The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) publishes its annual livability ranking
Here are the top five most livable:
1. Melbourne, Australia
Coverage includes: Melbourne & around, Great Mornington Peninsula & Phillip Island, Ocean Road & Bellarine Peninsula, Goldfields & the Grampians, Gippsland & Wilsons Promontory, The High Country, The Murray River & Around
2. Vienna, Austria
Coverage includes: Plan Your Trip, The Hofburg & around, Stephansdom & the Historic Centre, Karlsplatz & around Naschmarkt, The Museum District & Neubau, Alsergrund & the University District, Schloss Belvedere to the Canal, Prater & East of the Danube, Schloss Schönbrunn & around, Day Trips from Vienna, Understand Vienna and Survival Guide.
3. Vancouver, British Columbia
Coverage includes: Plan Your Trip, Downtown & West End, Gastown & Chinatown, Yaletown & Granville Island, Commercial Drive, Main Street, Fairview & South Granville, Kitsilano & University of British Columbia (UBC), North Shore, Day Trips, Understand Vancouver and Survival Guide.
4. Toronto
Coverage includes: When to Go, Toronto, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara Falls, Niagara Peninsula Wine Country, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Southwestern Ontario, Hamilton & Brantford, Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo, Elora & Fergus, Stratford, Lake Huron Shoreline, London, Windsor, Lake Erie Shoreline, Muskoka Lakes, Orillia, Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Rosseau & Port Carling, Huntsville, Georgian Bay, Parry Sound, Midland & Penetanguishine, Collingwood & Blue Mountain, Bruce Peninsula, Northern Ontario, Killarney Provincial Park, Sudbury, Sault Ste-Marie, Lake Superior Shoreline, Thunder Bay, Cochrane to Moosonee & Moose Factory, Temagami, North Bay, Eastern Ontario, Algonquin Provincial Park, Haliburton Highlands, Peterborough & the Kawarthas, Land O’ Lakes, Prince Edward County, Kingston, Gananoque, Brockville & Prescott, Merrickville, Morrisburg, Ottawa & around, Divine Wine..., Ontario’s Top Parks.
5. Adelaide, Australia
Coverage includes: Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, Hahndorf, Stirling Area, Oakbank & Woodside, Gumeracha, Birdwood & Lobethal, Fleurieu Peninsula, McLaren Vale, Willunga, Gulf St Vincent Beaches, Victor Harbor, Port Elliot, Goolwa, Kangaroo Island, Penneshaw & Dudley Peninsula, American River, Kingscote, North Coast Road, South Coast Road, Flinders Chase National Park, Limestone Coast, Coorong National Park, Robe, Beachport, Mount Gambier, Penola & the Coonawarra Wine Region, Naracoorte Caves National Park, Murray River, Murray Bridge, Mannum & around, Waikerie & around, Barmera & around, Loxton, Berri, Renmark, Barossa Valley, Tanunda, Nuriootpa, Angaston, Clare Valley, Auburn, Mintaro, Clare, Yorke Peninsula, West Coast, East Coast, South Coast & Innes National Park, Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast, Port Augusta, Whyalla, Port Lincoln & around, Streaky Bay & around, Ceduna & around, Western Australian Border, Flinders Ranges, Southern Ranges Towns, Mt Remarkable National Park, Quorn, Hawker, Flinders Ranges National Park, Blinman & Parachilna, Leigh Creek & Copley, Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park, Arkaroola, Outback, Woomera & around, Coober Pedy & around, Marla & around, Oodnadatta Track, William Creek & around, Coward Springs & around, Marree & around, Birdsville Track, Strzelecki Track and Innamincka.
5. Calgary, Alberta
Coverage includes: Why Go?, When to Go, Edmonton, Around Edmonton, East of Edmonton, South of Edmonton, West of Edmonton, Calgary, Banff & Jasper National Parks, Kananaskis Country, Canmore, Icefields Parkway, Banff Town, Lake Louise, Jasper Town & Around, Southern Alberta, Drumheller, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Lethbridge, Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Waterton Lakes National Park, Crowsnest Pass, Northern Alberta, Peace River & Around, Mackenzie Highway, Lake District, Wood Buffalo National Park
Here are the top five most livable:
Coverage includes: Melbourne & around, Great Mornington Peninsula & Phillip Island, Ocean Road & Bellarine Peninsula, Goldfields & the Grampians, Gippsland & Wilsons Promontory, The High Country, The Murray River & Around
Coverage includes: Plan Your Trip, The Hofburg & around, Stephansdom & the Historic Centre, Karlsplatz & around Naschmarkt, The Museum District & Neubau, Alsergrund & the University District, Schloss Belvedere to the Canal, Prater & East of the Danube, Schloss Schönbrunn & around, Day Trips from Vienna, Understand Vienna and Survival Guide.
Coverage includes: Plan Your Trip, Downtown & West End, Gastown & Chinatown, Yaletown & Granville Island, Commercial Drive, Main Street, Fairview & South Granville, Kitsilano & University of British Columbia (UBC), North Shore, Day Trips, Understand Vancouver and Survival Guide.
Coverage includes: When to Go, Toronto, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara Falls, Niagara Peninsula Wine Country, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Southwestern Ontario, Hamilton & Brantford, Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo, Elora & Fergus, Stratford, Lake Huron Shoreline, London, Windsor, Lake Erie Shoreline, Muskoka Lakes, Orillia, Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Rosseau & Port Carling, Huntsville, Georgian Bay, Parry Sound, Midland & Penetanguishine, Collingwood & Blue Mountain, Bruce Peninsula, Northern Ontario, Killarney Provincial Park, Sudbury, Sault Ste-Marie, Lake Superior Shoreline, Thunder Bay, Cochrane to Moosonee & Moose Factory, Temagami, North Bay, Eastern Ontario, Algonquin Provincial Park, Haliburton Highlands, Peterborough & the Kawarthas, Land O’ Lakes, Prince Edward County, Kingston, Gananoque, Brockville & Prescott, Merrickville, Morrisburg, Ottawa & around, Divine Wine..., Ontario’s Top Parks.
Coverage includes: Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, Hahndorf, Stirling Area, Oakbank & Woodside, Gumeracha, Birdwood & Lobethal, Fleurieu Peninsula, McLaren Vale, Willunga, Gulf St Vincent Beaches, Victor Harbor, Port Elliot, Goolwa, Kangaroo Island, Penneshaw & Dudley Peninsula, American River, Kingscote, North Coast Road, South Coast Road, Flinders Chase National Park, Limestone Coast, Coorong National Park, Robe, Beachport, Mount Gambier, Penola & the Coonawarra Wine Region, Naracoorte Caves National Park, Murray River, Murray Bridge, Mannum & around, Waikerie & around, Barmera & around, Loxton, Berri, Renmark, Barossa Valley, Tanunda, Nuriootpa, Angaston, Clare Valley, Auburn, Mintaro, Clare, Yorke Peninsula, West Coast, East Coast, South Coast & Innes National Park, Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast, Port Augusta, Whyalla, Port Lincoln & around, Streaky Bay & around, Ceduna & around, Western Australian Border, Flinders Ranges, Southern Ranges Towns, Mt Remarkable National Park, Quorn, Hawker, Flinders Ranges National Park, Blinman & Parachilna, Leigh Creek & Copley, Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park, Arkaroola, Outback, Woomera & around, Coober Pedy & around, Marla & around, Oodnadatta Track, William Creek & around, Coward Springs & around, Marree & around, Birdsville Track, Strzelecki Track and Innamincka.
Coverage includes: Why Go?, When to Go, Edmonton, Around Edmonton, East of Edmonton, South of Edmonton, West of Edmonton, Calgary, Banff & Jasper National Parks, Kananaskis Country, Canmore, Icefields Parkway, Banff Town, Lake Louise, Jasper Town & Around, Southern Alberta, Drumheller, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Lethbridge, Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Waterton Lakes National Park, Crowsnest Pass, Northern Alberta, Peace River & Around, Mackenzie Highway, Lake District, Wood Buffalo National Park
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