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noela · 08-06-2010, 11:37 AM

To name a few (and mostly smaller places, since I don't consider bigger cities pretty in general): Alesund, in Norway (I loved the surrounding scenery, even more than the city itself); Plovdiv, in Bulgaria; Split, in Croatia (I know Dubrovnik is prettier but I'm somehow rooting for Split); Trent, in Italy; Portland (Maine), in the USA; Victoria, in Canada; Solothurn, in Switzerland.

slackjaw · 08-06-2010, 01:02 PM

Most charming probably Tongli, it's like a mini-Venice in China

BlueWillowPlate · 08-06-2010, 02:42 PM

Hard to pick just one.
I was really charmed by Savannah, Georgia, Hvar, Croatia, as well as Nantes and Rouen in France. All of these places are real cities yet very pedestrian-friendly, that counts for a lot for me. And of course you're reluctant to go around on foot unless you are in a beautiful town, and all of these were definitely that.
Nantes places great importance on culture. This elephant, on the isle of Nantes (a former shipyard) was a part of a hands-on exhibit.

Finger Laker · 08-06-2010, 03:14 PM

a lot of them - I loved the feel of capri and a lot of the coastal cities in Italy

many of the small cities in the north east and north west have their charms

i really liked edinburgh - oban scotland was also really nice

I guess I lean towards ports, quaint small cities and places that have some of that older charm about them

I hope to make it here someday (Alesund Norway)

intelfan11315 · 08-06-2010, 03:21 PM

Miami of course, although I moved there.. No other city in the world can possibly compare.

Chatteress · 08-06-2010, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by noela

To name a few (and mostly smaller places, since I don't consider bigger cities pretty in general): Alesund, in Norway (I loved the surrounding scenery, even more than the city itself); Plovdiv, in Bulgaria; Split, in Croatia (I know Dubrovnik is prettier but I'm somehow rooting for Split); Trent, in Italy; Portland (Maine), in the USA; Victoria, in Canada; Solothurn, in Switzerland.

I haven't been to most of the places you listed but agree about Victoria, BC in Canada. They call it the Garden City and each of the light posts has these neat flower basket on them (wish that I had a photo to display). Very scenic and the city even lights up at night sort of like Downtown Disney. Very pretty city.

jtur88 · 08-06-2010, 03:32 PM

Tananarive, Madagascar, would be number one. Followed in no particular order by
Puerto Montt, Chile;
Hanoi, Vietnam;
Rijeka, Croatia;
Tel Aviv, Israel;
Mopti, Mali.
Savannah, Georgia.
(A few American dark horses: Duluth, Minnesota; Wheeling, West Virginia, and Lawrence, Kansas.)

Cancun, Mexico, for the prettiest modern city that has been built pretty without any historical foundation. (The town, not the hotel strip.)

Saintess · 08-06-2010, 03:57 PM

Innsbruck, Austria - (I took a short train trip there for a weekend, while I was working in Germany)

Salzburg, Austria (picture taken from atop the Fortress) -

Zurich, Switzerland (picture taken on a boat tour) -

almost3am · 08-06-2010, 10:09 PM

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Salzburg, Austria (picture taken from atop the Fortress) -

I think I have that exact same picture from Salzburg, it was weird looking at it, because I had a major flashback when I first looked at it...

Mooseketeer · 08-07-2010, 06:55 AM