Four-peat: Victoria named world’s best small city once again

Move over, Venice and Florence. For the fourth year running, travellers have declared Victoria the undisputed king of small cities.
The waterfront capital took first place in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards by Condé Nast Traveler, beating out renowned global hotspots including Porto, Dubrovnik, Amalfi and San Sebastián.
The award recognizes cities with populations under 350,000.
Nearly 800,000 readers across the United States took part in the annual survey to rate their trave