It’s no secret that London is a pretty great city, even if it is the capital of the second most miserable country in the world. But Resonance Consultancy have confirmed the fact that it’s actually sort of alright, by naming London Europe’s best city for the second year in a row.
Every year, the consultancy company dives into over 180 European cities, looking at everything from rent prices to nightlife, TripAdvisor reviews to Facebook check-ins. And the UK capital came out on top for 12 of their 27 categories, smashing other contenders out the park.
London received praise for its incredible restaurants, “daring” new hotel openings, and the huge number of people who supposedly still want to visit, despite “crippling COVID lockdowns, economic devastation [and] Brexit”. (Eeesh, when you put it like that…) According to the report, London is “top of mind for students, foreign investors and tourists, all eager to get back out and plug into a place that topped all three of our overall indices: Livability, Lovability and Prosperity—the only city in this year’s ranking to do so”.
The research also indicated that the post-COVID exodus may have finally ended, as it appears the number of Londoners fleeing the capital is the lowest it has been in nine years. It also found that London seems to be “operating pretty much at pre-pandemic capacity, if the Tube is any indication”. They name-dropped the Elizabeth line and the swanky new Bond Street station, too – in fact, there were kudos for our transport network all round.
London beat the likes of Rome and Barcelona to podium positions, with Berlin in third and Paris coming in second for another year. Berlin climbed up from all the way down in seventh in 2023, which is mostly down to its brilliant culture and nightlife. You can read the full report on Europe’s best cities for 2024 here.
The best cities in Europe in 2024
- London, UK
- Paris, France
- Berlin, Germany
- Rome, Italy
- Madrid, Spain
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Barcelona, Spain
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Istanbul, Türkiye
- Milan, Italy
This is all perhaps quite unsurprising considering Resonance Consultancy also crowned us ‘best city in the entire world’ only a few months ago, but we’ll never pass up an opportunity to show off about this place. Nice one guys, we did it. Proud of us.