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Dreamy Destinations to See 'Classic Blue'—Pantone's 2020 Color of the Year

By Tal Dekel-Daks on December 04, 2019

Here's where to travel to find the color that evokes a "sense of peace and tranquility to the human spirit". 

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So long, "Living Coral." As we bid farewell to 2019, Pantone announce the color that will take us into a new decade. Meet the Color of the Year for 2020: Classic Blue.

Each year the color experts pick a shade capturing our cultural imagination right now. “The Pantone Color of the Year highlights the relationship between trends in color and what is taking place in our global culture at a moment in time, a color that reflects what individuals feel they need that color can hope to answer,” said Laurie Pressman, Vice President of the Pantone Color Institute. 

Related: Pantone Just Created the Dreamiest Beach Wedding Palette for 2019

While Color of the Year 2019 was a bright and lively shade of orange, next year the color institute want us to make 2020 "relaxing" and "restful". Sounds great to us. 


Courtesy Pantone

According to their press release, the deep shade of blue is "boundless and evocative of the vast and infinite evening sky". The release continues, "[It's] imprinted in our psyches as a restful color, Classic Blue brings a sense of peace and tranquility to the human spirit, offering refuge." 

So, in celebration of this year's calm, soothing shade, we've compiled a list of dreamy destinations that are an ode to our new favorite color. 

 
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The Blue City, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Take in the soothing view of Rajasthan's "Blue City" from the top of the looming Mehrangarh Fort, one of India’s largest forts from the 15th century. 

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Santorini, Greece

Blue is used everywhere in the Cyclades; church cupolas, windows, doors, walls, staircases, and fences which provide blue 'belts' around buildings, they supposedly provide protection against evil—and sure look striking against the white stucco towns overlooking the Aegan Sea. 

Courtesy MONTE-CARLO Société des Bains de Mer

Hotel de Paris, Monte Carlo

When it comes to legendary luxury properties, Monaco’s Hotel de Paris is unrivaled. And the $50,000-a-night Diamond Suite Prince Rainier III uses Classic Blue to add calmness against the gilded accessories found inside.

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Great Blue Hole, Belize

The azure seas of the Caribbean envelope Belize's legendary reef. And there's never been a better time to visit.

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The Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the intricate Shah Mosque, also known as Imam Mosque, is a Safavid period mosque in Isfahan, Iran, standing in south side of Naghsh-e Jahan Square. A masterpieces of Iranian architecture. 

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Mt. Shuksan and Picture Lake, Washington, United States

Take a restful nature-filled trip to Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington State. It's packed with glacier-covered peaks, spectacular mountain meadows, and old-growth forests.

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Blue Grotto, Split, Croatia

Catch a speed boat and marvel at the spectacular Blue Grotto (Modra špilja) on the farout Biševo island in Split.

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Chefchaouen, Morocco

Morocco’s 'Blue City' has become a must-see destination with each painted blue street more charming than the one before. 

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ICEHOTEL, Jukkasjärvi, Sweden

Sleep in an otherworldly hotel artistically carved of snow. Sweden's aptly named ICEHOTEL sits 124 miles north of the Arctic Circle. And if sleeping in an ice room isn’t enough, you can enjoy a drink in a cup made of ice at a bar made of ice next to a workshop area offering ice carving classes.

 

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Paradise Bay, Antarctica

Paradise Bay sits just north of the Lemaire Strait, one of two places on the west side of the peninsula where you can easily set foot on the Antarctic Continent.

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Niagara Falls, Ontario

Hop to the Canadian side too get the best views of the raging natural wonder made of 150,000 gallons of water per second, and plunging more than 1,000 feet.

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