10 Cities That Are Totally Worth Discovering In 2022 According To Lonely Planet

You want a vacation, but you don’t know where to go yet. To help you, the famous guide lonely planet He put together a ranking of the 10 must-visit cities in 2022. The least we can say is that the result is surprising, with only a handful of famous megacities, four of which are European.

At the top of the rankings, the city to “perfectly” discover, Lonely Planet reveals, is Auckland. The New Zealand capital benefits from a wonderful natural environment that blends with the urban aspect. Above all, Auckland has benefited from Covid-19 and is very ‘dynamic’, while museums, restaurants, concert halls, etc. have remained open thanks to the government’s Covid-free policy. Behind us we find in second place an Asian city: Taipei (Taiwan).

It is distinguished above all by its diversity, as the guide explains, both in terms of culture, gastronomic offer and relaxation. In addition, the openness should be highlighted, particularly towards the LGBT+ community, as well as the mountains and volcanoes around the city.

The biggest surprise in this arrangement is Freiburg im Breisgau’s podium. A champion of eco-citizenship, the German city benefits from a certain dynamism thanks to its student population, but also a typical city center with cobbled streets or gabled houses. It can also rely on a “smart transport network,” assures Lonely Planet. The first American city is Atlanta, the fourth. A wooded city with 48%, shows “excess energy”: young people have recently settled, as well as many innovative companies and the world of culture. Lagos ranks fifth. The third largest city in Africa, and the largest in Nigeria (but not its capital), has established itself as a major city. Today, Fashion Week is the city’s fame, as is its historic heart, with its fishing village and colonial homes.

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In the back, other European cities follow each other: Nicosia, the Cypriot capital, ranks sixth, although the island has been divided in two since the 1974 Turkish invasion. Bars and breweries closely follow Dublin, while gorgeous Florence ranks ninth. It is impossible to miss its historical heart, its museums, the Ponte Vecchio on the Arno or its gastronomy. A little earlier, Mérida, long considered the safest city in the world, was the starting point for Mayan sites or the megalithic edifices of the Yucatan. The Mexican city is home to a colonial heartland that is over 500 years old. Finally, Gyeongju in South Korea is tenth.