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Three least favourite European cities

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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, ’

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Paris, Marseille, Cannes

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

London - as someone else said, overpriced!

Rome.

Malaga.

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

Bordeux
Brussels
Newcastle

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

London. Dirty, overcrowded and overpriced.

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

Benidorm
Paris
Magaluf

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 💁‍♀️