Never been to Europe, but I'll say what kind of things I like and let people who've been there tell me what city I should go to: Temperate climate, blue water, tall trees (mostly firs and pines), scenic mountains, clear air, good beer (I prefer ale over lager), good cheese, not too many insects, but not a sterile place; not too many tourists, but plenty of people from various places; slick modern buildings, strong and evocative ancient buildings, women who aren't stuck up, and people cosmopolitan enough that I'm in no danger of making an ass of myself by transgressing some obscure custom, but local enough to be unambiguously part of a different cultural world than my own. What European city is most like that?
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