Thinking of getting away from it all and visiting a somewhere special for Easter? A weekend in Washington DC perhaps? A visit to Vienna? Maybe go frolicking in Fes? Or how about staying right here in Bristol? With over 800,000 cities to choose from around the world, DK Eyewitness Travel, the best-selling guidebook publisher, has chosen Bristol, yes, our Bristol, as one of their must-see top 10 cities in the world that must be visited in 2009!

The news has come as a shock to some but Bristol has been quietly building momentum over the last few years, hoarding accolade after accolade for its sustainability and green credentials, cultural prowess, urban ingenuity and high quality of life. DK Eyewitness in its guidebook particularly mentioned Bristol’s Georgian architecture and historical attractions, its world class art and media centres, the impressive shopping facilities, its ‘green’ appeal, our charming neighbourhoods and pockets of individual charm and Bristol’s varied character and cultural offer.

The other 9 cities on the list in no particular order are:
Vilnius (Lithuania)
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Seattle (USA)
Washington DC (USA)
Fes (Morocco)
Copenhagen (Denmark)
Gdansk (Poland)
Vienna (Austria)
Cape Town (South Africa)

Recent figures show that Bristol is already the seventh most visited city in the UK with some 470,000 overseas visitors in 2007, along with over 7 million visitors from the UK, and this recognition now firmly shows that Bristol is achieving something special both nationally and internationally.

Makes you proud to be part of it all, doesn’t it?
Woop! Woop!

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