The respondents were brutally honest. "Europe's capital cities all have their highs and lows, but no other continent offers travellers such a wealth of culture and sights within such short distances," TripAdvisor spokesman Luke Fredberg said in a statement. "Despite London emerging as the dirtiest and most expensive city, its fantastic free attractions prove that you don't need to be a millionaire in order to enjoy the capital."
Here's the good, the bad and the ugly:
Best Free Attractions: London, Rome and Barcelona
Most Over-Rated: Paris, London, Dublin
Most Under-Rated: Krakow, Bruges, Edinburgh
Friendliest Locals: Dublin, Amsterdam, Edinburgh
Least Friendly: Paris, London, Moscow
Most Boring: Brussels, Zurich, Dublin
Most Tourist Traps: London, Paris, Rome
Most Romantic: Venice, Paris, Rome
Most Expensive: London, Paris, Venice
Best Bargain: Prague, Amsterdam, Istanbul
Best Nightlife: London, Amsterdam, Barcelona
Cleanest: Copenhagen, Zurich, Stockholm
Dirtiest: London, Paris, Athens
Best Cuisine: Paris, London, Rome
Worst Cuisine: London, Moscow, Warsaw
Best Architecture: Barcelona, Rome, London
Ugliest Architecture: Warsaw, Berlin, Brussels
Best Dressed: Paris, Rome, Madrid
Worst Dressed: London, Dublin, Moscow
--From the Editors at Netscape
