The UK’s Telegraph has been on a quest to answer a massive question: which city is the greatest city on Earth? Using its own special “science”, the publication has released an answer, and Cape Town sits third on the very long list.
The Telegraph started the experiment by selecting its own 50 contenders around the world. It then considered an annual reader survey and input from a panel of travel writers.
Other factors thrown into the mix included everything from the number of galleries and museums to heritage sites, restaurants, and safety for members of the LGBTQ+ community (based on the Asher and Lyric LGBTQ+ Danger Index).
Lekker beaches, transport systems and other attractions earned each city extra points. We reckon Cape Town would’ve nabbed that top spot if our lights stayed on and if we had free wifi. The city’s poor safety record didn’t do us any favours either. But we’re still stoked we made it onto the podium.
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If “coolest community on Earth” were a factor, we would have taken the title – for sure!
Here are the final rankings:
- Barcelona
- Sydney
- Cape Town
- Lisbon
- Venice
- Los Angeles
- Dubai
- London
- Vancouver
- Florence
- Stockholm
- Paris
- Seville
- San Francisco
- Melbourne
- Vienna
- Madrid
- Singapore
- Dubrovnik
- Beijing
- Tokyo
- Rome
- Berlin
- Dublin
- Istanbul
- Auckland
- Edinburgh
- Tel Aviv
- Havana
- Copenhagen
- New York City
- Rio de Janeiro
- Mexico City
- New Orleans
- Amsterdam
- Prague
- Bruges
- Toronto
- Buenos Aires
- Krakow
- Las Vegas
- Shanghai
- Hong Kong
- Budapest
- Chicago
- New Delhi
- Athens
- Bangkok
- Mumbai
- Marrakesh
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