53 cities
Canals, cycling, and a city that does things its own way
The cradle of Western civilisation, rebuilt as one of Europe's most liveable cities
City of sails, volcanoes and Māori culture
Rice terraces, temple ceremonies, and the world's best sunset drinks
Street food, golden temples, and organised bedlam
Architecture, beaches, and a city that eats dinner at 10pm
Five thousand years, one city
Unfinished, unpretentious, and unlike anywhere else in Europe
Grand boulevards, thermal baths, and ruin bars in a city that knows how to live
The Paris of South America — but louder and better fed
Seoul's cooler, saltier sibling
The pyramids, the chaos, and a city of 21 million that never sleeps
Mountains, ocean, wine, and one of the world's great settings
Hygge, Noma and bikes everywhere
The future, built in the desert, at improbable speed
A medieval castle, volcanic crags, and the world's greatest arts festival
The Renaissance, still happening
Street food, scooters and a thousand years of history
East meets West, full volume
The city where two continents collide across a single stretch of water
Where rainforest meets skyline
Japan's cultural heart — temples, geishas, and the world's most precise seasons
The world eats here
Europe's sunniest capital, still gloriously unhurried
Royal palaces, free museums and the Thames
Seventy-two miles of coastline and infinite reinvention
Europe's latest city — and proudest
A sensory overload you'll want to repeat
The most remarkable urban comeback story in the Americas
Australia's cultural capital — and it knows it
The Western Hemisphere's most culturally rich capital, and the world's taco capital
Art Deco, Cuban coffee, and the Atlantic on your doorstep
India's maximum city — 21 million people, the world's best street food, and extraordinary energy
Glockenspiel on Marienplatz, the Englischer Garten and the Alps for a day trip.
East Africa's capital — and the gateway to some of the world's greatest wildlife
The city that makes every other city feel small
Japan's kitchen, Japan's id
Museums, cathedrals and the Seine in between
The most beautiful city in Central Europe — if you get up early
The cidade maravilhosa lives up to every inch of the name
Two thousand years of history at every corner
Mozart's birthplace, a baroque old town and the fortress above it.
K-culture, ancient palaces, and the world's best fried chicken
Where a century of history meets a city building the future
The city that invented tomorrow
The cleanest, greenest, and most delicious city-state on earth
Islands and bridges, the Vasa Museum and an archipelago of 30,000 islands.
A harbour city that earns every superlative
Shrines, side streets and ramen counters
The most diverse city on earth, and it shows on every plate
Six sestieri, the Grand Canal by waterbus and the glass of Murano.
Imperial grandeur with excellent coffee and better pastries
Old town on the Limmat, river swimming and the Uetliberg above the city.