Favourite cities in continental Europe

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What are your favourite cities that you've visited within continental Europea?

I haven't been to many. Just Paris and Geneva. I liked Geneva more.

Malaga
Lisbon
Prague
Krakow
Seville

Lyon
Kraków
Bratislava
Split
Berlin
Budapest

All for different reasons I do love Paris, but it's a second home for me. Are you planning some travel OP?

I'm in Cordoba right now and it's a beautiful city with a fascinating history. Weather's glorious too!

Amsterdam
Barcelona
The Hague
Paris
Stresa in Lake Maggiore
Venice

We love cafes in big squares and interesting architecture.

Barcelona!

Florence, but in off-season to avoid the crowds.

Florence and Modena. Italy wins for me, it's the best.

I’m currently at Baden-Baden station after a weekend there. I’m already planning my return trip 😁

Also love Rome.

Porto, Seville, Cadiz, Munich, Bruges have stood out for me and I would happily go back to them all.

I've just had a lovely week in Copenhagen.

Budapest is fantastic. Granada. Berlin (though it's many years since I went there).

Porto
Nice
Prague

Berlin
Malaga
Seville
Lisbon
Porto
Krakow

Ljubljana
Sarajevo

I think there's some that you should go to at least once. Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Amsterdam just to experience the main sights

But then there's the cities that you just fall for and think in another life you could live there. My current faves are Porto, Venice, Bruges, Bologna, Santiago, also Annecy in France which isn't a city but just the most perfect town ever.

Lovely question. It got me thinking what are the features I really want most from a city. I decided it’s:

• a vast pedestrian area, giving you tons of routes to walk
• with irregular buildings to keep your eye interested
• tight streets, not in straight lines for the same reason
• which have lots of little details at street level like shop windows, courtyards, ornamental doorways
• and lots of people in them

On that basis the best cities are in Italy. Rome, Venice and Florence especially.

Nice choices! Geneva is super pretty with the lake and mountains. Paris is amazing too, but I get why you liked Geneva more—it’s a bit more chill. Are there any other cities you’d want to check out in Europe? Barcelona or Amsterdam could be cool spots to visit next!

Stockholm
Seville
Bruges
Florence
Amsterdam
Paris

I also enjoyed Berlin and Prague but don't think I would necessarily go again. We have been to Berlin for over a week though, if it had been just a weekend trip it would be different.

Rome was interesting but for me far too busy and chaotic.

This threads invariably just turn into long lists 😆

Hamburg
Dresden
Lubeck
Strasbourg
Krakow
Barcelona

Not sure if it counts but Istanbul.

Budapest. I love it there.
More recently though I could see myself living in Lisbon or Valencia.

Ghent

I really dislike Paris and if I can avoid ever going there again I will, there's hundreds of nicer cities out there.

Florence is my favourite but also love ...

Barcelona
Rome
Oporto
Lisbon

I absolutely loved Florence. If I win the lottery, I'll move there! I'm really fond of the Scandinavian capitals too, but they're pricey.