Barcelona Voted 5th Best City in the World

Anyone who's visited the city of Barcelona can see the draw the Catalan Capital holds. Many people who come here with no fixed travel plan end up staying much longer than originally planned, as it's such a difficult place to leave. And what about living here?

Well, a recent survey from Time Out Guide books has ranked Barcelona not only in the top 10 cities in the world, but at a very respectable 5th place.



The survey took into account 6 different attributes as Architecture, Arts & Culture, Buzz, Food & Drink, Quality of Life and World Status, totalling a score of 60. Barcelona fared 44 out of 60, with the most notable scores on Architecture (9/10), Buzz (8/10), Food and Drink (8/10) and Quality of Life (8/10). Who could argue?

Barcelona boasts 9 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and has many other architectural masterpieces not given Wolrd Status, but still equally as impressive. This coming week also sees the celebrations of La Merce Festival, widely renowned for it's cultural impact on Catalonia. The influence of Ferran Adriá's El Bulli restaurant in Roses, near Girona - voted best restaurant in the world for an unprecedented 3 years running - has obviously had it's influence on the kitchens of Barcelona, and who can ignore the massive nightlife scene in Barcelona for "buzz"?! Many Ibiza DJ's are residents here when Ibiza is off-season, and it's no surprise that such giants of Music as U2 and George Michael have started their World Tours here in recent years! It's no wonder that Barcelona is the envy of it's European neighbours! In fact, only the cities of London, Paris and Berlin pipped Barcelona to the post, with New York being number one.

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