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Athens in the top 10 most beautiful cities in the world (ranking list)

Italian cities took the two top spots

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Beauty is subjective or “in the eye of the beholder”. The cities of the world are each unique. Some are surrounded by stunning nature, while others are built with majestic, distinctive architecture and some combine both.

In a post on X’s (formerly Twitter) “World of Statistics” page, which deals with global statistics and has 3.5 million followers, we saw which are the most beautiful cities in the world, and surprisingly Athens was in the top 10.

According to the ranking, Venice is first, Rome second, Barcelona third, Prague fourth, New York fifth, and Athens sixth. Yes, you read that right, Athens, which we all love but many of us do not find too beautiful, is in the top ten of the most beautiful cities in the world and very close to the top five.

Budapest, Bordeaux, Vienna, Vienna, Milan, and Stockholm complete the list, followed by Paris and Florence. It is worth noting that Athens has also surpassed Paris, as well as Morocco and Dubai in this ranking.

 

The world’s most beautiful cities (beauty score):

?? Venice: 83.3%
?? Rome: 82.0%
?? Barcelona: 81.9%
?? Prague: 78.7%
?? New York: 77.7%
?? Athens: 77.5%
?? Budapest: 75.9%
?? Vienna: 75.8%
?? Bordeaux: 75.3%
?? Milan: 75.1%
?? Stockholm: 74.8%
?? Paris: 74.7%
?? Florence:…

— World of Statistics (@stats_feed) September 18, 2023

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