The world-renowned city was one of 19 to be included in the list
A Cambridgeshire city has been hailed as one of the “world’s most beautiful cities” in a lifestyle magazine. The city was one of 19 to be included in a list that was compiled by Time Out.
The guide, published at the end of June, asked 24,000 city slickers if they’d describe their city as beautiful. The magazine scored Cambridge 60 percent for beauty.
The list included a range of different places including Cape Town, Sydney and Chicago. Cambridge, Edinburgh and Bath were the only three places in the UK to be included.
Cambridge is a world-renowned city celebrated for its legendary university, intriguing architecture and its science-leading history. The River Cam is also a crowd-pleaser. Not only does it offer an eye-capturing backdrop for picnics and Instagram-worthy pictures, it also accommodates locals who seek to experience punting. Punting is a quintessential British pastime that involves propelling a flat-bottomed boat (a punt) along a shallow river using a long wooden pole.
Another classic city feature which locals either love or hate is the hustle and bustle, and the swarm of people around you. It can be fulfilling to see the world moving so quickly around you and seeing tourists stop to take pictures of important monuments but it can also be difficult to find a place to slow down, and think.
But, that’s all part of the city fun, and Cambridge offers an incredible setting to experience it in. It offers endless shops, restaurants and bars, lush parklands, a range of museums to complement its academic background and of course, the vibrant city of cyclists.
Cambridge offers an immense amount of fun, things to explore and history to learn about, especially for tourists. However, it can be on the pricey side as a place to live.
Over the last year, house prices in Cambridge had an overall average of £579,933, according to Rightmove. Semi-detached properties reached a whooping average of £655,567.
You can view the full list on Time Out here.
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