The Friendliest Cities List
These are the places where the local residents will go out of their way to help a tourist out.
Friendliness, whether it’s instinctual hospitality or even something simple as a store employee always serving his patrons with a smile, will make or break a tourist destination. Even though a city might not be on the travel It List, its saving grace might be its friendly and helpful residents, lifting it up above other more mainstream destinations.
People who are proud of their city, passionate about its culture, and invested in its future are usually eager to share that with visitors. They’re the first to point you in the right direction or share a little-known cafe home to the most spectacular local delicacy.
Check out our slideshow to see the world’s Friendliest Cities as voted by the readers of T+L.





![19. Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is a storybook city, best known for its magnificent Butchart Gardens and windswept seafront. “[The] city had a lot of character,” remarked one voter. Take the ferry from Vancouver to best appreciate the wildness of the region. While the city has done away with its reputation for being staunchly English, you can—and should—take afternoon tea at the Fairmont Empress. The William Edwards china, sterling silver service, and live piano music set a purposefully British mood. Score: 86.593](https://i0.wp.com/www.agrotistravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Victoria-British-Columbia.jpg?w=335&h=209&ssl=1)













![1. Galway, Ireland “The hospitality and the humor of Ireland’s people makes it a perfect destination,” said one T+L reader. Another voter claimed Galway was home to the “friendliest people [they had] ever met.” So what does it take to come out as the friendliest city in the world? Galway won readers’ hearts with its festive nature, lively population, and musicality. Fiddlers and banjo-players, flautists and whistlers bang out traditional Irish reels on pedestrian streets and in all the pubs. And no wonder! It’s known countrywide (and beyond) as the “most Irish” city. Score: 92.025](https://i0.wp.com/www.agrotistravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Galway.jpg?w=623&h=415&ssl=1)