Galway voted world's friendliest city - Nos. 3 and 4 aren't bad either
Remarkably, Dublin placed third and Cork fourth in the same poll. The three Irish cities dominate the prestigious, New York-based magazine's list of destinations "that know how to charm". The World's 10 Friendliest Cities Galway Charleston, South Carolina Dublin Cork Siem Reap, Cambodia Auckland, New Zealand Melbourne, Australia Sydney, Australia Edinburgh, Scotland Savannagh, Georgia “The hospitality and the humor of Ireland’s people makes it a perfect destination,” one Travel + Leisure reader said. Another claimed Galway was home to the “friendliest people [they had] ever met.” "Galway won readers’ hearts with its festive nature, lively population, and musicality," according to the magazine. "Fiddlers and banjo-players, flautists and whistlers bang out traditional Irish reels on pedestrian streets and in all the pubs. And no wonder! It’s known countrywide (and beyond) as the 'most Irish' city.” Of...