South Africa’s Cape Town named world’s most beautiful city for 2026: survey

CAPE TOWN, June 28– Cape Town has been named the world’s most beautiful city for 2026 by travel media company Time Out after more than 24,000 people worldwide voted in a survey, a recognition welcomed by the city government on Sunday.

Cape Town, popularly known as South Africa’s Mother City, topped the company’s 2026 list of the world’s most beautiful cities, ahead of Edinburgh, Sydney, Chicago, and Paris.