Cities with great settings/ locations

[rossie1977]

austria is a wonderful country, its like something out of a fairytale

[snoop catt]

My vote goes to Macchu Picchu :p


Istanbul has a nice location. The city is divided into 3:
- The old city (European side)
- Modern city with 2 main business districts (European side)
- The asian side

So the funny part is that it's not important on which side you are standing, you always see more or less the same beautiful view because all 3 the parts are heavily crowded. There are hardly any pictures that can support my thread. But i'll give a try.





Europe seen from Asia


Perfect mix between beautiful green living environment and a hardcore business center skyline.
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Night in Istanbul


Inonu soccer stadium, with a view over Asian Istanbul.


Roman fort in Europe


Redbull air race


Even I don't know from which side this photo is taken.

[Joelre]

^veeeeery old picture taken from European side.

[Abdallah K.]

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[Abdallah K.]

Beirut, Lebanon: Located on a Peninsula with hills filled with villas surrounding it and behind those hills are the Mt.Lebanon Mountains

[..Polkator..]

Monterrey









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[Dimethyltryptamine]

Riomaggiore, Italy.

[Xusein]

Hehe, when I saw this thread, I automatically thought "Istanbul". Great that I'm not the only one to think this. :P

[Libertango]

Halstatt looks beautiful.

Great thread!

[6y 4 ever]

i think marrakech in morocco hase a great setting couz all the buildings are paint in red ,plus it hase a great view of atlas mountains



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[gabo79]

wow all cities are beautiful

[PanaManiac]

My Top Ten (in alphabetical oder):

• Boston
• Cartagena
• Hong Kong
• Panama City
• Rio de Janeiro
• San Francisco
• Santiago
• Sydney
• Vancouver
• Venice

Panama City, Panama

[earthJoker]

Originally Posted by Dimethyltryptamine

Riomaggiore, Italy.

Interesting that you pick Riomaggiore out of the Cinque Terre, have been there this summer, it is really a nice place.

[Ribarca]

HK and Granada have great ones.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/xavibarca/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotostrenado/2180242348/
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[dutchmaster]

Originally Posted by Paws

One of the best things about Edinburgh is its setting. With the castle perched on top of a volcanic crag, dominating the city centre; an extinct Volcano, Arthur's Seat, right in the middle of the city; Princess Street Gardens, an area of greenery in front of the castle which were previously lochs (lakes) that were drained in the 1820s; and the Seven Hills that Edinburgh was built on, all adding to the dramatic setting

Incredible views


My top 3

1 - Rio
2 - Cape Town
3 - Santiago

[Scba]

Anchorage





Juneau

[Alix_D]

Mantova:

[gabo79]

Hong kong and Anchorage wow

[Imperfect Ending]

Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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[aseania]

Originally Posted by Imperfect Ending

Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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thanks, such an eye opener....

btw, my homecity, Kuala Lumpur is one of the worst in term of geography setting. A village 'accidentally' becoming a city. Located in an ugly looking muddy river confluence. Set in the middle of a valley where humid and dust are trapped making the city look hazy most of the time. also received heavy downpour almost everyday during monsoon season. and most people don't know that the CBD stands on limestone bedrock...