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Which is the greatest city in Europe, and why?

London because its the commercial heart of Europe

Which is the greatest city in Europe, and why?

London, vibrent, exciting chaotic...unlike Paris which is just a Museum piece...I could actually live in London.

After that Maybe Berlin, Germany's finest city and getting better and better all the time. Much better than Munich.

I think I'm just against cities where everything is so tightly controled and organised...like a prision. Berlin and London feel free and alive. Paris and Munich feel dead.

London because its the commercial heart of Europe

poll is up, in case you want to vote.

Prague or Vienna. Both have been through so much history, and it can be felt in both. And yet both are modern and alive...

Which is the greatest city in Europe, and why?

I have not been in many of these cities, and in general I don't like big cities. But Vienna is a very nice place with much athmosphere, and Rome is one of the places I want to travel to.

Of course I should vote for Berlin, but sorry, I dislike Berlin very much... from the German bigger cities I prefer Nürnberg (Nuremberg), although (or because *g*) it's not as big as Hamburg, Munich or Frankfurt.

London of course because it's where I live.

Then Rome follows a close second because it is the heart of the Catholic Church.

Stockholm is the most beautiful, and London is probably the most interesting. Mind you, I have not been to most of these cities on the poll.

Belfast, duh. we'e got everything including intresting tribal vendettas and bizare murals. actually Belfast is alright once you get used to the fact that there's some places you just dont realli want 2 go (shankill, falls, etc.), Though i'm slightly confused why u dont have Dublin, its a cool city and its got Crooke Park.Which is a great stadium.

definetly Paris....
london is too dull
amsterdam is too illigal
rome is full of thiefs
berlin is to good
madrid hmmmm... dont speak spanish

plus paris is the most alive city.... in europe i mean

everything in Amersterdam is legal so you should say Amsterdam is too legal.

Prague or Vienna. Both have been through so much history, and it can be felt in both. And yet both are modern and alive...
and you think rome, paris and london havent been through much in history
hehehe....
paris with the french revolution
london with the 100 years war
rome .... well we all know that it is probably the oldest in europe.

I don't like cities too much, but I've got some favourites. Note that these are all my opinions:

Helsinki - It's the most beautiful city that I've visited.

Trondheim - Medieval is nice.

Oslo - International feeling.

Krakow - I don't know. I just thought it was pretty cool.

Warsaw - The palace of culture and science. Awesome.

Vyborg - CDs! DVDs! Everything cheap!!!

everything in Amersterdam is legal so you should say Amsterdam is too legal.
yeah thats what i meant, what did i type???

oh... ok sorry heheh

Which is the greatest city in Europe, and why?
i think you have missed out a few importan cities, like
athens
Venice
Istanbul
Lisbon
Geneve
Barcelona

but i guess you would have to name them all...



:D

for what it's worth, i've been to Paris, Rome and Prague

of the three, here's what i valued at each place:

Paris - architecture/sculptures

Rome - ancient architecture, food, feeling of history

Prague - A city coming alive (you can feel it, or at least I could) with financial freedom; damn cobblestone sidewalks ruining my NICE BASS SHOES (bring athletic shoes to Prague!) -- a love/hate thing, since the sidewalks do look nice; sense of being in a place that's been conquered many, many, many times over the past 2000 years or so... and the incredible feeling of ancient history.

and you think rome, paris and london havent been through much in history
hehehe....
paris with the french revolution
london with the 100 years war
rome .... well we all know that it is probably the oldest in europe.


Oh yes, the French revolution was sooooo big admirable thing... poor Paris if it would have only the place of the Guillotine...

London, as I know, was not involved in the 100 years war.

Rome - if you're interested in history, you MUST go there, indeed!

Of course all these places are interesting for historians. But Rome I think can't be topped.

I can't beleive London is even up there and I don't know how the hell its winning.

I can't beleive London is even up there and I don't know how the hell its winning.
finally someone i agree with

i think you have missed out a few importan cities, like
athens
Venice
Istanbul
Lisbon
Geneve
Barcelona

but i guess you would have to name them all...



:D

yeah, I couldn't list all of those that i had in mind...

and you think rome, paris and london havent been through much in history
hehehe....
paris with the french revolution
london with the 100 years war
rome .... well we all know that it is probably the oldest in europe.

Oh, they all have. Europe is living and breathing history, whereever you look. But the atmosphere in those two cities make you feel those ages more than most other places. I couldn't say why... Maybe because the history is so alive in the people there.
Unlike Paris, London or Rome, both cities have been put to the back of the international stage some decades ago and they somehow started to meditate their past rather than their present.

I can't beleive London is even up there and I don't know how the hell its winning.

London Rocks. Thats why we won the bid for the olympics. Enough said i feel...

Berlin
Edinburgh is second.

rome/vienna/paris

Dublin or Barcelona.
Croker is a great stadium.

I can't beleive London is even up there and I don't know how the hell its winning.

Because it is great, and because it is great.

Venice. Best city in Italy.

London is impressive but Paris is by far the most stunningly beautiful city in Europe.

London is impressive but Paris is by far the most stunningly beautiful city in Europe.

yah, i liked those golden beasts at the head of that bridge... Notre Dame... Mr. Eiffel... Arc du Triumph (sp?)... etc.

and there was a Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop on the Champs!

Venice. Best city in Italy.

Shame no one actually lives there any more except a few rich students and a few people living right on the edge...IMO not much more than an Italian Disney land.

Of these, I´ve only been in Amsterdam. I loved the city, the people and all, but I still prefer Göteborg (I´ve never been able to stand Stockholm...or wuss city as it´s known here :p ), though I´ve only been there once...

Hamburg!
Great people, great city, good location, great food - need I say more?

Moscow because it's full of commis (I'm not talking about Soviets I'm talking about the Communist Party of the Russian Federation), it's a beautiful city because of its churches and the Kremlin, it's full of history, it's modern, the most cosmopolitan city in Eastern Europe, the people are nice, funny, and the girls are gorgeous.

Prague, followed closely by Vienna.
(I give Prague the edge because the Czechs are friendlier... or, at least are to this Slovak.)


LONDON IS NOT IN EUROPE!!!
It's just a weird part of Boston where they drive on the wrong side of the road and there aren't as many Irish!! :D

Marseille..

Shady, exciting... My city.

i think you have missed out a few importan cities, like
Athens
Venice
Istanbul
Lisbon
Geneve
Barcelona

but i guess you would have to name them all...



:D

Add to that

Copenhagen
Moscow
Kiev
Stockholm
Oslo

and you've got a more realistic poll ..

From that list Budapest.

Add to that

Copenhagen
Moscow
Kiev
Stockholm
Oslo

and you've got a more realistic poll ..
Moscow is awesome. It was damn cold... but it was also February

Warszawa, Poland
P.S. In case you do not know, Warszawa is the polish name for Warsaw

Prague, followed closely by Vienna.
(I give Prague the edge because the Czechs are friendlier... or, at least are to this Slovak.)


LONDON IS NOT IN EUROPE!!!
It's just a weird part of Boston where they drive on the wrong side of the road and there aren't as many Irish!! :D
Actually, London is in Europe. Should I tell you that Britain is a European nation? Should I give you a map of Europe, which WILL show Britain, and London.

Actually, London is in Europe. Should I tell you that Britain is a European nation? Should I give you a map of Europe, which WILL show Britain, and London?
I think you missed the joke...

somone mentioned...

you missed Constantinople (Istanbul)... oh the history. i'd love to see the hagia sophia close and personal...

and someone said helsinki. screw finland. no offense lol, i once knew a finnish kid who i hated very much... and messed with my (former) girl. so.. i've taken it upon myself to hate all that is finnish (except my 3rd grade teacher)

I think you missed the joke...

Thanks. :)

Out of the list, I'll be visiting
London
Paris
Rome
Berlin
Amserterdam
in about a month. I'll let you know when I return :)

Istanbul

Bit of advice, in Greece, it's still known as Constantinople. We're a stuborn lot.

Stuttgart. Cause they make Porsches. :D

Of those I've been to, London by far. Though I have a feeling I'd like Prague if I ever went there.

and you think rome, paris and london havent been through much in history
hehehe....
paris with the french revolution
london with the 100 years war
rome .... well we all know that it is probably the oldest in europe.

Whatever it's undoubted charms, Rome's nowhere near the oldest city in Europe. Archaeologically speaking, it's arguably not even the oldest city in modern Italy.

Quite apart from what our Greek friends might say over Rome's claim to antiquity, Spaniards would make a strong claim for Cadiz. And Sofia, Bulgaria often claims to be the 'second-oldest city in Europe'.

Anyway, a small sample of favourite European cities of mine that aren't listed on the poll...

Edinburgh
York
St. Davids (smallest city in the UK!)
Brussels/Bruxelles/Brussel
Istanbul
Athens
Venice (despite its near-museum status)
Ravenna
Sighisoara (Romania)

And though I haven't visited myself, I'm surprised no one's made a claim for St. Petersburg.

But of the ones listed (of which Warsaw's the only one I haven't been to), I' m going to go for Prague in a photo-finish over London.

I was just about to make my claim for St. Petersburg. It is where I am from so I have to make it known

It beats Moscow hands down. When you are in the middle of St. Petersburg you know you are in the middle of the Imperial capital. You know you are in something that is bigger than yourself, and unlike Moscow, it has class.
You have the Hermitage, the Admirality, Petrodevets, and the Vasilevsky Island. If you are tired of the city there is always a place to screw around on Lake Ladoga (providing its actually not colder than all holy hell).

Its like a Northern Venice, but its far from a museum peice and a tourist trap.

http://www.cba.uri.edu/Faculty/jarrett/Russia/SP07.jpg

Dublin Irish capital
Foillowed by Glasgow? Scotland rules as well

Luxembourg of Luxembourg, why? Cos it's so small :D

Madrid is the best. Why? For its Everything.

Better weather than in London, Paris, Berlin, etc.etc.etc.

Of course better meal than in London, Berlin, etc. If better than Paris, I don't know, but at least we've got REAL ham, and they don't.

This city is cheaper than all the cities listed, maybe only Warsaw is cheaper. But they don't have this weather.

The people. You won't be never shamed for being born in London, Missouri, Dax, Addis Ababa, Hong Kong or Alcala de Henares. And people will try to help you whenever and whatever you ask.

The transport. Our subway is one of the 5 best in the world.

I've asked through the net some people, and they always say the same: "Really better of what I expected".

Prague is teh rox0rsers!!!11!1!111!one!!!

New Orleans is still the greatest city on Earth, though.

Praque, Berlin, Barcelona and Edinburgh are my favourites.

Next level: Cobenhagen, Tallinn, Warsaw

Paris i mitt hjärta, låt mig besjunga dig nu...

I would rather spend 1 day in Dublin than an entire year in the rest of Europe. Dublin's awsome!

Topping my list are:

Helsinki, Lisbon, Rome

New Orleans is still the greatest city on Earth, though.

Er... you mean was... :(

Without a doubt, having been to 3/4 of the cities on that list, even if for only a few days, Paris.

Imagine Manhattan, minus the live to work or ghetto "thugz" mentally, plus true culture and history.

Paris has some of everything - a strong commercial center, theatre, nightlife, landmarks, and incredible amounts of history. Also, someone mentioned the economy of London as being the greatest in Europe. Well, if you look at all of London, with some 7.4 million people with a GDP of 236.2 billion, and metropolitan Paris' (not counting the 10 million in surrounding suburbs and satellite cities) 2.2 million people with a GDP of 131.9, Paris proper makes far more per capita. ...and the food is way better, too.

I would rather spend 1 day in Dublin than an entire year in the rest of Europe. Dublin's awsome!

You'd pay just as much
:p

I think athens is pretty cool.

Dublin. And will people stop saying you left out a lot of good citys! People say that in all threads. the limit is 10 and if they could they would!

London is just great, cannot really give an exact reason... It is the only european city that has ever really interested me to the point where I would not mind living there.