Most Underrated European Cities?
Oct 9th, 2007, 03:21 AM
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Oxford is so astoundingly beautiful, and so chock full of amazing architecture and gardens that it boggles the mind.
Uzes in the Gard region of France is more charming and beautiful, in my opinion, than the better-known, nearby Avignon.
And while it is only a small town, Vezelay was way more than I expected. I'm sure I'll be back.
Uzes in the Gard region of France is more charming and beautiful, in my opinion, than the better-known, nearby Avignon.
And while it is only a small town, Vezelay was way more than I expected. I'm sure I'll be back.
Dec 2nd, 2008, 06:35 PM
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A little late, perhaps, but:
North Berwick, Anstruther, Pittenweem, Oban, Scotland
Wiesbaden, Baden-Baden, Mittenwald, Trier, Aachen, Koblenz, Dresden, Germany
Honfleur, Beaune, Nancy, Annecy, Uzes, St-Tropez, France
Murten, Thun, Brienz, Avenches, Adelboden, Locarno, Switzerland
Hallstatt, Hall, Reutte, Durnstein, Austria
Aosta, Porto Santo Stefano, Chiavari, Argegno, Volterra, Italy
Cheers,
Jinx
North Berwick, Anstruther, Pittenweem, Oban, Scotland
Wiesbaden, Baden-Baden, Mittenwald, Trier, Aachen, Koblenz, Dresden, Germany
Honfleur, Beaune, Nancy, Annecy, Uzes, St-Tropez, France
Murten, Thun, Brienz, Avenches, Adelboden, Locarno, Switzerland
Hallstatt, Hall, Reutte, Durnstein, Austria
Aosta, Porto Santo Stefano, Chiavari, Argegno, Volterra, Italy
Cheers,
Jinx
Dec 2nd, 2008, 09:14 PM
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Oh this is fun, because I get to think about everywhere we've been and what we were enchanted by. So here goes:
Segovia, Spain
Antalya, Turkey
Ljubljiana, Slovenia
Trieste, Italy
Verona, Italy
Corfu, Greece
Hallstatt, Austria
Budapest, Hungary
Aix de Provence, France
Motovun, Croatia
Cadiz, Spain
Kas, Turkey
Segovia, Spain
Antalya, Turkey
Ljubljiana, Slovenia
Trieste, Italy
Verona, Italy
Corfu, Greece
Hallstatt, Austria
Budapest, Hungary
Aix de Provence, France
Motovun, Croatia
Cadiz, Spain
Kas, Turkey
Dec 3rd, 2008, 05:56 AM
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This is always a tricky question. I see a lot of wonderful cities listed that I can't imagine would be called "underrated". Sure, many of them are overshadowed by more major ones, but I never see much negative press or comments about many of those small gems. Mostly negative comments like "you should avoid this city" would make them underrated in my opinion -- different from just being "overlooked".
On the other hand full surprises to us because we had read so much negative were:
Porto, Portugal
Naples, Italy
Marseilles, France
Helsinki, Finland
Hamburg, Germany
On the other hand full surprises to us because we had read so much negative were:
Porto, Portugal
Naples, Italy
Marseilles, France
Helsinki, Finland
Hamburg, Germany
Dec 3rd, 2008, 06:24 AM
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Hi All; I think one city that lives up to 'most underrated cities' is Vilinus, a city where my grandmother came from. Incredible as it might seem, we walked right by the President of Lithuania, with only a man in a white suit standing in the vicinity. We said 'good evening' and he responded. Didn't know who he was until a few minutes later. Iris
Dec 3rd, 2008, 11:05 AM
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I have to put in a plug for my city, Basel. Very good museums (two excellent exhibitions on now, one at the Kunstmuseum another at Beyeler), interesting festivals (Museum Night, Fasnacht), pretty old town (although most visitors never make it to the St. Alban's Tor area, our neighbourhood), good shopping, great public transportation, pretty walks in the suburbs--and using just one tram line, you can wander around Switzerland, Germany and France in a single morning.
