Cape Town included in Forbes’ list of the “World’s Most Beautiful Cities”.

Cape Town Tourism has just published the following article:

“Popular website Forbes.com has published a list of the “World’s Most Beautiful Cities” for this year, and Cape Town has been included along with cities such as Paris, Vancouver, Sydney, Florence, Venice and London.

Forbes’ website states: “Since beauty is subjective, we surveyed city specialists from a range of fields, including urban planning, architecture and sustainable development.”

According to the website, Raymond Levitt, director of the construction program in civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University, who was one of the judges, said that “open spaces” were what made Cape Town special.

“Renowned English sea navigator Sir Francis Drake once referred to Cape Town as the fairest cape in the world. The city houses the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, while the top of Table Mountain offers a breathtaking view of the city from roughly 3 500 feet above sea level.”

Levitt said that Cape Town is a “manageable size” and leaves a minimal ecological footprint as a result.

The world’s most beautiful cities according to Forbes.com:

1. Paris, (France)
2. Vancouver, (Canada)
3. Sydney, (Australia)
4. Florence, (Italy)
5. Venice, (Italy)
6. Cape Town, (South Africa)
7. San Francisco, (USA)
8. Chicago, (USA)
9. New York City, (USA)
10. London, (England)
11. Cambridge, (England)
12. Tokyo, (Japan)