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Top 10 city breaks in Europe

Whenever you are searching for the "Best" or "Top" city breaks, weekend breaks or just best cities in Europe, you will find a huge amount of subjective lists with different destinations.

It's not clear how they decided what is best, because to know what's best they would have to visit each of these cities and the rest of the cities in Europe..

Instead of giving you another subjective list, in this article we are just going to make a summary of all the lists. Every destination will receive points based on the position in the list, Eurovision style:

In the end we will sum up all the points and see who is the winner!

These are the results based on 17 websites and here is the full list of results per website checked:

Destination Total Points
https://handluggageonly.co.uk/2016/02/29/25-places-in-europe-that-are-perfect-for-a-weekend-getaway/ 58
London 12
Cinque Terre 10
Paris 8
Split 7
Gothenburg 6
Budapest 5
Florence 4
Venice 3
Edinburgh  2
Copenhagen 1
https://thetravelexpert.ie/city-breaks/best-city-break-destinations/ 58
Matera 12
Copenhagen 10
Riga 8
Gothenburg 7
Heidelberg 6
London 5
Nice 4
Porto 3
Poznan 2
Edinburgh 1
https://wandereroftheworld.co.uk/10-of-the-best-european-city-breaks-for-couples/ 58
Paris 12
Bruges 10
Vienna 8
Verona 7
Amsterdam 6
Bristol 5
Dublin 4
Venice 3
Reykjavik 2
Brussels 1
https://whereangiewanders.com/european-city-breaks-from-the-uk/ 58
Venice 12
Seville 10
Ljubljana 8
Prague 7
Dubrovnik 6
Bruges 5
Monaco 4
Porto 3
Nice 2
Budapest 1
https://www.allcleartravel.co.uk/blog/top-10-up-and-coming-city-breaks-europe/ 58
Gdańsk 12
Riga 10
Rovinj 8
Nerja 7
Catania 6
Zagreb 5
Ljubljana 4
Cadiz 3
Valletta 2
Nuremburg 1
https://www.bonusprint.co.uk/blog/best-european-city-breaks 58
Rome 12
Madrid 10
Paris 8
Bucharest 7
London 6
Lisbon 5
Hamburg 4
Gothenburg 3
Budapest 2
Amsterdam 1
https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best-city-breaks-europe 58
Copenhagen 12
Florence 10
Amsterdam 8
Stockholm 7
Berlin 6
Venice 5
Warsaw 4
Paris 3
Lisbon 2
Athens 1
https://www.europeanbestdestinations.com/european-best-destinations-2020/ 58
Colmar 12
Athens 10
Tbilisi 8
Vienna 7
Cascais 6
Sibiu 5
Namur 4
Rijeka 3
Paris 2
Bydgoszcz 1
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/travel/g538692/7-european-city-breaks/ 58
Venice 12
Bern 10
Amsterdam 8
Tbilisi 7
Bath 6
Budapest 5
Funchal 4
Lyon 3
York 2
Reims 1
https://www.joe.ie/life-style/european-city-break-595268 58
Venice 12
Reykjavik 10
Dubrovnik 8
Edinburgh 7
San Sebastian 6
Berlin 5
Amsterdam 4
Copenhagen 3
Lisbon 2
Krakow 1
https://www.momondo.com/discover/the-best-european-city-breaks 58
Hamburg 12
Braga 10
Cluj-Napoca 8
Valencia 7
Zagreb 6
Salzburg 5
Toulouse 4
Budapest 3
Gothenburg 2
Liverpool 1
https://www.skyscanner.net/news/inspiration/the-10-best-family-city-breaks-in-europe 58
Paris 12
Rome 10
Copenhagen 8
Amsterdam 7
Barcelona 6
Berlin 5
Lisbon 4
Brussels 3
Gothenburg 2
Dubrovnik 1
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/articles/best-european-city-breaks-and-hotels/ 58
Rome 12
Venice 10
Florence 8
Milan 7
Madrid 6
Barcelona 5
Seville  4
Valencia 3
Paris 2
Marseille 1
https://www.thecaribou.com/luxury-holidays/best-european-city-breaks-334414 58
Dublin 12
Antwerp 10
Amsterdam 8
Paris 7
Berlin 6
Brussels 5
Lille 4
Salzburg 3
Geneva 2
Prague 1
https://www.timeout.com/europe/things-to-do/best-city-breaks-in-europe 58
Lisbon 12
San Sebastian 10
Vilnius 8
Copenhagen 7
Ohrid 6
Berlin 5
Tallinn 4
Palma 3
Budapest 2
Marseille 1
https://www.travelanddestinations.com/10-top-cities-europe-visit-for-a-city-break/ 58
Amsterdam 12
Prague 10
Paris 8
Barcelona 7
Vienna 6
Berlin 5
Venice 4
Budapest 3
London 2
Ghent 1
https://www.travelrepublic.co.uk/blog/the-best-european-city-breaks 58
London 12
Milan 10
Paris 8
Amsterdam 7
Berlin 6
Barcelona 5
Prague 4
Copenhagen 3
Dublin 2
Rome 1
Grand Total 986

Top 10 European city breaks WINNERS are:

  1. Paris with 70 points

4

  1. Venice - 61 points

5

  1. Amsterdam - 61 points

6

  1. Copenhagen - 44 points

7

  1. Berlin - 38 points

8

  1. London - 37 points

8

  1. Rome - 35 points

9

  1. Lisbon - 25 points

10

  1. Barcelona - 23 points

11

  1. Prague - 22 points

12

Destination Total Points Arrivals in 2018
Paris 70 17,560,200
Venice 61 5,502,500
Amsterdam 61 8,354,200
Copenhagen 44 3,069,700
Berlin 38 5,959,400
London 37 19,233,000
Rome 35 10,065,400
Lisbon 25 3,539,400
Barcelona 23 6,714,500
Prague 22 8,948,600

We can clearly see that the most touristic cities are the one's that are also considered "Top cities to visit" in most lists. There are many other beautiful places in EUrope, they are just not as popular and therefore get less attention.

Top 10 countries to visit in Europe

This time we took another approach, by summing up all the cities points and grouping them by countries:

Country Total Points
Italy 170
France 102
Spain 92
Netherlands 61
Germany 61
United Kingdom 61
Portugal 51
Croatia 44
Denmark 44
Belgium 39
Austria 29
Sweden 27
Czechia 22
Hungary 21
Romania 20
Poland 20
Ireland 18
Latvia 18
Georgia 15
Iceland 12
Switzerland 12
Slovenia 12
Greece 11
Lithuania 8
North Macedonia 6
Monaco 4
Estonia 4
Malta 2
Grand Total 986

Posted on Mai 29, 2020