Conde Nast Traveler’s 2009 Readers’ Choice Survey ranked Florence as the top city of Europe! The results were based on responses from 25,000 readers, and if this doesn’t already convince you to vacation in Florence then the determining factors will. Florence was scored out of 100 depending on factors including:
- Atmosphere/Ambience
- Culture/Sites
- Friendliness
- Lodging
- Restaurants
- Shopping
The final score that put Florence over all other European cities was an 84.6 out of 100! Tourists not only find art, architecture and culture in Florence but additionally, a sense of family, exquisite food and wine, alongside romantic settings, luxury and great shopping – proving Florence to be Europe’s TOP city!
Following Florence, Rome and Venice were ranked second and third and in the ninth spot, another Tuscan city, Siena.
It is officially safe to say that not only Florence but Italy, as a whole, dominated the European rankings this year..