Cape Town features second on the list of top cities for 2017 and is joined by Los Angeles in the USA, Mérida in Mexico and Seoul in South Korea. Bordeaux in France takes the top spot and is named the number one city in the world for 2017.
“This announcement is a welcome one, and it comes with a question: if you have not yet visited Cape Town to see what the fuss is about, why not start planning your trip immediately? Accolades such as these combined with international investor confidence in terms of hotel developments all go to show that in a competitive market Cape Town has what it takes to reach and maintain top-tier status.” – Cape Town Tourism Chairperson, Enver Mally
According to Lonely Planet, Cape Town earned its place on the list thanks to its “laid-back folk who have been working hard to add cultural and culinary cred to the Mother City’s famous natural charms, cementing its reputation as an African city with a global outlook.”
The book highlights, “As travel surprises go, you can’t beat this cosmopolitan slice of holiday heaven in the dramatic centre of Africa’s southern tip… Local gastronomy is as impressive as Table Mountain’s flat-topped mass, with historic wine estates in every direction, hip markets selling the fruits of the Cape’s fertile terrain, and inventive restaurants winning global plaudits. The art and design scene will be given a boost in September by the opening of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA), the world’s largest museum of contemporary African art and a post-industrial architectural marvel occupying a century-old grain silo.”
