The most beautiful cities in Europe

The best of the big cities in Europe

Petr Liška
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The most beautiful cities in Europe
Updated: 17.09.2019
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In Europe you will find the largest number of beautiful historic cities throughout the world. Only large cities are listed in this list. Come and get inspired by our selection.

1.
Praha / Prague

Capital of Czech Republic

Rating:
| Altitude: 192 m / 630 ft

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. It has about 1.3 million inhabitants. Thanks to… continue reading

2.
Rome

The capital of Italy

Rating:
| Altitude: 22 m / 72 ft

The city of Rome, also called the Eternal City, is the capital and largest city of Italy. Of course, it was… continue reading

3.
Venice

The most beautiful city of Italy

Rating:
| Altitude: 1 m / 3 ft

Venice is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. They spread on the islands in a shallow lagoon. The… continue reading

4.
Barcelona

Capital of Catalonia

Rating:
| Altitude: 10 m / 33 ft

Barcelona is Spain's second largest city after Madrid and one of the country's major tourist pulls. You will… continue reading

5.
Moscow

The capital of Russia

Rating:
| Altitude: 152 m / 499 ft

Moscow is the largest city in Europe. It has almost 12 million inhabitants. It has nine main railway stations… continue reading

6.
Salamanca

University town

Rating:
| Altitude: 807 m / 2 648 ft

Salamanca is remarkable from a distance thanks to its mighty cathedral overlooking all the other buildings in… continue reading

7.
Budapest

The capital of Hungary

Rating:
| Altitude: 108 m / 354 ft

Budapest is not only the main but also the largest city of Hungary. Similarly to nearby Vienna or Bratislava… continue reading

8.
St. Petersburg

The northernmost city in the world

Rating:
| Altitude: 12 m / 39 ft

St. Petersburg has over 5,000,000 inha­bitants and is the second largest city in Russia. Of the cities over a… continue reading

9.
Porto

The most beautiful Portuguese city

Rating:
| Altitude: 87 m / 285 ft

Porto is the second largest, but the most beautiful portuguese city, with a picturesque location above the… continue reading

10.
Amsterdam

The capital of the Netherlands

Rating:
| Altitude: 9 m / 30 ft

Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. It is now the largest Dutch city and its financial and cultural… continue reading

11.
London

The capital city of England and the United Kingdom

Rating:
| Altitude: 8 m / 26 ft

London, with more than eight million inhabitants, is one of the largest cities in Europe. You will also find… continue reading

12.
Vienna

The capital city of Austria

Rating:
| Altitude: 178 m / 584 ft

Vienna is the main and the largest city of Austria lies on the Danube. It is also the largest city in Central… continue reading

13.
Granada

The most beautiful city of Andalusia

Rating:
| Altitude: 700 m / 2 297 ft

The beautiful city of Granada, located below the Sierra Nevada Mountains, is one of the most visited places… continue reading

14.
Lisabon

The capital of Portugal

Rating:
| Altitude: 56 m / 184 ft

The city of Lisbon belongs to smaller European capitals, but if you count the agglomerations, it is more than… continue reading

15.
Colmar

Little Venice

Rating:
| Altitude: 194 m / 636 ft

Colmar is the historic town of Alsace located on the wine trail. It is renowned for its historic center,… continue reading

16.
Hamburg

Germany's second largest city

Rating:
| Altitude: 6 m / 20 ft

Hamburg is Germany's second largest city, its largest port and one of the three provincial federal states. It… continue reading

17.
Chester

Charming historic town

Rating:
| Altitude: 29 m / 95 ft

The city of Chester hides a wealth of historical monuments. Around the center are three kilometers long city… continue reading

18.
Český Krumlov

The most beautiful city in South Bohemia

Rating:
| Altitude: 492 m / 1 614 ft

Historic Český Krumlov boasts an amazing location between the Vltava meanders. It is one of the most tourist… continue reading

19.
Florence

The most famous city of the Renaissance

Rating:
| Altitude: 51 m / 167 ft

Florence the capital of Tuscany and the place where the Renaissance originated. No wonder it is a UNESCO… continue reading

20.
Sienna

The most beautiful city in Tuscany

Rating:
| Altitude: 319 m / 1 047 ft

Sienna is rightfully regarded as one of the most beautiful cities in Tuscany, or whole Italy. Here you will… continue reading

21.
Gent

Student city cyclists

Rating:
| Altitude: 8 m / 26 ft

Ghent is a small town located about 50 km west of the Belgian capital Brussels. It is a city full of students… continue reading

22.
Manchester

Industrial metropolis

Rating:
| Altitude: 59 m / 194 ft

The city known for its football clubs Manchester United and Manchester City is a center of fashion, culture… continue reading

23.
Lucerne

City of the Chapel Bridge

Rating:
| Altitude: 437 m / 1 434 ft

Lucerne is famous for its beautiful Kapellbrücke, the oldest roofed wooden bridge in the world. The whole… continue reading

24.
Antwerp

One of the largest ports in Europe

Rating:
| Altitude: 8 m / 26 ft

On the very northern border of Belgium, adjacent to the Netherlands, we find one of the largest ports in… continue reading

25.
Tallinn

Capital of Estonia

Rating:
| Altitude: 12 m / 39 ft

The port city of Tallinn is the capital of Estonia and the most beautiful city of the Baltic. It has less… continue reading

26.
Cordoba

Pearl of Andalusia

Rating:
| Altitude: 100 m / 328 ft

Cordoba belongs to the three most visited cities of Andalusia. You will find here a beautiful cathedral… continue reading

27.
Kutná Hora

Silver city

Rating:
| Altitude: 260 m / 853 ft

The district city, now with about twenty thousand inhabitans, Kutná Hora, was the second most important city… continue reading

28.
Lucca

City of beautiful churches

Rating:
| Altitude: 17 m / 56 ft

Tuscany is not just a photogenic region of vineyards, but you will also find here plenty of beautiful cities.… continue reading

29.
Ljubljana

The capital of Slovenia

Altitude: 286 m / 938 ft

Ljubljana is a charming city with an interesting historical center, where we find not only a castle with… continue reading

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