The best city in Europe? There are a fair few contenders for that crown, so Travel + Leisure went straight to their readers who, for this year’s Worlds Best Awards, cast more than 657,000 votes based on the landmarks, culture, food, friendliness, shopping and value for money in each hub.
Topping the list is (drum roll, please…) Florence! The glorious Tuscan capital, according to a T + L reader, is a place where ‘the architecture is beautiful, the people are friendly, and the food is fantastic.’ What more do you need, eh?
Despite being a city of around 700,000 people, T + L cites its ‘small town feel’ as one of the reasons why it’s remained so popular, and it gained an impressive reader score of 90.08 out of 100.
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If that’s inspired you, head to ’s Florence hub for fresh recommendations on where to go shopping, where to eat and where to stay – all brought to you from our brilliant local experts.
Seville claimed second place, and Granada claimed third, but read on for Europe’s top 15 cities right now, according to Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards.
The 15 best cities in Europe, according to Travel + Leisure
- Florence
- Seville
- Granada
- Istanbul
- Rome
- Siena
- Porto
- Madrid
- Lisbon
- Lyon
- Prague
- Salzburg
- Cordoba
- Athens
- Aix-en-Provence
Keen for some more detail as to why these hubs were chosen? Read more here.
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