Cities in Europe - Best Places to Visit

There are 5,156 cities in Europe. Paris is the most popular city with a population of 2,138,551.

Most Popular By Name By Population
Paris
1
Paris
Capital city of France, known for art and culture
Pop. 2,138,551
London
2
London
Capital of England and major global city
Pop. 8,961,989
Rome
3
Rome
Historic capital city of Italy
Pop. 2,318,895
Barcelona
4
Barcelona
Vibrant city known for Gaudí's architecture
Pop. 1,686,208
Amsterdam
5
Amsterdam
Capital of North Holland and cultural hub
Pop. 741,636
Prague
6
Prague
Pop. 1,165,581
Vienna
7
Vienna
Pop. 1,691,468
8
Florence
City in Tuscany, known for Renaissance art
Pop. 367,150
9
Venice
City in Veneto, Italy's famous for canals
Pop. 51,298
Berlin
10
Berlin
Capital of Germany with a rich history
Pop. 3,426,354
Dublin
11
Dublin
Capital city of Ireland and cultural hub
Pop. 1,024,027
12
Madrid city
Capital city known for its art and culture
Pop. 3,255,944
Lisbon
13
Lisbon
Pop. 517,802
Athens
14
Athens
Capital city and birthplace of democracy
Pop. 664,046
Edinburgh
15
Edinburgh
Capital city of Scotland, UK
Pop. 514,990
Budapest
16
Budapest
Pop. 1,741,041
Copenhagen
17
Copenhagen
Capital city known for its historic waterfront
Pop. 1,153,615
Milan
18
Milan
Fashion capital and major economic center of Italy
Pop. 1,371,498
19
München
Capital city of Bavaria, known for Oktoberfest
Pop. 1,260,391
Kraków
20
Kraków
Historic city known for its medieval architecture
Pop. 804,237
Stockholm
21
Stockholm
Pop. 1,515,017
22
Porto
Historic coastal city famous for port wine
Pop. 252,687
City of Brussels
23
City of Brussels
Capital of Belgium and EU headquarters
Pop. 1,019,022
Nice
24
Nice
Popular French city on the Riviera
Pop. 342,669
25
Salzburg
Birthplace of Mozart and baroque architecture
Pop. 157,245
Dubrovnik
26
Dubrovnik
City in Dubrovnik-Neretva, historic port city
Pop. 26,922
27
Reykjavík
Capital city of Iceland with geothermal pools
Pop. 118,918
Bruges
28
Bruges
City in Flanders, Belgium with medieval architecture
Pop. 118,509
29
Zurich
Largest city in Switzerland, financial hub
Pop. 415,367
Vatican City
30
Vatican City
Independent city-state and center of the Catholic Church
Pop. 921
Helsinki
31
Helsinki
Capital of Finland and major port city
Pop. 658,864
32
Tbilisi
Capital city of Georgia, known for architecture
Pop. 1,049,498
Tallinn
33
Tallinn
Capital city of Estonia with medieval architecture
Pop. 394,024
34
Naples
City in Campania, known for pizza
Pop. 909,048
35
Pisa
City in Tuscany, Italy
Pop. 109,960
Monaco
36
Monaco
Small sovereign city-state on Mediterranean coast
Pop. 38,682
Oslo
37
Oslo
Pop. 1,082,575
Verona Arena
38
Verona Arena
City in Italy famous for its opera
Pop. 258,031
39
Bologna
City in Emilia-Romagna with a historic university
Pop. 394,843
40
Granada
City in Spain, known for the Alhambra palace
Pop. 233,532
41
Split
Historic coastal city in Croatia
Pop. 149,830
Bath, Somerset
42
Bath, Somerset
City in England known for its Roman baths
Pop. 101,557
43
Saint Petersburg
Cultural capital of Russia with stunning architecture
Pop. 5,351,935
Ljubljana
44
Ljubljana
Capital city of Slovenia with a medieval castle
Pop. 272,220
45
Innsbruck
Alpine city famous for winter sports
Pop. 132,493
Valletta
46
Valletta
Pop. 6,794
47
Oxford
City in England famous for its university
Pop. 162,100
Warsaw
48
Warsaw
Capital city of Poland with rich history
Pop. 1,702,139
Bordeaux
49
Bordeaux
City in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Pop. 265,328
50
Como
City in Lombardy by Lake Como
Pop. 84,808
Cannes
51
Cannes
Famous French city known for film festival
Pop. 74,545
Rhodes (city)
52
Rhodes (city)
Greek island city with ancient ruins
Pop. 56,128
Marseille
53
Marseille
France's second-largest city and major port
Pop. 877,215
Lyon
54
Lyon
French city known for its gastronomy
Pop. 520,774
Strasbourg
55
Strasbourg
Historic city known for its European architecture
Pop. 274,845
56
Cologne
Germany's fourth largest city on Rhine River
Pop. 963,395
Hamburg
57
Hamburg
German city-state and major northern port
Pop. 1,845,229
Frankfurt
58
Frankfurt
Major financial center in Germany
Pop. 650,000
Heraklion
59
Heraklion
City in Crete, known for its archaeological sites
Pop. 137,154
60
Bern
Capital city of Switzerland, known for neutrality
Pop. 121,631
Versailles, Yvelines
61
Versailles, Yvelines
City in Île-de-France with royal history
Pop. 85,416
Kotor
62
Kotor
City in Kotor, Montenegro
Pop. 5,345
63
Siena
City in Tuscany, Italy
Pop. 53,901
Manchester
64
Manchester
Major city in England known for its music scene
Pop. 568,996
Glasgow
65
Glasgow
Scotland's largest city and cultural hub
Pop. 626,410
Cambridge
66
Cambridge
University city in England with historic architecture
Pop. 145,674
Brighton
67
Brighton
Coastal city in England known for nightlife
Pop. 277,103
York
68
York
Historic city in England
Pop. 156,135
Gent
69
Gent
City in Flanders, Belgium
Pop. 265,086
70
Málaga City
Coastal city famous for its historical sites
Pop. 591,637
Dresden
71
Dresden
City in Germany famous for its art and culture
Pop. 556,227
72
Nuremberg
Historic city in Bavaria, Germany
Pop. 515,543
Bratislava
73
Bratislava
Capital city and cultural center of Slovakia
Pop. 423,737
Rotterdam
74
Rotterdam
Major port city in the Netherlands
Pop. 868,135
Galway
75
Galway
City in Connacht, Ireland
Pop. 83,456
Gdańsk
76
Gdańsk
Historic port city in Poland
Pop. 487,371
Vilnius
77
Vilnius
Capital city of Lithuania known for its architecture
Pop. 542,366
Riga
78
Riga
Pop. 742,572
Liverpool
79
Liverpool
Port city in England, UK
Pop. 496,770
80
Genoa
Historic port city with rich maritime history
Pop. 580,097
81
Bilbao City
City in Basque Country, Spain
Pop. 347,342
The Hague
82
The Hague
Political center of the Netherlands
Pop. 474,292
83
Utrecht
City in the Netherlands known for its canals
Pop. 376,435
Thessaloniki
84
Thessaloniki
City in Central Macedonia, known for its history
Pop. 317,778
Belfast
85
Belfast
Capital of Northern Ireland, UK
Pop. 348,005
86
Palermo
Capital of Sicily, rich in history
Pop. 648,260
87
Turin
City in Piedmont region, Italy
Pop. 847,287
Luxembourg City
88
Luxembourg City
Capital city of Luxembourg
Pop. 76,684
Zagreb
89
Zagreb
Croatia's capital and cultural center
Pop. 663,592
Faro (city)
90
Faro (city)
City in Faro, Portugal, known for tourism
Pop. 70,347
Lille
91
Lille
City in Hauts-de-France, known for culture
Pop. 238,695
Toulouse
92
Toulouse
City in Occitanie region, France
Pop. 511,684
93
Basel
City in Basel-City, Switzerland
Pop. 177,595
94
Lausanne
City in Vaud, known for its lakeside views
Pop. 139,111
95
Bergamo
City in Lombardy, Italy
Pop. 121,200
96
Trieste
City in Italy known for its seaport
Pop. 204,338
Cardiff
97
Cardiff
Capital city of Wales, known for culture
Pop. 372,089
Bristol
98
Bristol
Major port city in southwest England
Pop. 479,024
Birmingham
99
Birmingham
Second largest city in the UK, industrial hub
Pop. 1,157,603
Moscow
100
Moscow
Pop. 10,381,222