As we all know, the incessant hustle and bustle of the capital can be a heavy burden on morale. With its constant road traffic, Paris is no picnic! On the other side of the world, and yet not so far away, a city of 600,000 inhabitants has been voted Europe’s quietest big city, according to the British website money.co.uk. Located just 4 hours by train from Paris, it could well be one of the urban destinations of choice for those in search of peace and quiet.
Which is the quietest city in Europe?
To carry out its study of the noisiest and quietest cities in Europe, the website money.co.uk analyzed data from 23 cities on the Old Continent. Combing factors such as population density, rail and road traffic, and the level of congestion in each city, the study produced a ranking, revealing the quietest and noisiest cities.
At the very top of the list of noisiest cities, guess what, we find the City of Light. With its high population density and near-constant noise pollution, Paris is the least quiet city in Europe, according to this study– and that’s no great surprise. It is nevertheless closely followed by London and Rome.
But if we turn this ranking on its head, and look at the most peaceful big cities in Europe, we’ll have to go to our German neighbors to find peace and quiet. In fact, according to the study, Düsseldorf is the quietest city in Europe, followed by Oslo and Hanover, another German city.
Now you know where to go if you’re looking for peace and quiet. But if Germany doesn’t appeal to you, why not treat yourself to a bucolic getaway in the Paris region?
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