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Three least favourite European cities

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GrannyGravy13 Fri 23-May-25 13:02:30

A follow on from the name your three favourite cities
(Which I found very hard as I have far more than three favourites)

Ipswich - one of my favourite U.K. hotels is on the marina, but the town - sorry I just don’t like it 🤷‍♀️

Cannes - over rated, over priced, overly pretentious €€€

Marbella - with all the wonderful places in Spain, why does this attract the so called celebs 💁‍♀️

Astitchintime Fri 23-May-25 13:07:43

Benidorm
Paris
Magaluf

Sarnia Fri 23-May-25 13:10:56

London. Dirty, overcrowded and overpriced.

keepingquiet Fri 23-May-25 14:10:00

Bordeux
Brussels
Newcastle

Dee1012 Fri 23-May-25 14:16:45

London - as someone else said, overpriced!

Rome.

Malaga.

Norah Fri 23-May-25 14:20:27

Paris, Marseille, Cannes

TerriBull Fri 23-May-25 17:05:23

I agree GG - Marbella and very specifically Puerto Banus which from what I read seems to attract gangsters these days, I find those areas of Spain very unappealing. I did go to Benidorm when I was a teenager with, no taste I think, or at least I hope, I have acquired some since. Seville, Cordoba, Granada and San Sebastian all wonderful.

Oban - I don't think it's a city, went there at the height of summer, tantamount to a nuclear winter, perpetual driving rain, freezing cold, didn't bring our winter clothes, just grey and miserable.

Whilst I love France, every time I've been to Paris, I've found it extremely underwhelming. I prefer France's smaller more provincial cities, Blois, Aix en Provence, Avignon all spring to mind.

Grandma70s Fri 23-May-25 17:15:54

Mansfield
Edinburgh

Can’t think at the moment of any city on mainland Europe that I’ve disliked.

Casdon Fri 23-May-25 17:25:16

Of the places I’ve visited in the UK with apologies to anybody who lives in any of them:
Coventry
Bedford
Wrexham

In Europe, because although there were nice areas they made me feel uneasy
Marseille
Naples
East Berlin - still feels very different to the west.

silverlining48 Fri 23-May-25 17:48:36

Apparently Edinburgh is more expensive than London.
As for places apart from the+beautiful main square definitely Brussels

silverlining48 Fri 23-May-25 17:50:06

I go to Berlin a lot and never really know which part I am in as it all looks ‘Berlin’ . Maybe the outer suburbs are different but I havnt noticed, ’

Casdon Fri 23-May-25 17:54:36

I think it’s all the grey concrete silverlining. I’m not knocking Berlin as a city, but it’s not the prettiest, and the former east is grey.

Curlywhirly Fri 23-May-25 19:23:46

Benidorm
Magaluf
Blackpool

silverlining48 Fri 23-May-25 19:54:32

I do understand, it’s not the prettiest place but there are sime wonderful beaches and lakes surrounding Berlin only a short tube ride away.

Jaxjacky Fri 23-May-25 20:17:00

London, Paris and New York, but tbh, I don’t like cities much and haven’t visited any for a few years, I, fortunately we, prefer towns, villages even more.

Magenta8 Fri 23-May-25 20:26:49

Madrid, Warsaw and Paris.

I know we are in the Eurovision Song Contest but I thought that since David Cameron's referendum we were no longer part of Europe. Perhaps I am wrong.

Georgesgran Fri 23-May-25 20:41:24

Obviously it’s a sweeping statement, with so many parts to each City - so London, Paris and Rome (sorry MD)
Love NY 🍎 and wonder what happened in Newcastle keepingq?

mrswoo Fri 23-May-25 21:40:30

Stockholm
Wolverhampton
Paris

Yes, I also wonder what happened in Newcastlekeepingquiet unless you mean the other one -Newcastle under Lyme (which would be understandable)

EkwaNimitee Fri 23-May-25 21:43:35

Vienna. Manchester. Bristol

LOUISA1523 Sat 24-May-25 07:54:03

Magenta8

Madrid, Warsaw and Paris.

I know we are in the Eurovision Song Contest but I thought that since David Cameron's referendum we were no longer part of Europe. Perhaps I am wrong.

We reamin part of Europe ....we are no longer in the EU

escaped Sat 24-May-25 08:14:25

Paris
Marseille
Bochum

Galaxy Sat 24-May-25 08:17:51

Naples
Edinburgh
They are the only two really.

Grantanow Sat 24-May-25 10:26:09

Blackpool
Skegness
Yeovil (known to locals as Yo-vile)

Cumbrianmale56 Sat 24-May-25 11:40:28

I went to Brussels in 1990 and apart from the Grand Place and the royal palace, not much to recommend it, apart from it being fairly cheap for a capital city then.
Rotterdam is ugly and not worth visiting, unless you're catching a ferry.
In this country, I'd say Sunderland is one of the worst cities. It's not a patch on Newcastle for shopping, the city centre is ugly, although the sea front at Seaburn is surprisingly quite nice.

Oreo Sat 24-May-25 14:15:05

Magenta8

Madrid, Warsaw and Paris.

I know we are in the Eurovision Song Contest but I thought that since David Cameron's referendum we were no longer part of Europe. Perhaps I am wrong.

You certainly are wrong. We are still part of Europe, that can hardly change, but we are out of the EU trading bloc.