Global culture, entertainment and events magazine Time Out has asked some 21,000 city-dwellers to find out the world's best cities for art and culture right now. To rank the cities, Time Out surveyed urban-dwellers worldwide to take a deep dive into the cultural attractions of their chosen cities. Each city was then ranked according to how well locals scored the culture scene for quality and affordability. In a next step, Time Out editors narrowed down the selection by excluding cities with lower overall scores, and only including the highest-scoring city for each country to ensure the list reflects cultural cities globally. Overall winner of Time Out's first list of the world’s best cities for culture is Mexico City in Mexico, followed by Prague in the Czech Republic and Cape Town in South Africa. Time Out describes the Mother City as follows:
"Not to use the old ‘melting pot’ cliché, but Cape Town’s multiculturalism has lent the city an enviable offering when it comes to art and culture. From the lively annual Kaapse Klopse street parade, to cabaret and comedy at mega-institutions Baxter Theatre and Artscape, every corner of South Africa's sprawling seaside city has something to offer culture-seekers. ‘Vibey’ and ‘diverse’ were two of the most common terms locals used to describe Cape Town’s culture scene in our survey. Plus, the city ranked highest overall for the quality of its cultural offerings, nudged down a couple of places by their affordability (though on the affordable front, it’s worth noting the city still did pretty well overall)." src.
Time Out's 10 world’s best cities for culture:
- Mexico City in Mexico
- Prague in the Czech Republic
- Cape Town in South Africa
- Buenos Aires in Argentina
- Athens in Greece
- Edinburgh in Scotland
- Vienna in Austria
- Madrid in Spain
- Florence in Italy
- Melbourne in Australia
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