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05th Jan 2020

These are the ’20 most beautiful cities in Europe’ according to Conde Nast Traveler

Sarah Finnan

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The guys at Conde Nast Traveler have released a list of what they consider to be the ’20 most beautiful cities in Europe’.

And we want to visit all of them.

Admitting that “it’s the cities that keep us coming back to the continent again and again”, the list includes destinations in Slovenia, Greece, Belgium, Denmark and Italy to mention but a few.

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Classed as ‘European hubs’ and boasting a population of over 100,000 people, each city has enough food, culture and architecture to satisfy any type of trip and any type of traveller.

Prague tops the list – unsurprising seeing as it is consistently voted one of the best cities in the world. Commended for its “striking architecture, hilltop views and charming markets “, visitors are encouraged to head to the Old Town in the early morning to enjoy the sights before the city awakens.

Porto is a close second, ranking for its buildings adorned with colourful tiles and the ornate Lello bookshop (with ties to J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series).

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Bern in Switzerland, Athens in Greece and Florence in Italy featured next to complete the top five.

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The full list is as follows:

1. Prague, Czech Republic
2. Porto, Portugal
3. Bern, Switzerland
4. Athens, Greece
5. Florence, Italy
6. Bruges, Belgium
7. Budapest, Hungary
8. Edinburgh, Scotland
9. Innsbruck, Austria
10. Bergen, Norway
11. Paris, France
12. Istanbul, Turkey
13. Copenhagen, Denmark
14. York, England
15. Vienna, Austria
16. Ljubljana, Slovenia
17. Seville, Spain
18. Tallinn, Estonia
19. St. Petersburg, Russia
20. Nuremberg, Germany

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If you weren’t itching to go away before, I bet you are now.

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