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Monocle continues to pay close attention to Portugal. By 2020, Porto was already among the best small cities in the world. This time, it's Lisbon that wins a position in the British magazine ranking.
“Monocle” released its ranking of cities with the best quality of life, in which the Portuguese capital appears in seventh place and for the fourth time since 2007, is the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen that comes in first place.
In 2018, Lisbon had been in 12th place, showing then in 2021 an increase compared to recent years. Monocle highlighted that Lisbon has being filled with “new people and new ideas”; the affordable income plans created by the municipality; and also the new routes for the famous trams, such as the 24 that connects Campolide to Praça Luís of Camões.
Green spaces, more ecological alternatives, services and historical, economic and safety factors are part of the selection criteria.
Check here is the complete top 10:
1. Copenhagen, Denmark
2. Zurich, Switzerland
3. Helsinki, Finland
4. Stockholm, Sweden
5. Tokyo, Japan
6. Vienna, Austria
7. Lisbon, Portugal
8. Auckland, New Zealand
9. Taipei, Taiwan
10. Sydney, Australia
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Since when does a hipster magazine decide what is good and bad in our world and then have a news journal to pick up on it and trumpet it out louder.
Pure opinion at the least.
Disinformation at the most.
By Caroline from Lisbon on 12 Jul 2021, 12:23
Respectfully, I differ from the review's opinion. The current bike path building frenzy, which has seen ill-planned and ill-advised bike paths built over the objections of local residents all over the city has made life miserable for drivers and the roads less safe for all its users, while the indiscriminate use of electric scooterettes poses serious safety risks to all. Tuk-tuks blight the already over congested roads, their drivers having little to no regard to traffic behind them. Foreign nationals can not obtain access to national health services, walkways are too narrow and irregular, and public transportation is a joke, with poorly planned and underserved subways and bus routes. People rely excessively on aging, polluting taxicabs to supplement the deficient public transport infrastructure. For the amount of city taxes one pays, the quality of life in Lisbon is not what one expects from a top-10 city in terms of quality of life. It seems to me instead that eviewers were either interested in promoting the city or were poorly informed.
By Carlos Pires from Lisbon on 12 Jul 2021, 15:39
I apologize for the bluntness, but I really run out of patience anymore, so I ask: is this bunk some sort paid political advertising for the upcoming elections?
By João Soares from Lisbon on 13 Jul 2021, 07:59
What a joke . I left that city because of the "quality of life "
By Mar from Lisbon on 13 Jul 2021, 08:07
What on earth is Monocle magazine? I am a subscriber to the Beautiful Wheather magazine and in their top ten list Lisbon comes first! Indeed this type of survey is just ****, pardon the expression
By Peter from Other on 13 Jul 2021, 21:51
This is a joke. Quality of life????? Incredible this was written by someone that doesn't have a clue About that city
By Nuno from UK on 13 Jul 2021, 22:09
Unfortunately Portugal does not take its EU membership seriously. Any citizen from another country – including EU – will find themselves mired in a mess of petty bureaucratic nonsense. Access to health services is difficult, obtaining the right sort of ID card to access other services such as parking permits is almost impossible. Despite the laudable aims of the EU for citizens most of its advantages still accrue only to banks and investment companies. If you’re just a citizen, then you find that your car registration, your ID, your entitlement to health, your driving license et cetera et cetera are purely national. Portugal still does all it can Using high taxes and short term permissions to prevent EU citizens from bringing their cars to Portugal, even breaking EU law in the process. If Portugal wants to attract foreign investment and citizens of other countries to actually participate in the economy rather than just buying property then the covenant must clear away this forest of restrictions.
By Doug from Lisbon on 14 Jul 2021, 09:30