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What is the Most Beautiful City You Have Ever Visited?

In the USA, definitely a toss up between Boulder, CO and San Francisco, CA.
 
Barcelona is pretty nice, but as with all it depends. Paris has its nice parts, too.

S.F., CA is pretty nice.

Amsterdam is beautiful at night, at least around the canals.

If you appreciate old architecture, there's Cordoba, Spain (with one hell of a cathedral); possibly Toledo, Spain as well.


Bruge is quaint
 
Probably either San Francisco or Acapulco. The bus ride from Taxco to Acapulco... as the bus turns the corner to head down the hill as Acapulco and all of it's beaches are laid out in front, may have been the most picturesque site I've ever seen.
 
Papeete, Tahiti. Not for being a particularly beautiful city, but it's a city that fits right in to a beautiful setting.
 
In the summertime ... it's hard to top Odessa, Ukraine.

Cleanest city I've ever visited? No contest ... downtown Minsk, Belarus. Not an iota of litter or graffiti anywhere.
 
On a summer day at sunset you will be hard pressed to beat London.
 
Eastern Europe, Athens.

In Central Europe, Vienna.

In Western Europe, The Hague (the old city, not the new). If you go to The Hague, you have to visit Madurodam.

In North Africa, Cairo, specifically the ancient market area and the Giza Plateau.

In West Africa, Marrakesh.

In the Northwest Pacific, the Island of Palau (all of them in the archipelago).

In the Southwest Pacific, The Island of Pohnpei.

The above are what I would describe as beautiful from an historical and natural viewpoint.

Just curious about what you liked about Marrakesh. I have an opportunity to go there in November but I wasn't sure.
 
Just curious about what you liked about Marrakesh. I have an opportunity to go there in November but I wasn't sure.

It was a while back, but when I was there it was like stepping back in time. Also, the people were all welcoming and treated us like family. The architecture was beautiful, and the streets looked like every description written in every literary classic about the region. I couldn't help but be relaxed and happy while there. The food was indescribably good, and unique.

So, I guess the biggest thing I liked about Marrakesh is, as I said in my first sentence above, it was like stepping back in time. A better time for the region and the people that live there, as if they were all caught in a time capsule and protected from evil outside influences. A time that Marrakesh preserves. A time where, although there was a Muslim Caliphate of sorts, it was the Moors and not the terror filled Islamic destruction of today. The Moors created a culture that still permeates the area and Marrakesh, to me anyway, is the center, the hub, the point of creation for that culture that has not just survived the millennia, but thrived.

I hope that helps.

Edit: If you do get a chance to go, please take lots of pictures and even videos that you can share with us all, and describe your impressions of Marrakesh.
 
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Hmm...

I was driving through Wyoming around sunrise in February, with snow capped, red rock canyon walls.

Not really a city, but, well, ... It was more beautiful than Waimea Canyon on a clear day.

I do like how Longmont, CO looks after a fresh snow. Here's a frosty waterfall at a nearby park where we walk our dogs :

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It was a while back, but when I was there it was like stepping back in time. Also, the people were all welcoming and treated us like family. The architecture was beautiful, and the streets looked like every description written in every literary classic about the region. I couldn't help but be relaxed and happy while there. The food was indescribably good, and unique.

So, I guess the biggest thing I liked about Marrakesh is, as I said in my first sentence above, it was like stepping back in time. A better time for the region and the people that live there, as if they were all caught in a time capsule and protected from evil outside influences. A time that Marrakesh preserves. A time where, although there was a Muslim Caliphate of sorts, it was the Moors and not the terror filled Islamic destruction of today. The Moors created a culture that still permeates the area and Marrakesh, to me anyway, is the center, the hub, the point of creation for that culture that has not just survived the millennia, but thrived.

I hope that helps.

Edit: If you do get a chance to go, please take lots of pictures and even videos that you can share with us all, and describe your impressions of Marrakesh.

Thanks for the info, I will take a closer look now and consider it further.
 
Thanks for the info, I will take a closer look now and consider it further.

In your investigation, look at the opportunities for excursions to the surrounding area, specifically the ancient ruins at the foot of the mountains. I can't remember the name of the ruins right now, but it should be easily found by internet search.
 
I think Lincoln Nebraska..
 
There's a place as you start down the east side of the Santiam Pass in Oregon where you can see the lights of Redmond. Prettiest spot I know of when I've been on the wet side of the Cascades for too long...
 
Every city Ive been to has its bad areas. But the best overall for me is Geneva and Singapore- both cities are just downright beautiful and pretty much perfect- no slums in either of them.
 
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