In March The Telegraph announced that Cape Town is the greatest city in the world to visit right now. Last week it ranked Cape Town as the third greatest city on Earth, scoring 549 out of 810 points.

Utilising a list of 50 Top city contenders, its annual reader survey, and input from its Travel writers, it ranked the list of cities on a number of factors, including the number of museums, galleries, UNESCO heritage sites, Michelin restaurants,  5-star hotels, beaches, air cleanliness,  transport, tourist attractions, legalized same-gender marriage, and LGBTQ+ community safety. Additional points went to cities with a symphony orchestra, and a metro system.

Cape Town ‘The Greatest City in the World to visit right now’: Telegraph, March 2022!

 

Cape Town was beaten by Barcelona (588 points) in the Top spot (praised for its ‘relaxed pace, months of endless sunshine, unbeatable food and the best cultural and design clout of almost any city in the cold north’), and Sydney (556 points, described as a ‘functional stress-free city’) in the second spot. Other top ten cities are Lisbon, Venice, Los Angeles, Dubai, London, Vancouver, and Florence.

Marrakesh is the only other African city on the Top 50 list, at number 50.

According to Cape Talk and Times Live, Cape Town achieved its high ranking on the basis of its geography and topography, as well as its beaches, sunshine hours, and Table Mountain. It was marked down on its ‘poor safety record’.

The Telegraph greatest cities on Earth list follows:

1. Barcelona
2. Sydney
3. Cape Town
4. Lisbon
5. Venice
6. Los Angeles
7. Dubai
8. London
9. Vancouver
10. Florence
11. Stockholm
12. Paris
13. Seville
14. San Francisco
15. Melbourne
16. Vienna
17. Madrid
18. Singapore
19. Dubrovnik
20. Beijing
21. Tokyo
22. Rome
23. Berlin
24. Dublin
25. Istanbul
26. Auckland
27. Edinburgh
28. Tel Aviv
29. Havana
30. Copenhagen
31. New York City
32. Rio de Janeiro
33. Mexico City
34. New Orleans
35. Amsterdam
36. Prague
37. Bruges
38. Toronto
39. Buenos Aires
40. Krakow
41. Las Vegas
42. Shanghai
43. Hong Kong
44. Budapest
45. Chicago
46. New Delhi
47. Athens
48. Bangkok
49. Mumbai
50. Marrakesh

 

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