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

Perpetually reinventing itself

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

Oktoberfest capital where beer flows, history dazzles and Alpine dreams begin.

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

The city that never stops surprising you

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

Where Mozart's melodies meet alpine grandeur in Austria's baroque jewel.

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

Where Viking sagas meet sleek Scandinavian chic on glittering island waters.

A harbour city that earns every superlative

Organised chaos, perfected

The most diverse city on earth, and it shows on every plate

Float through history on waterways where cars dare not tread.

Imperial grandeur with excellent coffee and better pastries

Alpine elegance meets urban sophistication on the shores of Lake Zurich.