Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) 12:48 - Jun 14 with 6134 views | ThisIsMyUsername | which still feel very spacious/relaxed/friendly. No upper limit to population size. Bonus if in easy reach of picturesque scenery and nature. Answers on a postcard please. A preference for suggestions in the following order: 1) Europe 2) UK 3) North America 4) Rest of the world Thanks. Edited to 250k-500k+ to cover a broader minimum level. [Post edited 14 Jun 2021 13:02]
|  |
| |  |
Cities with a large population (250k +) on 12:51 - Jun 14 with 3365 views | JJ_ITFC | Any city in Switzerland…I lived in Zurich and definitely meets the bill |  | |  |
Cities with a large population (500k +) on 12:55 - Jun 14 with 3311 views | StokieBlue | 1) Copenhagen 2) Bristol (just under at 480k) 3) Boston 4) Cusco (just under at 440k) SB [Post edited 14 Jun 2021 12:56]
|  | |  |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 12:59 - Jun 14 with 3250 views | Oldsmoker | 1) Dublin 2) Bristol 3) N/A 4) Adelaide,Perth |  |
|  |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 13:00 - Jun 14 with 3228 views | chicoazul | Vienna although maybe a bit big for your criteria Copenhagen Lyon Oxford Norwich sadly |  |
|  |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 13:06 - Jun 14 with 3181 views | The_Last_Baron | Bialystok Belfast Amarillo, Texas Nara, Japan |  |
|  |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 14:10 - Jun 14 with 3031 views | ThisIsMyUsername | Thanks for the replies thus far. |  |
|  |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 14:12 - Jun 14 with 3017 views | vilanovablue | The Hague. is a lovely city |  | |  |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 14:13 - Jun 14 with 3014 views | Ely_Blue | 1) Munich 2) BCP greater area (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole) 3) Phillidephia 4) Havana |  |
|  | Login to get fewer ads
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 14:16 - Jun 14 with 2998 views | noggin | Don't know the population but Aarhus in Denmark. [Post edited 14 Jun 2021 14:18]
|  |
|  |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 14:18 - Jun 14 with 2981 views | KrakenBlue | 1) Munich 2) Bristol 3) n/a 4) Brisbane |  | |  |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 14:19 - Jun 14 with 2975 views | SuperKieranMcKenna | 1) Torn between Munich and Zurich (think Zurich edges it) 2) Bristol 3) San Diego 4) Melbourne (albeit the only one in my list I haven't yet visited) |  | |  |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 14:30 - Jun 14 with 2927 views | hype313 |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 14:19 - Jun 14 by SuperKieranMcKenna | 1) Torn between Munich and Zurich (think Zurich edges it) 2) Bristol 3) San Diego 4) Melbourne (albeit the only one in my list I haven't yet visited) |
Melbourne's got a population of 5m |  |
|  |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 14:35 - Jun 14 with 2892 views | bluelagos | Europe - Bilbao UK - Sheffield North America - Boston RotW - Cape Town |  |
|  |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 14:37 - Jun 14 with 2892 views | belgablue | Strasbourg is great and very underrated in my opinion, the Rhine runs nearby and you can see the Voges mountains in the distance. |  |
|  |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 14:51 - Jun 14 with 2851 views | Freddies_Ears | Europe - Stockholm UK - Bristol North America - struggling with 500k max, but Seattle... RoW - I need to travel more outside of major cities and rural landscapes! As an oddball destination, even if it is a bit big, Taipei. |  | |  |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 15:06 - Jun 14 with 2793 views | DinDjarin |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 13:00 - Jun 14 by chicoazul | Vienna although maybe a bit big for your criteria Copenhagen Lyon Oxford Norwich sadly |
Norwich? Approx 150k last time I looked. |  | |  |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 15:06 - Jun 14 with 2787 views | ElderGrizzly | 1.Malmo 2. York 3. Anchorage 4. Maseru |  | |  |
[Redacted] on 15:58 - Jun 14 with 2697 views | victorywilhappen |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 14:16 - Jun 14 by noggin | Don't know the population but Aarhus in Denmark. [Post edited 14 Jun 2021 14:18]
|
[Redacted] |  | |  |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 16:00 - Jun 14 with 2685 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 14:30 - Jun 14 by hype313 | Melbourne's got a population of 5m |
Fair point - I was going with the '+' |  | |  |
[Redacted] on 16:04 - Jun 14 with 2675 views | victorywilhappen |
Cities with a large population (500k +) on 12:55 - Jun 14 by StokieBlue | 1) Copenhagen 2) Bristol (just under at 480k) 3) Boston 4) Cusco (just under at 440k) SB [Post edited 14 Jun 2021 12:56]
|
[Redacted] |  | |  |
[Redacted] on 16:09 - Jun 14 with 2655 views | victorywilhappen |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 16:00 - Jun 14 by SuperKieranMcKenna | Fair point - I was going with the '+' |
[Redacted] |  | |  |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 16:09 - Jun 14 with 2647 views | bluelagos |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 14:16 - Jun 14 by noggin | Don't know the population but Aarhus in Denmark. [Post edited 14 Jun 2021 14:18]
|
You sure? Sounds like madness to me. |  |
|  |
Cities with a large population (500k +) on 16:11 - Jun 14 with 2639 views | StokieBlue |
Don't think there has been any riots in Copenhagen for quite some time and Christiania is pretty timid really. It's also got some nice places just outside, the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is fabulous. SB |  | |  |
Cities with a large population (250k-500k +) on 16:15 - Jun 14 with 2620 views | Darth_Koont | 1) Berlin 2) Edinburgh 3) Boston 4) Melbourne |  |
|  |
| |