Top 10 Underrated European Cities (soon in my blogspot: http://subillagak.blogspot.com/)
1. Bruges, Belgium
2. Bratislava, Slovakia
3. Krakow, Poland
4. Bucharest, Romania
5. Bergen, Norway
6. Riga, Latvia
7. San Sebastian, Spain
8. Lyon, France
9. Einhoven, Netherlands
10. Heidelberg, Germany

Porto,Portugal
Leiden, The Netherlands
Vicenza, Italy

Just visited Provins - a day trip from Paris - and this is a dreamy Italian hill town on the doorstep of Paris. Loved it. One hour train ride or so.

Let me add my most rectent discovery to the list: Essen, Germany

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Metz!

http://tinyurl.com/38z9det

And hey, Amiens, too!

http://tinyurl.com/33alc67

Troyes

I am astounded to see Bruges/Brugge listed (more than once) as an underrated city! Packed with tourists most of the time, on practically every Fodorites must see list, and incredibly twee, it is to my mind one of the most over-rated towns in Europe.

Not to mention some of the towns listed that are not rated at all and therefore <b>not</b> underrated! ;)

Cadiz, Spain.

Glasgow, Scotland

Probably not a city, but my vote is for Uzes, France

I didn't notice that anyone mentioned Palermo, Italy. We loved it!

We just returned last night from a trip to Sarajevo and Croatia and I would definitely add Sarajevo to the list. It is a fascinating place. We also enjoyed seeing Dubrovnik but it is NOT underrated--full of tourists from cruise ships even in early October.

I spent a week in Trieste last Summer and I loved it. I'd even planned to day trip to Pirano and Rovigno, but, in the end, I decided to stay the whole time.

That was "another" face of Italy I didn't know and I really loved it.

Trieste to me was also a very very pleasant surprise.

And in England Lincoln I think should be right up there with the likes of Bath, York, Salisbury and Oxbridge.

Verona
Siena
Antwerp
Haarlem
Utrecht

Berlin, Germany
Rapallo, Italy
Bologna, Italy
Bad Ischl, Austria
Würzburg, Germany

It's terrible how underrated Berlin is, isn't it?

>underrated Berlin
The Hoff was "singing" at the Brandenburg Gate on New Years Eve.
Berlin is not underrated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMYnQW3XK1U

What about Kiev? I haven't been yet, but in planning a trip to Russia (and now Ukraine as well) I have found a number of reports that make it sound almost magical -- yet it' hard to find a lot of info about it. I've booked my flights now, so I guess I will find out.