Ranked: the world’s best cities in 2018

Free culture, huge parks and a pub on (almost) every corner

Bistros, romance and culture everywhere you turn: it can only be Paris

Modernista architecture meets Mediterranean beaches: result!

Delicious food, friendly people and 266 days of sun per year

Lose a weekend (and more) to raves and art in Europe’s hippest city

One city, two continents: never a dull moment

Bikes, bongs, beautiful buildings and all those canals

Top tapas and must-see museums. Oh, and it’s always sunny

From Christmas markets to Oktoberfest, Munich has tradition in spades

The Smiths, New Order, Oasis and the Haçienda: Manchester has music in its DNA

A sunny island city that’s a clean, green, modern machine

Traditional meets ultramodern (and it’s the world’s best city for food)

A colourful, frenetic city with a rich, East-meets-West heritage

Glittering temples meet huge skyscrapers and vibrant street life

A futuristic skyline looms over art deco beauty and quiet leafy streets

Imperial history, dumplings and counterculture in the Asian megacity

A glitzy desert metropolis that’s home to the world’s biggest everything

The city that never stops (sunbathing, clean-eating and dancing)

The oldest city in the world is ageing well

Find Baha’i Gardens, graffiti and galleries in the city of coexistence

Relax, retreat, repeat at Israel’s resort town