Travel + Leisure magazine has released their 2025 list of the 25 loveliest cities in the world. We brought you the first few here:
7 Most Beautiful Cities In World
Now for the next 10! Read on...
Located between Lake Wakatipu and the Southern Alps, on NZ's South Island, it's firmly a resort town. Nicknamed Adventure Capital of the World, a wide variety of outdoor activities like bungee jumping, skiing, skydiving are on offer. The surrounding scenery is jaw-droppingly beautiful, with towering mountains, the lake, serene deep forests.
The up and down streets. The view out to sea & the majestic Golden Gate Bridge. The clanging street cars. Barking sea lions on Pier 39. Ghirardelli chocolate factory. Mysterious Alcatraz. Vibrant Chinatown. The mist rolling in... Colourful San Fran has so much to offer. Not for nothing is it called: The City.
Situated on the isle’s northern coast, many groups have stomped by, through history -- Phoenicians, Arabs, Normans, Romans. That's reflected in its architecture -- Palermo Cathedral or the Norman Palace. There are lively street markets, wonderful food, sunny coastlines, rolling hills to be viewed.
Cape Town is assocated with Table Mountain and the Cape Of Good Hope. On Africa's southern tip, the landcape is diverse, ranging from sandy beache & an urban centre to rugged mountains & vineyards. You can't leave without paying homage to the great Nelson Mandela at Robben Island. Or Bo-Kaap.
In this super modern metropolis, which is the largest in South Korea, ancient mores survive cheek-by-jowl with cutting-edge technology. Gyeongbokgung Palace and Bukchon Hanok Village, as well as crowded districts like Gangnam, famous for shopping and night leisure are popular spots.
A pretty port city on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, it's a UNESCO World Heritage site, known for charming narrow streets, colourful architecture, cobblestone alleys, historic landmarks like the Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas. Slave trade, Bolivia silver commerce, pirates, the city that rose to fame in the 1500s, has seen it all.
A city of simple magnificent Buddhist temples, Kyoto has a special beauty and aura about it. It showcases some of the best of Japan -- tea ceremonies, kimono wearing, Shinto shrines, meticulous Japanese gardens.
We may have never visited Rio, but it has always been part of our travel IQ. For its Carnival. For its lively music & dance. For places like Ipanema & Copocabana, whose names have resonated with us for as long as we can remember. And for the splendid Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado, near Sugarloaf Mountain.
Bella Roma! Once the capital of the great, great Roman Empire, so much of its halcyon days exists in modern Rome, along with the new and the delicious (pasta, pizza, gelato, rich pasticcerias fare). Vatican City, the seat of the Roman Catholic Church, is located in its heart.
Another seat of a former empire, London's charms are rather addictive. Slow but fast. Very English but now also very global. Haughty. Alluring. Earthy.... One visit is never enough for the sprawling city. You have to return again and again to view its landmarks, absorb its vibes, shop, eat.