The City Lists Revisited
If asked to list my favorite cities today it looks a bit different from the lists I put together a few years ago. (Metro, City, Towns,Villages) Partly due to new experiences and places, but also with the benefit of time and reflection. This doesn’t totally negate those other lists, but augments them. Here are my current top 40 regardless of size:
1. Prague
Having been there dozens of times, I still find new fascinating things every trip.
2. Paris
Go for the sights, stay for the food.
3. Venice
Off season is the best time from what I hear.
4. Florence
This city is a work of art.
5. Quito
I could live there for the perfect weather, if I wouldn’t get bored with that.
6. Cortina d’Ampezzo
Feel like you are in the Pink Panther 60s.
7. London
I don’t think I could exhaust the things to see and do there.
8. Barcellona
In spite of some of the most bizarre esthetics, it is the food I want to revisit.
9. Krakow
-I was surprised at the beauty and history there.
10. Salzburg
Europe for mountain people.
11. Berlin
Arguably the most historic city for XXth Century buffs, it has unknown beauty.
12. Istanbul
This is the most exotic megacity I’ve ever been too.
13. Lisbon
A charming little city for a romantic getaway.
14. Rome
The biggest pile of historic ruins around, plus a lot of extravagant beauty.
15. Ephesus
Not a city anymore, you walk around amazed at what was.
16. Washington D.C.
I prefer the museums to the politics.
17. Nuremburg
Spend an afternoon inside the city walls.
18. Ramsau/ Berchtesgaden
These are the mountains
19. Meissen
My favorite middle ages hill fort town.
20. Puerto Mont
Take in the flavor, both touristic and cullinary.
21. Villarica/ Pucon
I can’t speak to these town since the latest erruption.
22. Santa Fe
A mountain town with the essence of Southwest flair.
23. Regensburg
A mini Cologne.
24. Leipzig
A music historian’s dream.
25. Estes Park
Summer in the Rockies is the best version of the Rockies.
26. Basel
What’s your pleasure? France, Germany, or Switzerland. Here you can have it all.
27. Rothenburg ob der Taube
Sometimes you just want to be a cliché.
28. Puerto Natales (Torres del Paine)
The city for when you want to get away from civilization completely.
29. Roskilde
The city on a Viking’s bay.
30. Vienna
It took a while, but this metro has grown on me. If I ever catch a concert I’m sure it’ll grow more.
31. Wittenburg
Site of the event of the last millennium.
32. Virginia City
Catch a sarsaparilla in a real saloon.
33. Munich
The Bavarian center to every single German stereotype.
34. Santiago
The Mediterranean metro of South America.
35. Pamukkale
A resort in the middle of Biblical history.
36. Budapest
It’s pretty, but I don’t remember which side you want. Buda or Pest?
37. Hamburg
Like a lot of these beautiful but interchangeable European cities, I remember Hamburg best with my taste buds. Coffee and Franzbrochen.
38. Osorno
Chile has a lot of beautiful cities with Volcanic views. The cathedral in Osorno is Unique.
39. Copenhagen
Scandinavian sites are woth your time if you have the money.
40. Hohnstein
A fairy-tale village if there ever was one.
1. Prague
Having been there dozens of times, I still find new fascinating things every trip.
2. Paris
Go for the sights, stay for the food.
3. Venice
Off season is the best time from what I hear.
4. Florence
This city is a work of art.
5. Quito
I could live there for the perfect weather, if I wouldn’t get bored with that.
6. Cortina d’Ampezzo
Feel like you are in the Pink Panther 60s.
7. London
I don’t think I could exhaust the things to see and do there.
8. Barcellona
In spite of some of the most bizarre esthetics, it is the food I want to revisit.
9. Krakow
-I was surprised at the beauty and history there.
10. Salzburg
Europe for mountain people.
11. Berlin
Arguably the most historic city for XXth Century buffs, it has unknown beauty.
12. Istanbul
This is the most exotic megacity I’ve ever been too.
13. Lisbon
A charming little city for a romantic getaway.
14. Rome
The biggest pile of historic ruins around, plus a lot of extravagant beauty.
15. Ephesus
Not a city anymore, you walk around amazed at what was.
16. Washington D.C.
I prefer the museums to the politics.
17. Nuremburg
Spend an afternoon inside the city walls.
18. Ramsau/ Berchtesgaden
These are the mountains
19. Meissen
My favorite middle ages hill fort town.
20. Puerto Mont
Take in the flavor, both touristic and cullinary.
21. Villarica/ Pucon
I can’t speak to these town since the latest erruption.
22. Santa Fe
A mountain town with the essence of Southwest flair.
23. Regensburg
A mini Cologne.
24. Leipzig
A music historian’s dream.
25. Estes Park
Summer in the Rockies is the best version of the Rockies.
26. Basel
What’s your pleasure? France, Germany, or Switzerland. Here you can have it all.
27. Rothenburg ob der Taube
Sometimes you just want to be a cliché.
28. Puerto Natales (Torres del Paine)
The city for when you want to get away from civilization completely.
29. Roskilde
The city on a Viking’s bay.
30. Vienna
It took a while, but this metro has grown on me. If I ever catch a concert I’m sure it’ll grow more.
31. Wittenburg
Site of the event of the last millennium.
32. Virginia City
Catch a sarsaparilla in a real saloon.
33. Munich
The Bavarian center to every single German stereotype.
34. Santiago
The Mediterranean metro of South America.
35. Pamukkale
A resort in the middle of Biblical history.
36. Budapest
It’s pretty, but I don’t remember which side you want. Buda or Pest?
37. Hamburg
Like a lot of these beautiful but interchangeable European cities, I remember Hamburg best with my taste buds. Coffee and Franzbrochen.
38. Osorno
Chile has a lot of beautiful cities with Volcanic views. The cathedral in Osorno is Unique.
39. Copenhagen
Scandinavian sites are woth your time if you have the money.
40. Hohnstein
A fairy-tale village if there ever was one.
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