Is your city the best in Canada? A new ranking can help you find out.
The best cities in the world were just revealed in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards, which capture the most-loved travel experiences of their readers across the globe.
The awards, which are in their 35th year, cover categories like hotels, spas, countries and islands.
This year, the awards included readers’ picks for the world’s best small and large cities, with three Canadian locations making the cut.
In the top international small cities category, Victoria, B.C. came out as the second-best small city in the world and therefore the best small city in Canada.
CNT highlighted Victoria’s reputation as the “most British town in Canada” and its “bucket list-worthy” Fairmont Empress as reasons to visit.
The B.C. city beat out places like Galway, Ireland, Oxford, U.K., and Bruges, Belgium, as one of the world’s top small cities.
Two Canadian cities were then named among the best large international cities by Traveler readers.
Coming in at number five of 10, Quebec City was named Canada’s best large city thanks to its European charm, with its cobblestone streets, boulangeries, patisseries and bistros seeming like something “straight out of a French village.”
The city outranked other “best big cities” like Cape Town, Mumbai and Istanbul.
The only other Canadian city to rank was Montreal, which came in the last spot on the list of large cities.
The publication highlighted the “Gothic-Revival cathedral” and “quaint cobblestone streets” of Canada’s second-largest city, also mentioning Montreal’s “rebellious, forward-thinking streak” and “dynamic restaurants” as major draws.
3 Canadian Cities Were Named Among The Best In The World & Toronto Didn’t Make The Cut – Narcity