Waterfront Gongs to Scandinavia
New York-based Project for Public Spaces comes up with neat lists from time to time, giving us good tips on public places to hang out wherever we visit. They've just published a definitive Great Waterfronts of the World giving us both the Top 6 Waterfront Cities and the Top 13 Waterfront Places (although it'd be great if someone could give `em the hint that most people love a Top 10).
Coming in at numero uno for the top waterfront city is Sweden's capital, Stockholm. Having few vehicular roads near the waterfront, they say, makes it a great place for walking near the water, and what's more:
When you are ready to move away from the water, another pedestrian-oriented path will appear, ready to whisk you off to a destination elsewhere in the city.
Love those pedestrian-oriented paths. Venice, Helsinki, San Sebastian in Spain, Sydney and Hamburg, Germany, round out the Top 6.
And the best waterfront place in the world? Still in Scandinavia, it's Helsinki's Market Square and Esplanade. It's got an indoor market hall full of funky Finnish food and you can easily walk all around the harbour. Except, of course, in those cold Finnish winters, that do seem to last about half the year. Then it'd be winning the award for the best icefront place in the world.[Photo: N _Creatures]
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· Great Waterfronts [Project for Public Spaces]
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