Valencia in Spain, Bordeaux in France, and Brussels in Belgium are also cost-effective cities with unique attractions for visitors. Western Europe, known for its rich history, diverse cultures ...

Read the full findings from this year’s liveability index here. EUROPEANS HAVE it pretty good. Their cities, especially in the western half of the continent, are in general splendid places to live.

The centuries-old relationship between London and Paris has had more bad than good moments, and even in its present phase of partnership is marked by each nation’s fear that the other will ...