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Sean Murphy

Edinburgh is the only UK city to make the top 10 best city break destinations in Europe

It'll come as no surprise that Scotland regularly tops lists of must-visit destinations for travellers around the world.

It seems though, that one city has more appeal than most others.

Edinburgh has just been named as the only UK city to make a top 10 best city break destinations in Europe shortlist.

The capital, which is famous for its stunning architecture, landmarks like the castle and Arthur's Seat, as well as its annual festivals, ranked in seventh place in the survey by luggage specialists Bounce, with an overall city break score of 7.11 and boasts one of the highest numbers of things to do per 100,000 people at 302.4.

A spokesperson for Bounce said: "Where are the best European city break destinations? And which are the most affordable? To find out, we’ve ranked 50 of the continent’s top cities on factors such as things to see and do, the local weather, and how much you can expect to spend during your visit."

They gave each city a normalized score out of ten for each of the factors below, before taking an average of these scores for their final rankings.

The 10 best city break destinations in Europe:

Rank

City

Number of things to do per 100,000 people

Nature and parks per 100,000 people

Restaurants per 100,000 people

Bars & clubs per 100,000 people

Average annual temperature (°F)

Average annual rainfall (mm)

City break score /10

1

Palma de Mallorca

187.4

8.0

592.4

24.7

63.9

402

9.49

2

Seville

190.9

5.1

418.5

26.0

65.8

483

9.08

3

Valencia

126.5

6.1

486.9

9.0

63.7

427

8.13

4

Prague

299.0

7.0

418.9

47.9

49.6

687

8.10

5

Venice

733.6

24.8

523.0

19.0

57.9

1,081

7.86

6

Florence

309.5

5.6

322.7

14.1

56.5

935

7.21

7

Edinburgh

302.4

7.1

355.7

34.3

46.9

868

7.11

8

Amsterdam

257.6

5.1

348.8

22.6

51.3

844

7.08

9

Kraków

195.3

10.4

237.9

21.6

48.2

835

6.87

10

Tallinn

173.3

6.6

240.8

16.4

43.7

702

6.74

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