While Europe's best cities are often judged on their history, intricate architecture or amazing restaurants, sometimes what makes a place so great is its people. Counting down, these are the continent’s 10 friendliest cities, according to our readers… cntraveller.com/gallery/friend…
10. Helsinki: Finland’s capital city is the new Scandi star and a harbourside hub that’s come in from the cold. trib.al/fQH3Fvq @VisitHelsinki 
9. The original city of culture, Athens has been revitalised over the past few years, thanks to a new wave of creative energy. @CityofAthens cntraveller.com/gallery/athens…
8. Design-mad Reykjavik is the most northerly capital in the world, where modern-minded artisans are at the cutting edge of heritage crafts and self-taught skills. @IheartReykjavik. trib.al/JcjaKsV
7. Scotland's most beautiful city @edinburgh is also its friendliest, according to our readers. cntraveller.com/gallery/things…
6. Bologna is the vibrant capital of Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, with a big student population that keep things low-key and down-to-earth. @BolognaWelcome trib.al/2VcKOqf
5. Lisbon has undergone a makeover in recent years to become a European city break pin-up. But thankfully the people here still rank among the friendliest in Europe. @TurismodeLisboa cntraveller.com/gallery/things…
4. Smaller than its Portugeuese neighbour, Porto ranks higher when it comes to its affable population. @visitportugal cntraveller.com/gallery/porto-…
3. Malta has been shaped by the ebb and flow of its neighbours’ intrusions – and its never more obvious than in the capital, Valletta, where a band of forward-thinking locals are carving out a fresh identity. @VisitMalta trib.al/IgqvoWT
2. Dublin all but guarantees a rip-roaring time for visitors in Ireland's fair city. @VisitDublin
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1. But it's Galway that takes the crown of friendliest city in all of Europe – Ireland’s alternative hub welcomes buskers and artists, dreamers and schemers. @visit_galway cntraveller.com/gallery/galway…
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