Adelaide ranked in world's top 10 cities to visit by Lonely Planet

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[size=1.25em]Adelaide may often be overshadowed by Australia's bigger eastern capitals, but the city of churches is a heavenly place to visit, according to the world's leading travel guide.

[size=1.25em]The city has been ranked as one of the top 10 cities in the world to visit by Lonely Planet, finishing ninth in the company's Best in Travel 2014 book.

[size=1.25em]The annual publication documents the best trends and destinations for the forthcoming year, with the list headed by Paris, Trinidad and Cape Town.

[size=1.25em]Also making the cut were Vancouver, Chicago and Auckland.

[size=1.25em]"Having always lived in the shadow of its gregarious eastern-seaboard cousins," Lonely Planet says, "the 'City of Churches' has been quietly loosening its pious shackles and embracing its liberal foundations."

Lonely Planet’s Top 10 Cities 2014:

• Paris, France
• Trinidad, Cuba
• Cape Town, South Africa
• Riga, Latvia
• Zürich, Switzerland
• Shanghai, China
• Vancouver, Canada
• Chicago, USA
• Adelaide, Australia
• Auckland, New Zealand
  

[size=1.25em]"Adelaide is effortlessly chic – and like a perfectly cellared red, it's ready to be uncorked and sampled."

[size=1.25em]No other Australian city made the top 10, although the Kimberley in Western Australia was ranked second in the list of the world's top 10 regions to visit.

[size=1.25em]Lonely Planet's Chris Zeiher says the Adelaide Oval redevelopment sparked the city's nomination.

[size=1.25em]"There's going to be more people probably staying in the CBD to see events," he said.

[size=1.25em]"Then there's this really cool stuff that's going on with the transformation of some of the spaces within the city itself."

[size=1.25em]He also says the city's food culture played a part in helping Adelaide make the top 10.

[size=1.25em]"Of course, Adelaide is a foodie destination anyway and it's incredibly parochial about its local produce."

还不错哈，阿德莱德改造之后应该会更好。。。