This northern UK city has been named one of the worldâs best places to visit
Travel publisher Rough Guides recently released its list of the worldâs best places to visit in 2023 â and wouldnât you believe it, three places in the UK made the list.
One of those selected was the northern city of Leeds in Yorkshire, with Rough Guides saying it is a âno-brainerâ and putting it at number nine on the list of 23 global destinations.
âLovers of live performance are spoiled for choice,â the publication wrote. The city is home to Opera North (the only nationally recognised UK opera company outside London), the Leeds Grand Theatre, and the Northern Ballet, as well as the Belgrave Music Hall and Canteen, where you can reap all the benefits of an outdoor festival under one cosy roof.
Leeds is also apparently known as âthe foodie capital of the Northâ (weâre sure Manchester would have have something to say about that). This coming May, the city plans to host the countryâs first âindie food festivalâ to celebrate its culinary culture.
Other parts of the UK that got a shout-out in the Rough Guides ranking include Pembrokeshire, in south-west Wales, and the Scottish Highlands.
Hereâs the list in full:
1. Antarctica2. Berlin, Germany3. Bohol Island, the Philippines4. Cordoba, Argentina5. Dominica, Nature Island of the Caribbean6. Fes, Morocco7. Kanazawa, Japan8. KorÄula, Croatia9. Leeds, Yorkshire10. Ljubljana, Slovenia11. Mekong Delta, Vietnam12. Naples, Italy13. Northern Cape, South Africa14. Oaxaca, Mexico15. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica16. Pembrokeshire, Wales17. Pensa