Victoria has been named among the most friendly cities in the world by readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine in its latest Readers91Ƶ Choice Awards.
This 35th edition of the awards featured the top-12 friendliest cities, with Victoria earning the number-10 spot, besting Dublin, Ireland and Cape Town, South Africa. Victoria was the only Canadian city to make the list.
In of the publication91Ƶs ranking, Victoria is described as offering visitors a taste of 91Ƶold world charm91Ƶ as the city is known as one of the most British cities in Canada, and an excellent standalone destination or day trip from Vancouver.
The magazine also highlights the city91Ƶs gardens, museums, harbour, and restaurants, and its 91Ƶdistinct small-town energy 91Ƶ and abundance of nature around every corner.91Ƶ
Lisbon, Portugal beat out the B.C. capital for the number-nine spot, while San Miguel de Allende, Mexico earned top honours this year.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and San Sebastian, Spain rounded out the top three spots at number two and number three respectively.
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