Vistors to the Irish capital are in for a treat if this survey from Condé Nast Traveller is anything to go by.
The magazine has named the top ten ‘Friendliest Cities in the World’ and Dublin makes the grade.
The capital shared fifth position on the list with Sydney, Australia. Both cities came below Auckland, Melbourne, Victoria and Charleston, but placed ahead of Siam Reap, Cape Town, Savannah and Seville.
Europe did not feature heavily on the list of friendliest cities, but claimed several spots on the less flattering ‘unfriendliest’ list.
Top 10 friendliest cities in the world:
1. TIE: Auckland, New Zealand; Melbourne, Australia
3. Victoria, British Columbia
4. Charleston, South Carolina
5. TIE: Dublin, Ireland; Sydney, Australia
7. Siem Reap, Cambodia
8. Cape Town, South Africa
9. TIE: Savannah, Georgia; Seville, Spain
11. TIE: Budapest, Hungary; Salzburg, Austria
Top 10 unfriendliest cities in the world:
1. Johannesburg, South Africa
2. Cannes, France
3. Moscow, Russia
4. Paris, France
5. Marseille, France
6. Beijing, China
7. Frankfurt, Germany
8. Milan, Italy
9. Monte Carlo, Monaco
10. Nassau, Bahamas