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World's Best Cities
— Top 20 Overall Best Cities
— Top 10 European Cities
— Top 10 U.S. & Canadian Cities

Top 20 Overall Best Cities

1. Udaipur, India - 87.94
2. Cape Town - 87.69
3. Bangkok, Thailand - 86.80
4. Buenos Aires - 86.22
5. Chiang Mai, Thailand - 86.18
6. Florence - 85.61
7. Luang Prabang, Laos - 85.45
8. New York - 84.65
9. Rome - 84.63
10. San Francisco - 84.53
11. Sydney - 84.27
12. Jaipur, India - 84.14
13. Oaxaca, Mexico - 84.01
14. Istanbul - 83.90
15. Fez, Morocco - 83.82
16. Cuzco, Peru - 83.40
17. Jerusalem, Israel - 83.23
18. Siem Reap, Cambodia - 83.17
19. Quebec City, Canada - 83.05
20. Kyoto, Japan - 83.01

Top 10 European Cities

1. Florence - 85.61
2. Rome - 84.63
3. Istanbul - 83.90
4. Paris - 82.56
5. Barcelona - 82.32
6. Venice - 81.48
7. Vienna, Austria - 81.07
8. Prague - 80.73
9. Salzburg, Austria - 80.71
10. Bruges, Belgium - 80.59

Top 10 Cities
— Continental U.S. & Canada

1. New York - 85.61
2. San Francisco - 84.63
3. Quebec City - 83.90
4. Charleston, S.C. - 82.56
5. Sante Fe - 82.32
6. Chicago - 81.48
7. Savannah, S.C. - 81.07
8. Victoria, B.C. - 80.73
9. Montreal - 80.71
10. Canada - 80.59

Source: Travel & Leisure Magazine
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Top 10 Overall Best Cities - 2008

1. Bangkok - 87.61
2. Buenos Aires - 87.24
3. Cape Town - 86.59
4. Sydney - 86.49
5. Florence - 86.24
6. Cuzco, Pero - 86.15
7. Rome - 85.12
8. New York - 85.03
9. Istanbul - 84.61
10. San Francisco - 84.42

Top 10 European Best Cities - 2008

1. Florence - 86.24
2. Rome - 85.12
3. Istanbul - 84.61
4. Paris - 82.59
5. Krakow - 82.14
6. Prague - 81.81
7. Venice 81.74
8. Barcelona - 81.32
9. Vienna - 80.99
10. Salzburg - 80.63

Top 10 Overall Best Cities - 2006

1. Florence 87.09
2. Rome 86.15
3. Bangkok 86.11
4. Sydney 85.94
5. Chiang Mai, Thailand 85.62
6. Cape Town 85.39
7. Buenos Aires 85.03
8. New York 84.75
9. Beirut 84.78
10. San Francisco 84.29

Top 10 European Best Cities

1. Florence 87.09
2. Rome 86.15
3. Venice 82.97
4. Istanbul 82.74
5. Krakow 81.89
6. Paris 81.67
7. Prague 81.64
8. Sienna, Tuscany 81.63
9. Seville 81.22
10. Barcelona 81.20

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