LONDON is the most exciting city in Europe, according to a new cross-continent travellers’ poll.


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Perhaps more surprisingly, London was also voted the easiest city to get around in the survey of 3,000 Europeans conducted by TripAdvisor.

Safety and cleanliness were also strong points, with London gaining top spot in those categories, but it fell down on price, where, despite the recent fall in the pound, it was seen as the most expensive.

A bigger blow is that London was also bottom of the table for its food, behind even fellow British cities Birmingham and Liverpool.

The slight worry, therefore, is that when visitors say they find London “exciting2, they mean our food is that bad, it gives them nightmares.

“Europe’s cities all have their highs and lows, but it’s great that London has been crowned the most exciting,” said Emma O’Boyle of TripAdvisor.

“And with the London Olympics only two years away it’s encouraging to see the fundamental issues of safety and transport already scoring highly with visitors.”