Popular Destinations
Tourist guides for cities worth meeting in — top attractions, when to go, and practical tips for each.
CDGParis, France
The classic city break, and a genuinely easy meeting point between most of Europe and North America.
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FCORome, Italy
Three thousand years of history packed into a city you can still cover mostly on foot.
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JFKNew York, United States
A meeting point with direct long-haul connections in almost every direction.
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LHRLondon, United Kingdom
One of the best-connected cities on earth, and a natural midpoint between the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
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HNDTokyo, Japan
An extraordinarily efficient, safe, and easy city to navigate once you understand the rail map.
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DXBDubai, United Arab Emirates
A major long-haul hub that also happens to be a destination — often the practical midpoint between Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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BCNBarcelona, Spain
Architecture, beach, and food in one compact, walkable Mediterranean city.
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ISTIstanbul, Turkey
The only major city spanning two continents, and a genuinely central meeting point between Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia.
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BKKBangkok, Thailand
Southeast Asia's busiest hub, and a common midpoint for travelers meeting from opposite sides of the world.
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AMSAmsterdam, Netherlands
A compact, bike-friendly canal city with one of Europe's best-connected airports.
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SINSingapore, Singapore
A spotless, ultra-efficient hub city, and one of the most convenient meeting points in Asia.
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SYDSydney, Australia
A harbor city built around the water, and the most common long-haul gateway to Australia.
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LAXLos Angeles, United States
A sprawling Pacific gateway city, and a practical midpoint between Asia and the rest of the Americas.
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HKGHong Kong, Hong Kong
A dense, vertical harbor city and one of Asia's most important long-haul hubs.
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BERBerlin, Germany
A city defined by its own recent history, with a well-connected central European airport.
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LISLisbon, Portugal
A hilly, light-filled coastal capital that's become one of Europe's fastest-growing city breaks.
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VIEVienna, Austria
An imperial-era capital with an outsized concentration of classical music and coffeehouse culture.
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PRGPrague, Czech Republic
A largely intact medieval old town, and one of Central Europe's most photogenic capitals.
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ATHAthens, Greece
The birthplace of Western philosophy and democracy, and a common gateway to the Greek islands.
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CAICairo, Egypt
Gateway to the Pyramids of Giza and one of the ancient world's most concentrated collections of history.
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BOMMumbai, India
India's financial and film capital, and a major gateway for South Asia.
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ICNSeoul, South Korea
A high-tech capital layered on top of centuries-old palaces, with one of the world's top-rated airports.
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YYZToronto, Canada
Canada's largest city and a major transatlantic and transpacific connecting point.
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MEXMexico City, Mexico
A vast, high-altitude capital with one of the world's richest concentrations of museums.
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CPTCape Town, South Africa
A coastal city framed by Table Mountain, and a gateway to some of the world's most scenic drives.
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GIGRio de Janeiro, Brazil
A city defined by its beaches and mountains, and South America's most recognizable skyline.
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MIAMiami, United States
A subtropical gateway city between North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
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MADMadrid, Spain
Spain's central capital, and a natural link between Europe and Latin America thanks to deep transatlantic ties.
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MUCMunich, Germany
Bavaria's capital, and a well-placed connecting point between northern Europe and the Alps.
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CPHCopenhagen, Denmark
A compact, bike-first Scandinavian capital that works well as a northern European meeting point.
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ARNStockholm, Sweden
A Nordic capital spread across fourteen islands, and a natural gateway to Scandinavia.
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OSLOslo, Norway
A fjord-side capital, and the most practical gateway to Norway's dramatic coastline.
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HELHelsinki, Finland
A calm Baltic capital, and a convenient northern link between Europe and Asia via polar flight routes.
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ZRHZurich, Switzerland
Switzerland's financial hub, and a fast, reliable connecting point in the heart of Europe.
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BRUBrussels, Belgium
The de facto capital of the EU, and one of the easiest rail and air links in western Europe.
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DUBDublin, Ireland
A friendly, English-speaking gateway between North America and Europe.
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EDIEdinburgh, United Kingdom
A castle-topped capital that's an easy, scenic stop between Britain and the rest of Europe.
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KEFReykjavik, Iceland
A small, dramatic capital that doubles as a convenient stopover between North America and Europe.
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WAWWarsaw, Poland
A rebuilt, resilient capital at the geographic crossroads of Central and Eastern Europe.
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BUDBudapest, Hungary
A grand, thermal-bath capital split by the Danube, and a common Central European meeting point.
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VCEVenice, Italy
A city built entirely on water, and one of the most singular places to meet anywhere in Europe.
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MXPMilan, Italy
Italy's fashion and finance capital, and a fast, practical link into northern Italy and the Alps.
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DOHDoha, Qatar
A fast-growing Gulf hub with one of the world's most convenient long-haul transit airports.
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AUHAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
A calmer, more spacious counterpart to Dubai, and another strong Gulf midpoint between continents.
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TLVTel Aviv, Israel
A Mediterranean beach city, and Israel's main gateway for international arrivals.
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RAKMarrakech, Morocco
A walled desert-edge city, and the classic gateway to Morocco's medinas and mountains.
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NBONairobi, Kenya
East Africa's aviation hub, and the most common gateway to safari country.
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JNBJohannesburg, South Africa
South Africa's economic engine, and the main long-haul gateway to southern Africa.
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ZNZZanzibar, Tanzania
An Indian Ocean island with its own deep trading history, and a relaxed add-on to an East African trip.
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CMNCasablanca, Morocco
Morocco's largest city and main international gateway, more business hub than tourist stop.
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PEKBeijing, China
China's political and cultural capital, and a major long-haul gateway into East Asia.
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PVGShanghai, China
China's financial capital, and a fast-growing gateway between Asia, Europe, and North America.
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KIXOsaka, Japan
Japan's food capital, and a practical gateway to Kyoto, Nara, and the Kansai region.
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TPETaipei, Taiwan
A friendly, night-market-driven capital, and an easy gateway to East Asia.
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MNLManila, Philippines
The Philippines' capital and main international gateway, best used as a short stop before the islands.
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CGKJakarta, Indonesia
Indonesia's sprawling capital, and the main gateway to the archipelago's thousands of islands.
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DPSBali (Denpasar), Indonesia
Indonesia's most visited island, and a long-haul leisure hub in its own right.
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KULKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A modern, multicultural capital, and one of Southeast Asia's best-connected long-haul hubs.
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SGNHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Vietnam's largest city and main southern gateway, running at a famously fast pace.
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CMBColombo, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's commercial capital, and the main gateway to the island's beaches, tea country, and wildlife.
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KTMKathmandu, Nepal
Nepal's capital, and the essential gateway to the Himalayas.
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DELNew Delhi, India
India's capital, and the country's busiest gateway for international arrivals.
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MLEMale, Maldives
The gateway to the Maldives' resort islands, and a genuine paradise stopover in the Indian Ocean.
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AKLAuckland, New Zealand
New Zealand's largest city, and the main gateway to both islands.
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MELMelbourne, Australia
Australia's cultural capital, known for its coffee, laneways, and famously changeable weather.
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PERPerth, Australia
One of the most isolated major cities in the world, and the main gateway to Western Australia.
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HNLHonolulu, United States
A Pacific island capital, and a natural midpoint between North America, Asia, and Oceania.
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SFOSan Francisco, United States
A hilly, fog-draped Bay Area hub, and a major Pacific gateway to the US.
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ORDChicago, United States
A central US hub city, and a practical meeting point between the coasts.
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YVRVancouver, Canada
A mountain-and-ocean Pacific city, and a common gateway between Asia and North America.
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HAVHavana, Cuba
A time-capsule Caribbean capital, unlike anywhere else most travelers will have visited.
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CUNCancún, Mexico
Mexico's Caribbean resort gateway, and a straightforward beach-first meeting point.
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PTYPanama City, Panama
The narrowest crossing point between two oceans, and a genuine hemispheric meeting point.
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BOGBogotá, Colombia
A high-altitude Andean capital, and Colombia's main gateway for international arrivals.
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LIMLima, Peru
Peru's coastal capital, and the main gateway to Machu Picchu and the Andes.
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SCLSantiago, Chile
Chile's capital, framed by the Andes, and the country's main gateway.
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EZEBuenos Aires, Argentina
Argentina's grand, European-flavored capital, and the primary long-haul gateway to South America's southern cone.
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BODBordeaux, France
France's wine capital, and an easy rail or short-haul flight from much of Western Europe for a laid-back meeting point.
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TLSToulouse, France
An aerospace hub in the country's southwest, well placed as a meeting point between Iberia, France, and the rest of Western Europe.
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SXBStrasbourg, France
Home to the European Parliament, straddling the French-German border — a genuine bridge city for a Western European meeting point.
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STRStuttgart, Germany
Germany's automotive capital, centrally placed for a meeting point between northern Europe and the Alps.
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DUSDüsseldorf, Germany
A compact business and fashion hub on the Rhine, with quick flight and rail links across Western Europe.
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BSLBasel, Switzerland
A city where Switzerland, France, and Germany meet — about as literal a meeting point as Europe gets.
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BRNBern, Switzerland
Switzerland's low-key federal capital, centrally located for a meeting point between the country's other major cities and the Alps.
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SZGSalzburg, Austria
Mozart's baroque hometown, close to the German border and an easy add-on to an Alpine meeting point itinerary.
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LPLLiverpool, United Kingdom
A resurgent port city with strong transatlantic ties, and a lower-key alternative to London for a UK meeting point.
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BFSBelfast, United Kingdom
Northern Ireland's compact capital, well placed as a meeting point between Britain, Ireland, and the Causeway Coast.
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BRSBristol, United Kingdom
A creative West of England city with fast rail links to London and Wales, useful as a lower-key UK meeting point.
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CWLCardiff, United Kingdom
Wales' compact capital, an easy rail hop from London, and a good-value UK meeting point.
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FLRFlorence, Italy
The cradle of the Renaissance, and an easy rail hop from Rome and Milan for a European meeting point with real depth.
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NAPNaples, Italy
A loud, dense, unpolished port city, and the practical gateway to Pompeii, the Amalfi Coast, and Capri.
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NCENice, France
The French Riviera's main gateway, and a relaxed, sunny meeting point on the Mediterranean.
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LYSLyon, France
France's food capital, and a well-placed rail hub between Paris and the south.
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MRSMarseille, France
France's oldest and biggest Mediterranean port, with a grittier, sun-baked character than the Riviera further east.
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FRAFrankfurt, Germany
Continental Europe's busiest airport, and one of the most efficient meeting points on the map.
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HAMHamburg, Germany
Germany's great port city, and a relaxed northern European meeting point built around water.
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CGNCologne, Germany
A Rhine river city built around one of Europe's great cathedrals, and an easy Western European connection.
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GVAGeneva, Switzerland
A lakeside diplomatic capital, and one of the fastest airport-to-downtown connections in Europe.
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MANManchester, United Kingdom
A reinvented industrial city, and northern England's busiest airport outside London.
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GLAGlasgow, United Kingdom
Scotland's largest city, with a grittier, more industrial character than Edinburgh and a strong live-music scene.
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GOTGothenburg, Sweden
Sweden's second city, a canal-lined west-coast port with an easier pace than Stockholm.
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BGOBergen, Norway
A fjord-side port city, and the classic gateway to Norway's western fjords.
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TLLTallinn, Estonia
One of Europe's best-preserved medieval old towns, and a genuinely digital-first Baltic capital.
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RIXRiga, Latvia
The Baltic's Art Nouveau capital, and a central meeting point between the three Baltic states.
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VNOVilnius, Lithuania
The greenest and most Baroque of the Baltic capitals, with one of the shortest airport transfers anywhere.
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KRKKrakow, Poland
Poland's former royal capital, and one of the few Central European old towns to escape WWII largely intact.
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GDNGdansk, Poland
A rebuilt Hanseatic port city on the Baltic, and the birthplace of the Solidarity movement.
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OTPBucharest, Romania
A once-called 'Little Paris' capital, with wide Belle Époque boulevards and a direct airport express train.
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SOFSofia, Bulgaria
A mountain-backed Balkan capital, and one of the least expensive meeting points in the EU.
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ZAGZagreb, Croatia
Croatia's Central European capital, more Vienna-influenced than its Adriatic coastal cities.
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DBVDubrovnik, Croatia
A walled Adriatic city so photogenic it's become a filming location in its own right, and Croatia's most visited coastal spot.
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SPUSplit, Croatia
A living Roman palace turned city center, and the main gateway to Croatia's central Dalmatian islands.
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BEGBelgrade, Serbia
A confluence-city capital with a famously late-running nightlife scene, and the Balkans' central transport hub.
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LJULjubljana, Slovenia
One of Europe's smallest and greenest capitals, and an easy, calm Alpine-adjacent meeting point.
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BTSBratislava, Slovakia
A small, castle-topped Danube capital, and a quick add-on to a Vienna trip barely an hour away.
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OPOPorto, Portugal
A steep, tile-covered river city, and the home of port wine, with a straightforward metro line to the airport.
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SVQSeville, Spain
Andalusia's capital, and the birthplace of flamenco, tapas culture, and some of Spain's most intense summer heat.
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VLCValencia, Spain
The birthplace of paella, and a Mediterranean city mixing an ancient old town with striking modern architecture.
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PMIPalma de Mallorca, Spain
The Balearic Islands' main gateway, and a genuine city break as well as a beach destination.
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MLAValletta, Malta
A fortress capital built by the Knights of Malta, and one of the densest concentrations of historic architecture anywhere.
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LUXLuxembourg City, Luxembourg
A fortress capital built into a dramatic gorge, and a wealthy, central meeting point between France, Germany, and Belgium.
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ANRAntwerp, Belgium
A diamond and fashion capital on the Scheldt, quieter and more design-forward than Brussels.
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RTMRotterdam, Netherlands
A rebuilt, architecture-forward port city, and the Netherlands' modern counterpoint to Amsterdam's canals.
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LCANicosia, Cyprus
The world's last divided capital, and an unusual meeting point between the EU and the eastern Mediterranean.
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GRUSão Paulo, Brazil
South America's largest city and its busiest air hub, a practical meeting point even for travelers who'd rather see Rio.
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YULMontreal, Canada
Canada's most European city, and a comfortable transatlantic meeting point between Europe and North America.
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