Reader’s Choice Awards list unusual Top 25 Cities in the World
If a client asked where to go on vacation, you probably would not suggest San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
Yet the sophisticated readers of Condé Nast Traveler voted the sleepy Mexican town The World’s Best City this week in the Reader’s Choice Awards, citing its "great atmosphere, excellent restaurants, culture and ambiance galore."
"The lack of street lights and billboards makes the region romantically and historically beautiful," the magazine says, "and the city itself offers a traditional feeling of a small town in the heart of Mexico."
San Miguel was just one of the surprising and out-of-the-ordinary destinations that travelers loved – a bucket list of cities travel agents might want to visit and recommend.
How many of these cities have you ever visited?
Top Cities in the World
1. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
2 & 3 (tie). Budapest, Hungary, and Florence, Italy
4. Salzburg, Austria
5 & 6 (tie). Charleston, South Carolina, and San Sebastin, Spain
7. Vienna, Austria
8. Rome, Italy
9. Siena, Italy
10. Québec City, Canada
11 & 12 (tie). Cape Town, South Africa, and Bruges, Belgium
13. Vancouver, Canada
14. Kyoto, Japan
15 & 16 (tie). Prague, Czech Republic, and Kraków, Poland
17, 18 and 19 (tie).Victoria, Canada; Sydney, Australia; and Santa Fe, New Mexico
20 & 21 (tie).Seville, Spain, and Beirut, Lebanon
22 & 23 (tie). Paris, France, and Melbourne, Australia
24 & 25 (tie). Venice, Italy, and Barcelona, Spain
Top Cities in the United States
1. Charleston, South Carolina
2. Sante Fe, New Mexico
3. San Francisco
4. Honolulu
5. Chicago
For the full story, go to http://www.cntraveler.com/readers-choice-awards/best-cities-world_slideshow_item24_25 .
Cheryl
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