Adelaide named one of the world’s most beautiful cities
Adelaide’s Art Deco and Victorian architecture, beaches, wine and Hills have been lauded in a “20 Most Beautiful Cities In The World” list by international style bible Architectural Digest.
Architectural Digest is an American monthly magazine launched in 1920 and published by Condé Nast. It has been dubbed “The International Design Authority”, aimed at an “affluent and style-conscious readership”.
In releasing its list this week, the magazine acknowledged that compiling a “definitive list of the most beautiful cities in the world” was difficult, but it had chosen “some supremely spectacular places”.
Asking “What makes a city beautiful?”, Architectural Digest said it weighed “architecture, cultural treasures, historical relevance as well as natural appeal”.
“The best cities offer something that can’t be found anywhere else,” it said, adding: “Aristotle pointed out that ‘a great city is not to be confounded with a populous one’.”
Adelaide was then listed at number one in the list of 20.
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“Find surf, sand dunes and Art Deco architecture in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia,” the article said.
“In fact, you can experience all three, as well as Victorian architecture at Semaphore Beach, just 9 miles from the city center,” the story read.
“Beyond the beach, Adelaide has rolling hills lush with high-quality grapes, making it the country’s wine capital. When not sipping an Australian cab, nature lovers can spot koalas and kangaroos on a hike in the Adelaide Hills.”
No other Australian cities made the list, while New York City was the only US city to make the cut.
The full list is: Adelaide, Tallinn in Estonia, Portsmouth in Dominica, San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, Antigua in Guatemala, New York City, Amsterdam, Paris, Istanbul, Kyoto, Barcelona, Cape Town, Singapore, Rio de Janeiro, Florence, Jaipur in India, Chefchaouen in Morocco, Djenné in Mali, Chiang Mai in Thailand and Luxor in Egypt.
