{"id":191813,"date":"2026-09-01T22:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T22:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/191813\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T22:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T22:29:11","slug":"vancouver-ranks-4th-among-worlds-most-relaxing-cities-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/191813\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver ranks 4th among world\u2019s most relaxing cities in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abi Sarabia M., Philippine Canadian Inquirer<br \/>September 02, 2026<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-510941\" class=\"wp-image-510941 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vancouver-is-worlds-4th-most-relaxing-city.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-510941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy: Vancouver\u2019s Best Places<\/p>\n<p>VANCOUVER, British Columbia \u2014 Vancouver has been named the fourth most relaxing city in the world for 2026, placing it ahead of major destinations including Oslo, Miami, Munich, Singapore, Rome and Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<p>The ranking, compiled by travel eSIM company Holafly and reported by Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveller, gave Vancouver an overall relaxation score of 66.6 out of 100. It was also the only Canadian city to make the global top 10.<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver narrowly missed a spot in the top three, finishing just 0.2 points behind Vienna, which scored 66.8.<\/p>\n<p>Copenhagen topped the 2026 ranking with a score of 70, followed by Barcelona at 69.6 and Vienna at 66.8. Oslo completed the top five with 64.2.<\/p>\n<p>The study evaluated cities using several indicators associated with relaxation and well-being, including population density, access to parks and natural areas, spa and wellness facilities, air quality, annual sunlight hours, traffic levels and happiness scores.<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver\u2019s combination of urban life and easy access to nature helped make it a natural fit for the list. The Pacific Ocean borders the city while mountains rise just beyond its skyline, giving residents and visitors access to beaches, waterfront paths, forests and outdoor recreation without travelling far from downtown.<\/p>\n<p>Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler noted that Vancouver has more than 230 municipal parks covering roughly 11 percent of the city, alongside its Pacific coastline and mountain surroundings. Stanley Park, the seawall and the city\u2019s beaches are among the outdoor spaces that allow visitors to trade the typical rush of a major city for time in nature.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 top 10 were:<\/p>\n<p>Copenhagen, Denmark \u2014 70<br \/>\nBarcelona, Spain \u2014 69.6<br \/>\nVienna, Austria \u2014 66.8<br \/>\nVancouver, Canada \u2014 66.6<br \/>\nOslo, Norway \u2014 64.2<br \/>\nMiami, United States \u2014 63.3<br \/>\nMunich, Germany \u2014 63.3<br \/>\nSingapore \u2014 63.2<br \/>\nRome, Italy \u2014 61.9<br \/>\nAmsterdam, Netherlands \u2014 61.5<\/p>\n<p>For travellers looking for a city break without completely giving up peace and open space, Vancouver\u2019s latest ranking reinforces one of its biggest draws: a major city where beaches, forests, mountains and waterfront views are rarely far away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Abi Sarabia M., Philippine Canadian InquirerSeptember 02, 2026 Photo courtesy: Vancouver\u2019s Best Places VANCOUVER, British Columbia \u2014 Vancouver&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":191814,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[22702,239,17,27195,18679,8690,60350,60351,5842,60352,60353,60354,26757,237,95,60355,60356,35454,60357],"class_list":["post-191813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-vancouver","tag-barcelona","tag-british-columbia","tag-canada","tag-canada-travel","tag-canadian-cities","tag-canadian-tourism","tag-conde-nast-traveller","tag-copenhagen","tag-headline","tag-holafly","tag-most-relaxing-cities","tag-relaxing-cities-2026","tag-stanley-park","tag-travel","tag-vancouver","tag-vancouver-bc","tag-vancouver-tourism","tag-vienna","tag-world-city-rankings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}