhibition. Today this green area is the largest flower bulb park in the world, one of the main attractions of the country and one of the most photographed places in Europe, at least in spring, when more than 4.5 million tulips of 100 different varieties, as well as other flowers such as hyacinths and daffodils. The palette is very rich and in the meadows magenta cannot be missing.
Sicily: sumac and Mediterranean cuisine
Typical of the Mediterranean area, the Sicilian sumac (also known as sumac or sumach) is a small shrub from which a dark magenta spice is obtained. To obtain it, the fruits are used, harvested before they reach maturity, dried and then minced until they are reduced to powder. This sour-tasting ingredient is also used in Lebanese, Syrian, Iraqi and Turkish cuisine and is known for its antioxidant power.
United States: the shades of Antelope Canyon
Antelope Canyon, Inc Arizona, offers those who visit it an extraterrestrial landscape. The geological layers, formed over millions of years and made visible by atmospheric agents and the flow of water, range from orange to pink, from red to magenta and are tinged with hundreds of different shades depending on the time of day, giving its best when the sun goes down, when magenta turns towards violet in some areas.
Peru: the Mountain of Seven Colors
The Vinicunca, also known as “Mountain of Seven Colors” or “Rainbow Mountain” it is one of the most spectacular places in the Andes, an area 5,200 meters above sea level characterized by streaks of seven different colours. The color is due to the different minerals present in the soil: granite, responsible for the black; copper, which tends towards blue and green when oxidized; sulfur, yellow; calcium carbonate, white; the union of rock and magnesium, which tends to brown; and iron oxide and manganese which respectively give red and pink and which, together, dye the earth magenta.
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