Colorful umbrellas

Águeda's Umbrella Sky Project began in 2011 as a part of the Portuguese city's annual Ágitagueda Art Festival. Each summer, when temperatures soar, a handful of Águeda's narrow streets feature canopies of colorful umbrellas that provide shade to the pedestrians below.

Umbrella street in Agueda, Aveiro, Portugal.

“Umbrellas Street in Port Louis, Mauritius.”

The City of Coral Gables has unveiled the Umbrella Sky Project colorful art installation to create shade in public spaces in Giralda Plaza.

Colorful cocktail umbrellas on a blue background

These streets from around the world are more than just colourful they are vibrant examples of how people enliven the built environment.