Glasgow Was Named Among The Best Cities In Europe – Beating Kraków, Liverpool And Geneva

Now, of course, WE KNOW Glasgow is the best. But now, Scotland’s biggest city has been named among the top 30 best cities in Europe for 2025 in a recent list.

Global consulting firm Resonance published a report of the very best cities in Europe, putting our Glasgow in 28th place out of 100. Our city beat British destinations like Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham, as well as Kraków and Geneva, and was praised for its university, level of education, culture, affordable opportunities and for being “among the UK’s fastest-rising property markets“.

The report also mentioned the University of Glasgow, which is the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world. Ranked the 14th-best university in the world, the establishment is well-renowned and acknowledged. Glasgow’s culture was also widely noticed, named one of the best European cities for arts and creativity.

The report stated: “Glasgow powers to its Top 100 ranking on the strength of education, with the planet’s #6 spot for educated citizenry and a world-renowned university founded in 1451, the fourth oldest in the English-speaking world (ranked #14 in Europe). The University of Glasgow counts economist Adam Smith and U.S. Founding Father James Wilson as alumni. And the world is taking notice.

Tech start-ups hungry for cheap space and talent are drawn to the city’s working-class authenticity over pricier European capitals, even though the business investment metrics have yet to reflect the influx. Glasgow ranks #42 in our Large Companies subcategory and a middling #94 for GPD Per Capita. Still, the city is among the UK’s fastest-rising property markets and new hotels are planned for the rest of the decade, with the recently opened The Address Glasgow now welcoming guests.

But it’s not like Glasgow has gone corporate. This is the home of Scottish Opera, Scottish Ballet and the National Theatre of Scotland, and Glasgow is still buzzing from its 2020 designation as the U.K.’s top cultural and creative city by the European Commission. Its Top 25 ranking in our Culture subcategory will rise in the coming years.

The 10 best European cities, according to Resonance report

1. London
2. Paris
3. Berlin
4. Barcelona
5. Rome
6. Madrid
7. Amsterdam
8. Vienna
9. Prague
10. Stockholm

Other cities in the UK ranked in the best European cities list, London bagged first place, while Edinburgh came 18th, Birmingham at 30, Liverpool at 32 and Manchester at 36.