I suppose the criteria for a best city depend on what you're after. It would be hard to pick an overall. Rome is great for the history packed in. Then there's the towns of the Amalfi coast, totally different, more beauty rather than the history side. Also some of my favourite places are off the beaten track, or just plain total wilderness, just because they are just that, away from civilisation. I suppose the one city that has the most of everything for me was Vienna and it was great to have had the chance to have lived there. Sorry, no photos from there as I didn't have a camera at that time! p.s. about 2,500 photos to go on-line from my recent travels to the Amalfi coast & the weekend in the hills!